- Family Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Geriatrics
- Adult
- Family
- Pediatric
- Women’s Health
- Geriatrics
- Adult
- Family
- Pediatric
- Women’s Health
- Geriatrics
Dental Care
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- General Dentistry
- Pediatric Dentistry
- General Dentistry
- Pediatric Dentistry
Behavioral/Mental Health
- Physician - Allopathic (MD) or Osteopathic (DO)
- Psychiatry
- Mental Health & Psychiatry
- Mental Health & Psychiatry
How do I apply?
NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program (NHSC SUD Workforce LRP)
The NHSC SUD Workforce LRP combats the nation’s opioid crisis.
Trained and licensed providers in eligible disciplines can receive loan repayment. You must use evidence-based treatment models to treat substance use disorders.
In exchange, you serve at least two years at an NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility.
Is my discipline/specialty eligible to apply?
- Physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Certified nurse midwives
- Physician assistants
- Behavioral health professionals
- Substance use disorder counselors
- Registered nurses
- Pharmacists
How do I apply?
NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program (NHSC Rural Community LRP)
The NHSC Rural Community LRP is for providers combatting the opioid epidemic in the nation’s rural communities.
Licensed primary care clinicians in eligible disciplines can receive loan repayment.
In exchange, you serve at least two years at a rural NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility.
Is my discipline/specialty eligible to apply?
- Allopathic/osteopathic physicians
- Physician assistants
- Psychiatrists
- Nurse practitioners
- Certified nurse-midwives
- Psychiatric nurse specialists
- Health service psychologists
- Licensed clinical social workers
- Marriage and family therapists
- Licensed professional counselors
- SUD counselors
- Pharmacists
- Registered nurses
- Certified registered nurse anesthetists
How do I apply?
For states, the NHSC offers the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) as a cost-sharing grant.
NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (NHSC S2S LRP)
Are you a student in your last year of medical, nursing, or dental school? You can receive loan repayment from the NHSC S2S LRP.
In return, you provide at least three years of service at an NHSC-approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Is my discipline/specialty eligible to apply?
Physicians
- Allopathic (MD)
- Osteopathic (DO)
- Family Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Psychiatry
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Adult Practice
- Family Practice
- Pediatrics
- Women’s Health
- Psychiatry
- Geriatrics
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
- Women’s Health
Dentists
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD)
- General Dentistry
- Pediatric Dentistry
How do I apply?
For states, the NHSC offers the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) as a cost-sharing grant.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
The STAR LRP repays eligible educational loans. You must work in a full-time SUD treatment job.
In exchange, you serve full-time for six years at a STAR LRP-approved treatment facility.
Am I eligible?
Your job must involve direct patient care in a
- county/municipality where the average drug overdose death rate (over three years) exceeds the most current national average; or
- Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (MHPSA).
You must be trained, certified, registered, or licensed in an eligible discipline.
Eligible disciplines and specialties
- Physician - Allopathic (MD) or Osteopathic (DO)
- Addiction Medicine
- Family Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Geriatrics
- Psychiatry
- Adult
- Family
- Pediatric
- Women’s Health
- Geriatrics
- Mental Health & Psychiatry
Clinical Support staff
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Licensed Occupational Therapists
- Medical Assistants
Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals
- Community Health Workers
- Peer Recovery Specialists
- Case Managers
- Health Navigators
STAR LRP-approved treatment facilities
Approved STAR LRP service facilities include:
- Community health centers (CHCs)
- Certified community mental health centers (CMHSs)
- Community outpatient sites
- Crisis stabilization units
- Critical access hospital (CAH)
- Detoxification facilities
- Emergency department
- Faith-based settings
- Federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs)
- FQHC Look-alikes
- Free clinics
- Health system-affiliated inpatient treatment center
- Indian health service (IHS) hospitals
- Indian health service, tribal or urban Indian health clinic (ITU)
- Inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation
- Inpatient psychiatric facilities
- Local community jails and detention centers
- Migrant health center
- Mobile units
- Office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) facility
- Opioid treatment program (OTP)
- Outpatient rehabilitation
- Prevention coalition/agency
- Private practice
- Recovery center
- Rural health clinic (RHC)
- School
- School-based clinics
- State or federal correctional sites
- State or local public health or human services department
- Veterans administration facilities
- Youth detention center or program
How do I apply?
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
The Pediatric Specialty LRP repays eligible educational loans.
In exchange, you serve full-time for three (3) years at a Pediatric Specialty LRP-approved treatment facility.
Am I eligible?
You may be eligible to apply if you are providing:
- Pediatric medical subspecialty
- Pediatric surgical specialty
- Child and adolescent mental and behavioral health care including substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment services
You must be trained, certified, registered, or licensed in an eligible discipline.
How do I apply?
Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP)
If you're a faculty member, we'll repay a portion of your health professional student loan debt ($40,000 max over two years). In return, you serve at an eligible health professions school.
Am I eligible?
You are eligible for the Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) if
- You come from a disadvantaged background. We base this on environmental and economic factors.
- You have an eligible health professions degree or certificate.
- You are a faculty member at an approved health professions school. You must have a contract for two years or more.
How do I apply?
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