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The Department of Health provides loan repayment opportunities as an incentive to recruit and to retain primary care practitioners willing to serve underserved Pennsylvania residents and to make a commitment to practicing in federally designated Health Professional Shortage and Medically Underserved Areas.

Pennsylvania Primary Health Care Loan Repayment Program

Applications are currently being accepted.

All applicants should ensure that their employer has submitted a Loan Repayment Practice Site Application and it has been approved by the Department prior to submitting an application.

Loan Repayment Program

Eligible participants include:

Physicians

Family Practice Physicians

General Internal Medicine

General Pediatrics

Osteopathic General Practice

Obstetrics/Gynecology

General Dentists

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (Primary Care)

Certified Nurse Midwives

Physician Assistants (Primary Care)

Physicians and dentists may receive up to $64,000 in educational loan repayment. Nurse practitioners, midwives and physician assistants may receive up to $40,000. This program requires a contract commitment of three or four years.

Loan
Repayment

Practice Site

Application

Loan

Repayment

Program
Guidelines

Loan

Repayment

Application
Form

Loan
Verification
Form

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Loan Repayment Program

Email:

loanrepayment@pa.gov