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2010 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers scholarship for two osteopathic underrepresented minority students at AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (at least one newly accepted student and at least one continuing student).
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
3RNet Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Technical assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas throughout the country and assists employers in recruiting and retaining health professionals to rural and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Information Administrators, Mental Health Counselors, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
AACAP Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident at the AACAP Annual Meeting
Award (monetary)
This award recognizes the author of the best new research poster presented at the AACAP Annual Meeting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 14, 2010
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists
AACP Consumer-Presenter Scholarship
Free or discounted registration
An AACP Member must sponsor the application of the health and human services consumer for funds to cover the travel, one day’s registration fee, and up to one night’s stay for the purposes of presenting as part of a conference program.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Association of Community Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists
AACT Junior Investigator Research Grant Program
Grant or contract
The AACT is offering a research grant program that supports clinical toxicology research and the development of new investigators & research skills.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2010
Sponsor: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Research
AACT Research Award
Grant or contract
The goal of this grant program is to provide competitive funding for clinical research that encourages the development of new therapies and treatment and adds to the understanding of the principles and practice of clinical toxicology.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2010
Sponsor: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Research
Alabama Job Shadowing Opportunities
Educational opportunity
Allows middle and high school students to job shadow a primary care physician for a day in a rural area.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
Alabama Merit-Based Award
Scholarship
The Alabama Merit-based awards are offered to incoming first year medical students.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: School of Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
Alabama Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Technical assistance
Offers free recruitment assistance for rural and underserved communities in Alabama. Also helps health care professionals and their families locate a practice site that best fits their needs.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
Alabama Rural Loan
Loan
Rural loans are made to medical students who are interested in practicing primary care in a shortage area in the State of Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: School of Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Physicians, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand
Alabama School of Medicine Scholarships
Scholarship
The Alabama School of Medicine Scholarship provides assistance to students enrolled in UAB School of Medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: April 16, 2010
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Physicians
Alabama State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Seeks to attract more health care professionals to Health Professional Shortage Areas in Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
Scholarship
The Alice W. Rooke Scholarship is awarded to students who have been accepted into or are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med) at an approved, accredited medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians
ALOMA Scholarship
Scholarship
The AlOMA Scholarship is offered to students who are enrolled in osteopathic medicine in the State of Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Osteopathic Physicians
American School Health Association (ASHA) Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides scholarship for students specializing in school health education, school nursing, and pediatric or adolescent medicine or dentistry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Health Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
Andrew M. Longley, Jr., D.O. Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for Maine residents entering or attending the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and who are interested in practicing primary care.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
AOA Presidential Memorial Leadership Award
Award (monetary)
The AOA Presidential Memorial Leadership Award annually recognizes a student who has made great strides toward becoming one of the top leaders within the osteopathic profession.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
AOF Educator of the Year Award
Award (honorary)
Honors an individual who not only emulates the osteopathic profession’s highest standards of excellence in teaching, but also has made significant, long-standing contributions to the academic advancement of osteopathic students and the profession.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
AOF Emerging Leader Award
Award (monetary)
Recognizes an osteopathic physician who has established him or herself as emerging leader within the osteopathic profession.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 16, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
AOF Physician of the Year Award
Award (honorary)
Recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of an osteopathic physician, who through his or her service brings a sense of pride to the profession, and whose actions promote the science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 16, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
AOF Student Initiatives Grant
Grant or contract
Provides funding to support osteopathic student administered community projects that focus on promoting osteopathic medicine within the community.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Research
APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship
The Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to 3rd and 4th year students attending one of the eight colleges of podiatric medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 23, 2010
Sponsor: American Podiatric Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Podiatrists
APNA-Janssen Student Scholarship
Free or discounted registration
The APNA-Janssen Student Scholarship includes free registration, travel and lodging expenses to attend the APNA Annual Conference, as well as a stipend for meals. In addition, winners will receive one year complimentary membership to APNA.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses
Arizona Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
To provide an incentive for primary care providers and dentists to provide ambulatory primary care services in urban or rural, public, non-profit practices.
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
Arizona Rural Private Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
To provide an incentive for primary care providers and dentists to provide ambulatory primary care services in a rural private practice located in an AzMUA (Arizona Medically Underserved Area).
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
Sponsor: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors & Scholars
Educational opportunity
THe Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors & Scholars is a continuing education program aimed at health professionals working with older patients who want to learn more about the aging process and improve the care they provide.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Geriatric Education Center
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Physicians, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
Arkansas Health Education Grant
Scholarship
The Arkansas Health Education Grant Program provides assistance to students seeking professional training in chiropractic medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, and veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Chiropractors, Dentists, Financial Aid, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Podiatrists, Workforce Pipeline
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Administrative Academic Units
Grant or contract
This announcement solicits applications under the Recovery Act for Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry to support academic administrative units, residency training, predoctoral training, faculty development training, physician assistant traini
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Faculty, Financial Aid, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care
Grant or contract
Through the Recovery Act, HRSA is making funds available to increase the Nation's ability to address the shortages of health care practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care
Grant or contract
Through the Recovery Act, HRSA is making funds available to increase the Nation's ability to address the shortages of health care practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Pre-doctoral Training in Primary Care
Grant or contract
Through the Recovery Act, HRSA is making funds available to increase the Nation's ability to address the shortages of health care practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Residency Training General & Pediatric Dentistry
Grant or contract
Through the Recovery Act, HRSA is making funds available to increase the Nation's ability to address the shortages of health care practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Residency Training in Primary Care
Grant or contract
Through the Recovery Act, HRSA is making funds available to increase the Nation's ability to address the shortages of health care practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
Beale Family Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for a well qualified student in their second, third, or fourth year of osteopathic medical school with an interest in practicing in Maine or teaching in an osteopathic college in New England.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Berkshire District Medical Society Scholarship Medical School Loan Program
Loan
The Scholarship Committee of the Berkshire District Medical Society awards interest-free loans on an annual basis to residents of Berkshire County, Massachusetts who have been accepted to or who are attending medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Berkshire AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Massachusetts, Physicians
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Division of State, Community and Public Health, Virginia State Loan Repayment Program (VA-SLRP)
Loan repayment
This program offers substantial financial assistance for repayment of qualified medical education loans for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Virginia Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Virginia
Burnett Osteopathic Student Research Award
Award (monetary)
The Burnett Osteopathic Student Research Award recognizes an osteopathic medical student for his or her outstanding concept paper pertaining to an osteopathic-oriented research proposal.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
California Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program
Loan repayment
The Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program encourages mental health service providers to practice in a mental health professional shortage area or qualified facility in California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Professions Education Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
California Mental Health Loan Assumption Program (MHLAP)
Loan repayment
Provides funding to develop a loan forgiveness program in order to retain qualified mental health professionals working within the Public Mental Health System (PMHS).
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Professions Education Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
California State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The California State Loan Repayment Program assists with the repayment of educational loans for primary healthcare professionals who provide healthcare services in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: August 1, 2010
Sponsor: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
California Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (STLRP)
Loan repayment
The purpose of this program is to encourage physicians to practice in medically underserved areas of California by authorizing a plan for repayment of their educational loans.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: March 24, 2010
Sponsor: Health Professions Education Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Shortage Designations
CHCF Health Care Leadership Program
Educational opportunity
The CHCF Health Care Leadership Program is a two-year fellowship that offers clinically trained health care professionals the opportunity to gain the experience, perspective, and vision necessary for shaping a responsive and effective health care system.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: May 15, 2010
Sponsor: California Healthcare Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Education and Training, Pharmacists, Physicians, Registered Nurses
Children's Medicaid Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The Children's Medicaid Loan Repayment Program is available to physicians and dentists who provide services to children on Medicaid.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: July 1, 2010
Sponsors: Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Texas
Colorado Health Professions Scholarship Program
Scholarship
The Health Professions Scholarship Program is a 2-year scholarship to assist graduate level Health Professions students by paying for a significant portion of their education.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: June 30, 2010
Sponsor: Colorado AHEC System
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Colorado, Dentists, Financial Aid, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Rural
Consulting Partners in Recruitment - CPR+
Technical assistance
CPR+ generates lead interest from their database of 24,000 physicians, sends out program flyers advertising member opportunities, sources candidates, and makes calls and emails on behalf of member clients.
Geographic Coverage: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Michigan Health Council
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Tagged keywords: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment program for health care providers who commit to serve in a Health Professional Service Area (HPSA) or Medically Underserved Area (MUA) for at least two years.
Geographic Coverage: District of Columbia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: District of Columbia Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, District of Columbia, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses
Delaware Conrad State 30/J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Conrad State 30 / J-1 Visa Waiver Program is used to place international medical graduates who have completed their medical education in the United States in underserved areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: June 30, 2010
Sponsor: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, International Medical Graduates, Shortage Designations
Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER)
Educational opportunity
Created in 1969 as an alternative to a state-supported medical school, DIMER provides an opportunity for Delaware residents to obtain a high-quality medical education.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Education and Training, Physicians
Delaware National Interest Waiver
Incentive
Foreign physicians can be granted a national interest waiver if they agree to work full-time in a clinical practice for the period of usually 5 years. These waivers relieve the petitioner from fulfilling the labor certification requirements as administere
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, International Medical Graduates, Shortage Designations
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides funding to recruit health professionals to areas of the state that have been identified as underserved by the Delaware Health Care Commission.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: April 21, 2010
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Dental Hygienists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers
Doctors Across New York Awards
Loan repayment
The New York State Department of Health has recently announced funding of awards across the State to attract new physicians to areas where some specialties are in short supply.
Geographic Coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, New York, Physicians
Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship
Scholarship
The Doctors for Maine Future Scholarship is available for students who enter a qualifying Maine-based medical school program.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Finance Authority of Maine
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Physicians
Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical Scholarship
Scholarship
The Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical scholarship is awarded to students who have been accepted into or who are pursing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor at an approved, accredited medical school, college or university.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians
Dr. James L. Hutchinson and Evelyn Ribbs Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund
Scholarship
The Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hutchinson. The scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in both character and academic achievement.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: May 5, 2010
Sponsor: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Financial Aid, Physicians
Dr. Melvin Bacon Scholarship Fund
Scholarship
This fund, set up by the family in his name, is to provide an annual $1000 scholarship to a Maine resident enrolled in an allopathic medical school. Preference is given to York County residents.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Maine, Physicians
F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
Scholarship
Qualifying students receive full tuition at any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $1,900.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Military Health and Veterans Health, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Physicians, Psychologists, Vision Care Occupations
Faculty Mid-Career Achievement Award
Award (honorary)
Provides support mid-career faculty with expertise in an area relevant to Family Medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2010
Sponsor: Family Medicine Education Consortium
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, National, Physicians
Georgia Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program
Loan repayment
Physicians interested in loan repayment up to $25,000 who currently practice in a Georgia county with a population of 35,000 or less are eligible to apply for the Physician for Rural Areas Assistance program.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: November 1, 2010
Sponsor: State Medical Education Board of Georgia
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Georgia, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Psychiatrists, Rural
Georgia Rural Physician Tax Credit
Incentive
Provides a tax credit to primary care physicians and general surgeons in Georgia who primarily admit patients to a rural hospital and reside in a rural county or a county contiguous to the rural county in which they practice.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural
Georgia State Medical Education Board Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Offers to provide a supply of physicians for rural areas of the State and to help defray the cost of medical school for Georgia residents who desire to practice medicine in rural Georgia.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: State Medical Education Board of Georgia
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Georgia, Physicians, Rural
Geriatric Academic Career Award
Grant or contract
The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to increase the number of junior faculty at accredited schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine and to promote the development of their careers as academic geriatricians who emphasize trai
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 14, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Faculty, Geriatrics, Interprofessional Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Fellowship
The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is a one-year program for physicians who are board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Geriatrics, Oklahoma, Physicians
H.I.P. Fellowship for the Underserved
Fellowship
The Lawrence Family Medicine H.I.P fellowship trains family physicians to practice integrative medicine in an underserved setting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Merrimack Valley AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Massachusetts, National, Physicians, Shortage Designations
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Award (monetary)
Seeks to increase the number of academic medicine faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 17, 2010
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Faculty, National, Physicians
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
Fellowship
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
Sponsor: Health and Aging Policy Fellows
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
Health Professions Student Loans
Loan
The Health Professions Student Loan program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, or veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, National, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Podiatrists
HIV Medicine Association Minority Clinical Fellowship
Fellowship
The primary objective of the HIV Medicine Association Minority Clinical Fellowship is to enable underrepresented minority post-residency physicians to gain HIV clinical experience and expertise in an HIV clinical setting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
Sponsor: Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Physicians
Illinois National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment for educational loans incurred by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, dentists and psychiatrists who agree to serve in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSA) in Illinois
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Illinois, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists
Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Provides financial support for American Indian and Alaska Native students only to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in specific pre-professional areas such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry and others needed by Indian health programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 28, 2010
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dentists, Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Podiatrists
Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native students only to enroll in compensatory or preparatory courses leading to entry to health professional schools such as medical, nursing, pharmacy and others.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 28, 2010
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Environmental Health Specialists, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers
Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Provides funding for American Indian and Alaska Native students, who are members of their Tribe (federally recognized only), enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 28, 2010
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Diversity, Environmental Health Specialists, Financial Aid, Health Educators, Health Information Administrators, Health Information Coders, Medical Transcriptionists, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Podiatrists, Psychologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Recruitment and Retention, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Workforce Pipeline
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment programs for health professions educational loans (undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service in Indian health programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Chiropractors, Dentists, Diversity, Environmental Health Specialists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Indian Health Service Clinics and Hospitals, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, National, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Social Workers
Indiana Primary Care Scholarship Program (IPCSP)
Scholarship
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who possess characteristics that increase the probability they will practice primary care in a medically underserved area after completion of medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
Indiana Rural Health Baccalaureate/Medical Degree Program
Scholarship
The Rural Health Program offers students an opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree with admission to medical school following completion of undergraduate studies and all program requirements.
Geographic Coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: November 15, 2010
Sponsor: Indiana State University
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Indiana, Physicians, Rural
Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship
The Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students of high scholastic standing and character who have been accepted into or are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor at an approved, accredited school.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Registered Nurses
Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship
Fellowship
The Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship provides all psychiatry residents, fellows and early career psychiatrists an opportunity to work in a congressional office on federal health policy, particularly policy related to child and/or minority issues.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 12, 2010
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Policy, Psychiatrists
Jeanne Spurlock Minority Fellowship Achievement Award
Award (honorary)
The award acknowledges the achievements of former fellows of the Minority Fellowships Program (APA/NIMH, APA/CMHS, APA/SAMHSA or APA/AstraZeneca) who has made (or is making) significant contribution(s) to the profession and/or the minority community.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists
Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students
Fellowship
Offers an opportunity for minority medical students to explore a research career in substance abuse related to child and adolescent psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 5, 2010
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Substance Abuse
Kansas Bridging Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan forgiveness program offered to residents in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or medicine/pediatrics residency programs in Kansas.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kansas, Loan Repayment Programs, Physicians
Kansas Osteopathic Medical Service Scholarship
Scholarship
The program is designed to encourage doctors to practice primary care medicine in areas of Kansas where there is an insufficiency of medical care providers.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kansas, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Kansas State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The State Loan Repayment Program offers eligible health professionals an opportunity to receive assistance with the repayment of their qualified educational loans in exchange for a minimum 2-year commitment in Kansas.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Kansas, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
Lampe-Kunkle Memorial Award for Research on Natural Products of Toxicology
Grant or contract
The goal of this grant program is to provide competitive funding for original research, utilizing standard experimental design to investigate some aspect of toxicity due to naturally occurring phenomenon (i.e., plants, mushrooms, algae, insects, snakes).
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2010
Sponsor: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Research
Loans for Disadvantaged Students
Loan
The Loans for Disadvantaged Students program provides long-term, low-interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a degree in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry,and optometry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Financial Aid, National, Optometrists, Pharmacists
Louisiana Rural Primary Care Rural Elective program (RPCE 120)
Educational opportunity
The Rural Primary Care Rural Elective program (RPCE 120) is a four-week elective course offering medical students an opportunity to observe and experience community-based primary medical care.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southwest Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Louisiana Rural Scholars Program
Educational opportunity
Rural Scholars is a program developed to encourage students interested in rural medicine and medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
Louisiana State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides primary care practitioners funds to repay loans.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Louisiana Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
Louisiana Tax Credit for Physicians and Dentists
Incentive
Louisiana Tax Credit for Physicians and Dentists provides five thousand dollars per taxable year up to a maximum of five years for each taxpayer meeting all of the following criteria.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Louisiana, Physicians, Shortage Designations
Louisiana's Professional Recruitment Program
Technical assistance
Med Job Louisiana will offer statewide recruitment services to all health professional shortage areas in the state.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Louisiana AHEC Program, Louisiana Rural Health Association, Med Job Louisiana
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hospitals, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
LSUHSC School of Medicine New Orleans Rural Scholars Track
Incentive
The RST is designed to recruit highly motivated students who are committed to practicing primary-care medicine in rural areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural
Maine Competitive Skills Scholarship
Scholarship
The program is open to all qualified Maine residents and pays for education and training (including apprenticeships) for jobs in demand in Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Environmental Health Specialists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Health Administrators, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Maine, Mental Health Counselors, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Surgical Technologists
Maine Health Professions Loan Program
Loan repayment
A need-based loan for Maine students pursuing a postgraduate education to become a physician, dentist, optometrist or veterinarian. Certain Maine Health Professions Loan Program recipients may be granted loan forgiveness.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 30, 2010
Sponsor: Finance Authority of Maine
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Maine, Optometrists, Physicians
Maine Medical Education Foundation Loan
Loan
Makes low-interest, no fee loans available to Maine residents enrolled in or accepted to approved medical schools. These loans can be used to fill the gap between federal loan programs and the full cost of education.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Physicians
Maine Osteopathic Association Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for Maine residents enrolled at an approved osteopathic college for their second, third, or fourth year.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Maine Osteopathic Association Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for Maine residents who are enrolled in an approved osteopathic college for their first year.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Maine Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Maine Recruitment Center
Technical assistance
Only non-profit service in Maine dedicated to health care recruitment.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Hospital Association
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Tagged keywords: Maine, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
Maine Rural Medical Access Program
Technical assistance
Provides medical malpractice insurance premium assistance for physicians who provide prenatal services and deliver babies in underserved areas of Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Maine, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural
Maine State Loan Repayment Program
Grant or contract
The Maine State Loan Repayment Program is offered to encourage healthcare providers to practice in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) and facilities, many of which are in rural areas of Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Maine, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Rural, Social Workers
Major C.W. Offutt Award
Award (monetary)
Third and Fourth year medical students who have taken rotations at VA Medical Centers are eligible to submit entries for the annual "Major C.W. Offutt Award.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Idaho Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians
Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Rural Community Health Scholarships
Scholarship
Provides small grants to help pay for the training and/or education of local healthcare providers, and are available for rural facilities or community groups.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Rural
Mary S. Sigourney Award Trust
Award (honorary)
Offers to recognize past achievements by individuals and organizations which constitute significant contributions to psychoanalysis and to thereby encourage activity in the field.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Sigourney Award
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Maryland J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Maryland, Shortage Designations
Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Primary Care Services
Loan repayment
Provides loan assistance repayment program for primary care physicians and medical residents in a residency program specializing in primary care.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: August 16, 2010
Sponsor: Office of Oral Health: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Maryland, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
Maryland National Interest Waiver
Incentive
Supports physicians with a Maryland sponsored J-1 Visa Waiver for a National Interest Waiver (NIW).
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Maryland, Shortage Designations
Maryland State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides education loan repayment assistance to individuls working in Maryland for the federal/state/local government, or non-profit sector.  Priority for awards is given to individuals working in fields where there are critcal shortages and lower sa
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Family Health Administration
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Maryland, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Psychiatrists
Massachusetts Primary Care Physician Loan Repayment Program for Current Physicians
Loan repayment
The program is intended to support the primary care physician workforce currently working within community health centers.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
Massachusetts Primary Care Physician Loan Repayment Program for New Physicians
Loan repayment
The program is intended to increase the capacity of health centers to provide primary care by enhancing the availability of primary care physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Offers to increase the number of primary care health professionals providing services to the most vulnerable populations in the Commonwealth.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Massachusetts Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Massachusetts, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
Massachusetts Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Program
Educational opportunity
The Massachusetts SEARCH program was created to provide health professions students and residents with 4 to 6 week-long rotational experiences in community health centers that are designated as health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Marriage and Family Therapists, Massachusetts, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
Medical and Dental School Stipend Program (MDSSP)
Scholarship
Students enrolled in accredited Medical (MD or DO), Optometrist, Doctoral Psychology, Dental, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner programs are eligible for a monthly stipend of $1,900 or more. Upon graduation, you'll train as part of an Army Reserve unit.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Military Health and Veterans Health, National, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, Physicians, Psychologists
Medical Student Scholarship Program
Scholarship
The goal is to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in areas of Illinois that have an insufficient number of physicians in the specialties of family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 15, 2010
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Illinois, Physicians, Shortage Designations
Medicare Payment Incentives for Eligible Professionals
Incentive
The Recovery Act establishes financial incentives beginning in January 2011 for eligible professionals (EPs) who are meaningful EHR users.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Shortage Designations, Technology
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship
Fellowship
Offers to support doctoral training in mental health and substance abuse services.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Michigan State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment assistance to medical, dental and mental health care professionals who are willing to provide full-time health care services in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Geographic Coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: August 31, 2010
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Community Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Michigan, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
Minority Medical Student Fellowship in HIV Psychiatry
Fellowship
This program is intended to identify minority medical students who have primary interests in services related to HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and its relationship to the mental health or psychological well being of ethnic minorities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides funding to enable capable young Mississippians to address the challenge of Mississippi's healthcare crisis.
Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Mississippi, Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment
Loan repayment
The Health Professional Loan Repayment Program is the repayment of outstanding educational loans in exchange for providing primary health care services in areas of need in Missouri.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
Missouri's Health Professional Placement Services
Technical assistance
This free service program offers assistance to health and oral health professionals of all levels in finding practice opportunities in Missouri. It also helps medical facilities fill openings.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Missouri, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers
Montana Rural Physician Incentive Program
Loan repayment
The Montana Rural Physician Incentive Program was established to encourage primary care physicians to practice in medically underserved areas of rural Montana.
Geographic Coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: July 1, 2010
Sponsor: Montana State University
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Montana, Physicians
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected health professional shortage areas. Accepting applications funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: July 29, 2010
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers
National Interest Waiver Program
Incentive
The National Interest Waiver is a waiver of the job offer requirement for foreign nationals who would like to obtain permanent residence in the United States in the employment based second preference category.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Virginia Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Virginia
NCMHD Loan Repayment Program For Health Disparities Research
Loan repayment
The NCMHD Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research supports health professionals that engage in basic, clinical, behavioral, social sciences or health services research addressing health disparities.
Geographic Coverage: States excluded are: Idaho, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Vermont, Delaware
Application Deadline: November 15, 2010
Sponsor: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Financial Aid, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Loan Repayment Programs, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Nebraska Geriatric Education Center's (NEBGEC) Geriatric Minifellowship
Fellowship
The geriatric Mini-fellowship program provides a series of unique learning opportunities for individuals interested in geriatric practice and offers formal recognition for completers.
Geographic Coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nebraska Geriatric Education Center
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Geriatrics, Nebraska, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
Nevada Health Service Corps
Loan repayment
The Nevada Health Service Corps (NHSC), established in 1989, was created to designate areas of underservice within the State and match practitioners to those areas of need.
Geographic Coverage: Nevada
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nevada Health Service Corps
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nevada, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers
New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides funding for primary health care providers serving in the state's Health Professional Shortages Areas (HPSAs).
Geographic Coverage: New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Disparities, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, New Hampshire, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
New Jersey Health Enterprise Zone Deduction
Incentive
The Health Enterprise Zone Deduction provides eligible taxpayer to deduct an amount, as defined herein, from his or her gross income.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Midwives, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Primary Care
New Jersey Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program
Loan repayment
promotes access to primary care services in medically underserved areas of the State by improving the distribution of primary care health providers, including physicians, dentists, physician assistants and certified nurse practitioners and certified nurse
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, New Jersey, Physicians, Primary Care
NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in MD-PhD programs
Fellowship
The purpose of this individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to provide support for promising doctoral candidates who are enrolled in combined MD-PhD programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: January 7, 2013
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Research
North Carolina Medical Society Foundation Community Practitioner Program
Loan repayment
The Program provides financial assistance to physicians, physician assistants, and family nurse practitioners in return for service in an underserved community.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Medical Society
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians
Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship
The Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation provides scholarship to residents of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), and to those who have lived, worked, or attended institutions of higher education.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Financial Aid, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Osteopathic Physicians, Washington
Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program
Award (honorary)
The Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents enrolled in an accredited Family Practice or Family Medicine Residency Program located in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural
Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program
Incentive
The Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to the primary care physician in setting up a practice in selected communities in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural
Palliative Care Fellowship
Fellowship
The Palliative Care Fellowship Program is offered in one, two, or three year experiences with a broad curriculum and educational sites including home hospice, ambulatory Supportive and Palliative Care clinics, and HIV/AIDS treatment clinics.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Physicians
Podiatric Medicine Scholarship Program
Scholarship
This program awards scholarships to Illinois residents attending medical schools in the state accredited in podiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: June 30, 2010
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Illinois, Podiatrists
Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) Managed Care
Incentive
Seeks to recognize providers for quality patient care, improve MaineCare members' access to providers, establish a medical home, increase care continuity, strengthen the patient provider relationship, and reduce unnecessary expenditures and utilization.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Maine, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
Primary Care Loan Redemption Program of New Jersey
Loan repayment
Seeks to increase and improve the provision of primary care services by encouraging providers to serve in state designated underserved areas and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) throughout New Jersey.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
Primary Care Loans
Loan
The Primary Care Loan program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care
Primary Care Rural Preceptorship Program (PCRPP)
Educational opportunity
A hands-on primary care experience designed to expose medical students to the professional, business and social aspects of practicing primary medicine in rural and/or medically underserved areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Purdue Partners Against Pain Award
Award (monetary)
The recipient of this $10,000 award will be an osteopathic physician, center or program that has made great strides in field of pain research, management, or improving the quality of life for people living with acute and/or chronic pain.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 23, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Ready Relief Boxes
Technical assistance
Provides a portable pharmacy in a box (medicines, instruments, and supplies) for an international medical mission.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Osteopathic Physicians
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) and the Model State Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) Programs
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Mental Health Counselors, National, Physicians, Public Health
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Preventive Medicine Residency Program
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Physician Faculty Development
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for physician faculty development programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Faculty, Hospitals, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Predoctoral Training
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the predoctoral training program.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Education and Training, Hospitals, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Residency Training in Primary Care
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific guidance is for residency training programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Education and Training, Hospitals, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
Recovery Act - ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals-Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Academic Administrative Units
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care
The Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Award Program
Loan repayment
The Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Award Program is offered to increase the number of physicians practicing in areas of New York State designated by the New York State Board of Regents as having a shortage of physicians.
Geographic Coverage: New York
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
Sponsor: New York State Education Department
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, New York, Physicians
Rhode Island Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides repayment of educational loans to health professionals who make a two-year commitment to work in approved public or non-profit agencies that serve vulnerable populations in health professional shortage areas.
Geographic Coverage: Rhode Island
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rhode Island Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Rhode Island
Rossnick Humanitarian Grants
Grant or contract
Provides funding for members of the osteopathic profession who plan to provide medical services to the underserved, those in underdeveloped areas, or in disaster stricken areas on a humanitarian medical mission.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Osteopathic Physicians
Rural Health Scholars
Award (honorary)
To prepare medical students as leaders in providing medical care to rural and underserved populations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund
Incentive
The Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund was established to provide incentive to attract and encourage obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians to establish their practices in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rural
Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program
Loan repayment
The Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents of the State of Oklahoma who are enrolled in a medical college.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Oklahoma, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund
Incentive
The Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund is an initiative created to encourage physicians to locate and to remain in the practice of primary care (family practice, general practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, or OB/Gyn) in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
Rural Physician Relief Program
Technical assistance
The Rural Physician Relief Program offers affordable relief services to physicians who provide primary care in rural Texas communities by facilitating the ability of those physicians to take time away from their practice.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Texas Department of Rural Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Texas
Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program
Educational opportunity
Provides funding for a four-week, elective immersion experience in community medicine for students between their first and second years of medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Washington Department of Family Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Rural, Shortage Designations
Russell C. McCaughan, DO, Education Scholarship
Scholarship
This scholarship provides $400 to one second-year osteopathic medical student from each AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 23, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students - Information for Students
Scholarship
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Audiologists, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Podiatrists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Registered Nurses, Speech-Language Pathologists
Senior Leadership Scholars Program
Educational opportunity
The Senior Leadership Scholars Program is designed for accomplished leaders in academic geriatrics who seek further opportunities to shape the future of medicine and enhance the health of the aging population.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: American Geriatrics Society, Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, National, Physicians
The Song-Brown Program
Scholarship
The Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act (Song-Brown Program) provides financial support to family practice residency, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and registered nurse (RN) education programs throughout California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses
South Dakota Physician Tuition Reimbursement Program
Loan repayment
Provides qualifying family physicians a payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community. Practitioners must enter into a contract with the South Dakota Department of Health in order to qualify.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Physicians, South Dakota
South Dakota State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides for the repayment of qualifying educational loans for health professionals. In return, the health professional commits to fulfill a service obligation in an eligible practice site within a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, South Dakota
Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Program
Educational opportunity
Maine Primary Care Association offers a number of opportunities through our SEARCH Program (Student/Resident Experiences And Rotations in Community Health) for students and residents to experience medicine in an underserved primary care setting in Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Maine, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Shortage Designations
Summer Externship in Family Medicine
Fellowship
The Summer Externship in Family Medicine program pairs a Boston University medical student between her/his first and second year of study with a family physician in a community setting.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Boston AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Massachusetts, Physicians
Tennessee Health Access Incentive Program
Incentive
For the minimum service obligation of 3 years, qualified providers are given practice incentive grants. These grants may be used for matters such as student loan repayment, start-up costs, etc.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Tennessee
Tennessee Rural Health Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan repayment
The Tennessee Rural Health Loan Forgiveness Program is established as part of the system of lottery-funded scholarships and is administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Tennessee
Tennessee Rural Stipend Program
Scholarship
The Tennessee Rural Stipend Program offers 25,000 per year to qualifying residents who are selected for the program and who agree to practice full-time Primary Care medicine in one of our target communities.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: March 30, 2010
Sponsor: The Rural Partnership
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Physicians, Tennessee
Texas Health Education Loan Program
Loan
The Health Education Loan Program provides educational loans to Texas students enrolled in the following programs of study: medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, public heath, nursing, and allied health.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Dentists, Financial Aid, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Public Health, Texas
Texas Outstanding Rural Scholar Recognition Program (ORSRP)
Loan repayment
A competitive forgiveness loan program, which assists rural communities in “growing their own” health care professionals. Helps sponsor individuals pursuing health care professions that are needed in the sponsoring rural community.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: May 21, 2010
Sponsor: Texas Department of Rural Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Physicians, Rural, Texas
Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Seeks to recruit and retain qualified physicians to provide primary health care in areas of Texas that are medically under-served and for certain state agencies.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations, Texas
The Scripps Family Practice Community Medicine Clerkship
Educational opportunity
The Scripps Family Practice Community Medicine Clerkship is for medical students who wish to gain experience in a family medicine environment that cares for the underserved, primarily Latino population of the San Diego border area.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: San Diego Border AHEC
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, National, Physicians
U.S. Army Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
Scholarship
The Army’s scholarship program provides benefits while in school and after graduation. In addition to paying the full cost of tuition, the program pays for required books, non-expendable equipment and most other academic fees.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses
University of Alabama at Birmingham Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Fellowship
The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program will provide high quality educational experiences for fellows that will enable them to practice state-of-the-art, compassionate, and cost-effective care for older adults in all health care settings.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Alabama at Birmingham Geriatric Education Center
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Geriatrics, National, Physicians
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Placement Service
Technical assistance
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Placement Service is dedicated to increasing access to health care for Arkansans by assisting communities and physicians with placement services.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine (UMMS) Learning Contract Program
Loan
Offers enrolled students a Learning Contract, which defers payment of 2/3 tuition. Students may either complete at least four years of service as a payback or pay back the tuition as a loan with interest upon completion of any internship requirement.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Massachusetts, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
VA's National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program
Fellowship
The purpose of VA's National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program (NQSFP) is to provide a fellowship program in healthcare quality improvement for physician scholars.
Geographic Coverage: Birmingham, AL; Cleveland, OH; Iowa City, IA; Nashville, TN; San Francisco, CA; and White River Junction, VT.
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, California, Financial Aid, Health Care Quality, Iowa, Military Health and Veterans Health, Ohio, Physicians, Tennessee, Vermont
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
This program allows repayment for service done in either Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) or in Virginia Medically Underserved Areas, designated by the state.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010
Sponsor: Virginia Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Virginia
Washington Health Professional Loan Repayment
Loan repayment
Provides educational loan repayment assistance to licensed primary care health professionals to attract and retain them to serve in critical shortage areas in Washington state.
Geographic Coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010
Sponsor: Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Shortage Designations, Washington
Washington Health Professional Scholarship
Scholarship
The Health Professional Scholarship program was created to attract and retain health professionals to serve in critical shortage areas in Washington state.
Geographic Coverage: Washington State
Application Deadline: May 30, 2010
Sponsor: Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Faculty, Financial Aid, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses
Welch Scholars Grant
Scholarship
This grant provides $2,000 to second, third, or fourth-year osteopathic medical students from each AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 23, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
West Virginia Health Professions Recruitment Program
Technical assistance
This is a free service offered by the Division to both providers and facilities as a means to promote health care in West Virginia.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Recruitment
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, General Surgeons, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, West Virginia
West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project (RRCP)
Incentive
Can be used for medical educational loan repayment, residency stipend, retention, sign-on bonus or other incentives the community may needto attract or keep a primary care physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and/or certified nurse midwife.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Recruitment
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Tagged keywords: Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, West Virginia
West Virginia State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The State Loan Repayment Program is funded through the Federal Bureau of Health Professions and the State and is solely for the purpose of medical educational loan repayment.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Recruitment
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Physicians, West Virginia
William G. Anderson, DO, Minority Scholarship
Scholarship
Recognizes an outstanding minority osteopathic medical student who is committed to osteopathic principals and practice, has excelled academically, and has proven to be a leader in addressing the educational, societal, and health needs of minorities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 26, 2010
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program
Loan repayment
The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP) was established to assist rural and underserved communities in recruiting and retaining primary care health and dental professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: November 1, 2010
Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Wisconsin

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