Recruitment and Retention Resources By State List

Recruitment and Retention Resources By State List Alabama $5,000 rural physician tax credit o http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/alcode/40/18/4a/40-18-132 o http://adph.org/ruralhealth/index.asp?id=882 Area Health Education Center o http://bama.ua.edu/~ruralmed/ruralalabamaahec.html Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.adph.org/recruit/default.asp?id=1580 o http://cchs.ua.edu/crm/rural-health-programs/rhs/ o http://www.arhaonline.org Alaska SLRP paying $35,000/ year for two years o http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/healthplanning/pages/sharp/default.aspx o http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh-ahec/ o http://acrh-ahec.uaa.alaska.edu/ahec/index.html Arizona SLRP paying up to $40,000 over two years and $87,000 over four years o http://www.azdhs.gov/hsd/workforce/alrp/index.htm o http://www.azdhs.gov/hsd/workforce/j-1-waiver/waiver-slots/index.htm o http://www.azahec.org/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsarizona.pdf o http://www.azrha.org/azrha/ Arkansas Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund paying $55,000 over four years o http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsservices/hometownhealth/pages/rev olvingfund.aspx o http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsservices/hslicensingregulation/healt hfacilityservices/pages/j-1waiverprogram.aspx o http://ruralhealth.uams.edu/regionalcenters

California SLRP paying $60,000 over two years and $170,000 over five years o http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/hwdd/slrp.html o http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/rural/pages/j-1visawaiver.aspx o http://www.cal-ahec.org/aheccenters.htm o http://ruralhealthscholars.wordpress.com/rhs-opportunities/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactscalifornia.pdf o http://www.csrha.org/ Colorado Rural outreach program paying up to $10,000 for either loans or a service bonus o http://www.coruralhealth.org/programs/loanrepayment/crop.htm SLRP paying up to $35,000 over 3 years o http://coloradohealthservicecorps.org/eligibility/ o http://www.colorado.gov/cs/satellite/cdphe-psd/cbon/1251631636597 o http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/ahec/pages/index.aspx Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.coproviderrecruitment.org/ o http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/studentaff airs/studentgroups/pages/ruralhealthscholars.aspx Connecticut o http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=453806 o http://www.centralctahec.org/ahec-history.aspx Rural Hospital Quality Improvement Grants of up to $10,000 o http://www.ruralhealthct.org/grants.htm#1 o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsconnecticut.pdf o http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/ Delaware SLRP paying up to $105,000 over 3 years o http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhcc/slrp.html

o http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/hsm/j1visahome.html o http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/chca/ruralhlthinit.html District of Columbia Health Professional Loan Repayment Program paying up to $139,157 over four years o http://doh.dc.gov/service/dc-health-professional-loan-repayment-program-hplrp o http://doh.dc.gov/service/dc-30-j1-visa-waiver-program Florida o http://www.doh.state.fl.us/recruit/waivers.html o http://www.cfahec.org/?page_id=2 o http://ahec.health.ufl.edu/rural%20medical%20scholars%20announcement3.html o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsflorida.pdf o http://www.floridaruralhealth.org/ Georgia $5,000 rural physician tax credit o https://etax.dor.ga.gov/inctax/proposed_regs/ruralphysiciancounties.aspx SLRP paying $25,000 per year and up to $100,000 over four years o http://gbpw.georgia.gov/loan-repayment-programs o http://dch.georgia.gov/georgias-j-1-visa-waiver-program o http://www.gru.edu/ahec/ o http://grhainfo.org/ Hawaii o http://hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/rural-health/j1visa.html o http://www.ahec.hawaii.edu/centers/hpb.html o http://www.hawaiistateruralhealth.org/?page_id=75 Idaho Physician Incentive Program paying $50,000 in academic debts over four years o http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/health/ruralhealthandprimarycare/healthcare

AccessPhysicianIncentiveProgram/tabid/409/Default.aspx J-1 Visa Waiver sponsorship programs o http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/health/ruralhealthandprimarycare/j1visawa ivernationalinterestwaiver/tabid/413/default.aspx o http://www.idahoahec.org/ Rural Health Care Access Program paying $35,000 per year o http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/health/ruralhealthandprimarycare/rur alhealthcareaccessprogram/tabid/409/default.aspx o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsidaho.pdf o http://www.idahorha.org Illinois SLRP paying up to $120,000 over 4 years o http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/rural_health/rural_home.htm o http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/rural_health/rural_home.htm o http://ahec.rockford.uic.edu/about.cfm o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsillinois.pdf o http://www.ilruralhealth.org/ Indiana o http://www.indianapca.org/programs/j1waiver.html o http://ahec.iupui.edu/about-us-what-the-heck-is-ahec/ o http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/ Iowa SLRP paying up to $100,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.idph.state.ia.us/ohds/ruralhealthprimarycare.aspx?prog=rhpc& pg=primecarre o http://www.idph.state.ia.us/ohds/ruralhealthprimarycare.aspx?prog=rhpc& pg=pco o http://www.neiowaahec.org/ o http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/md/crisp_introduction/

o http://www.iaruralhealth.org/ Kansas SLRP paying up to $60,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.kdheks.gov/olrh/fundloan.html Kansas Bridging Plan forgiving up to $26,000 in academic debt over three years o http://www.kumc.edu/rural-health/kansas-bridging-plan.html o http://www.kdheks.gov/olrh/j-1visa_waiver_overview.htm o Area Health Education Centers o http://kuahec.kumc.edu/ Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.kumc.edu/rural-health/kansas-recruitment-and-retention-center.html o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactskansas.pdf o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactskansas.pdf o http://www.kansasruralcenter.org/projects.html Kentucky SLRP paying up to $70,000 in academic debt over two years o http://ruralhealth.med.uky.edu/kentucky-state-loan-repayment-program o http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/info/dpqi/ky+j1+visa+waiver+program.htm o http://louisville.edu/medschool/ahec/ o http://www.baptisthealthmadisonville.com/education/university-of-louisvilleschool-of-medicine/rural-scholar/ o http://www.kyrha.org/ Louisiana $5,000 rural physician tax credit o http://dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/796 SLRP paying up to $90,000 in academic debt over three years o http://dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/1195 o http://dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/792 o http://nlahec.org/index.php/youth-program/rural-scholars Rural Health Services Loan providing loans up to $500,000 to start clinical services in rural areas

o http://www.selahec.org/rural_loan.php o http://www.wku.edu/scahec/hc_rhs_program.php o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactslouisana.pdf o http://www.lrha.org/ Maine Health Professions Loan Program paying up to $25,000 per year for up to 4 years o http://www.famemaine.com/files/pages/education/students_and_families o http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/local-public-health/orhpc/j1.shtml Rural Medical Access Program that can pay OB/GYN physicians between $5,000- $10,000 for practicing in a rural area o http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/local-public-health/orhpc/rmap.shtml o http://www.une.edu/ahec/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsmaine.pdf o http://www.maineruralhealth.org/ Maryland o http://www.conrad30.com/states/md.html o http://medschool.umaryland.edu/academicadmin/ahec.asp o http://mdruralhealth.org/ Massachusetts SLRP paying up to $50,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/communityhealth/primarycare-healthaccess/health care-workforce-center/workforcehelp/loan-repay/loan-repayment-plan-overview.html o http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/communityhealth/primarycare-healthaccess/health care-workforce-center/workforce-help/j1/ o http://www.umassmed.edu/ahec/index.aspx o http://www.umassmed.edu/fmch/ruralhealthscholars/index.aspx o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsmassachusetts.pdf

o http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/ Michigan SLRP paying up to $140,000 in academic debt over four years o http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2945_40012-135399--,00.html o http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2945_47635-175777--,00.html o http://miahec.wayne.edu/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsmichigan.pdf Michigan State Rural Health Association o http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/ Minnesota SLRP paying up to $40,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/loans/state.html Rural Physician Loan Forgiveness Program forgiving up to $100,000 in debt over four years o http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/loans/ruralphys.html o http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/workforce/j1/ o http://www.mnahec.umn.edu/central_ahec/ Rural Hospital Improvement Grant to provide funding for rural hospitals to facility/equipment improvements o http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/#rural Mississippi o http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/44,455,112,181.html o http://msahec.umc.edu/aboutus_000.htm Recruitment and Retention Website o http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/44,0,112,162.html Rural Scholars Program o http://msucares.com/health/rms/index.html o http://www.msrha.org/ Missouri SLRP paying up to $50,000 in academic debt over two years o http://health.mo.gov/living/families/primarycare/loanrepayment/ Primary Care Resource Initiative a loan and forgiveness program of up to $80,000 over 4

years o http://www.health.mo.gov/living/families/primarycare/primo/faq.php#maximum o http://health.mo.gov/living/families/primarycare/j1visa/ o http://www.mahec.org/ Rural Scholars Program o http://med.umkc.edu/admissions/med_scholars_program.shtml o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsmissouri.pdf o http://www.morha.org/ Montana Rural physician tax credit of $20,000 over four years o http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/subchapterhome.asp?scn=42.4.6 SLRP paying up to $60,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.scmtahec.org/loan-repayment-and-scholarships/ o http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/primarycare/ o http://healthinfo.montana.edu/ahec.html o http://healthinfo.montana.edu/mrha.html Nebraska Student Loan and Repayment Program for rural physicians paying up to $120,000 in academic debt over three years o http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/hew_orh_loansstate.aspx J-1 Visa Waiver sponsorship programs o http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/hew_orh_j1.aspx o http://www.cn-ahec.org/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnebraska.pdf o http://www.nebraskaruralhealth.org/ Nevada SLRP paying an amount in academic debt over a set time frame, both are determined at the time of the application o http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/orh/nhsc.html o http://www.health.nv.gov/primarycare_conrad_j-1.htm

o http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/ahec/ Revolving loan pool that provides members with low-interest loans for equipment improvement for rural hospitals o http://nrhp.org/services/loan-programs/ New Hampshire Loan repayment program paying up to $115,000 in academic debt over five years o http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/bchs/rhpc/repayment.htm o http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/bchs/rhpc/visa.htm o http://tdi.dartmouth.edu/initiatives/area-health-education-center Rural Scholars Program o http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/cfm/education/ruralhs.php o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnewhampshire.pdf o http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/ New Jersey SLRP paying up to $120,000 in academic debt over four years o http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/professional/workforce.shtml#loan o http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/j1/index.shtml o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnewjersey.pdf New Mexico $5,000 rural physician tax credit o http://nmhealth.org/phd/oprh.shtml SLRP paying up to $50,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.hed.state.nm.us/hplrp.aspx J-1 Visa Waiver sponsorship programs o http://www.nmhr.org/nmj1.html o http://hsc.unm.edu/community/ahec/ Recruitment and Retention Website o http://nmhealth.org/phd/oprh.shtml o http://www.nmhr.org/ New York J-1 Visa Waiver sponsorship programs o http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/j-1_visa_waivers/

o http://www.ahec.buffalo.edu/ Rural Medical Scholars Program o http://www.upstate.edu/com/special_opps/rmed/scholars.php o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnewyork.pdf o http://www.nysarh.org/ North Carolina High Needs Service Bonus offering a $50,000 bonus over four years to rural physicians with no academic debt o http://www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc/recruitment/medical.htm State level loan repayment program offering up to $100,000 in academic debt payments over four years o http://www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc/recruitment/medical.htm o http://www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc/recruitment/medical.htm o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnorthcarolina.pdf North Dakota State level loan repayment program paying up to $90,000 in academic debt over two years of service o http://www.ndhealth.gov/pco/documents/state%20loan%20repayment%20prog ram.pdf o http://ruralhealth.und.edu/what-we-do/health-workforce/j1 o http://www.ndahec.org/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsnorthdakota.pdf o http://www.ndrha.org/ Ohio SLRP paying up to $120,000 in academic debt over four years o http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/chss/pcrh_programs/recruitment/slrp.asp x o http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/chss/pcrh_programs/recruitment/jvisa.asp x o http://www.ohioahec.net/ Rural Scholars Program o http://www.ohioafp.org/wfmu-article/ohio-state-university-rural-health-scholars-

2012-13-program-2/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsohio.pdf o http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/rural-health-news/state-rural-healthassociation-roster Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program paying up to $160,000 in academic debt for rural physicians over four years o http://www.pmtc.ok.gov/overview%20of%20omlrp%20side.pdf Rural Medical Education Scholarship forgiveness program, provides up to $60,000 in loans and forgiveness funds over four years o http://www.pmtc.ok.gov/ruraspecs.htm o http://www.ok.gov/health/community_health/community_development_servic e/primary_care_&_rural_health_development/j- 1_Waiver_Documentation/index.html o http://www.rhp-nwahec.org/index.html Physician/Community Match Loan Program providing up to $40,000 in funding to a rural physician to open a practice o http://www.pmtc.ok.gov/match1.htm o http://www.orha.org/ Oregon $5,000 rural physician tax credit o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/providers/provider-taxcredits/provider-faq.cfm SLRP paying up to 50% of a rural physicians student loan debt over two years o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/providers/loanrepayment.cfm Loan Forgiveness Program offering up to $105,000 in loans and forgiveness over a three year period o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/providers/loanforgiveness.cfm o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/recruiting/ Rural Medical Practitioner Insurance Subsidy Program offering up to 80% reimbursement for policy limits under $1 million per occurrence o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/providers/rural-insurancesubsidy.cfm o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/recruiting/

o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/ahec/workforce/ Rural Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health/recruiting/ Rural Scholars Program o http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-ofmedicine/about/seltzer33010.cfm# o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsoregon.pdf o http://www.orha.org/ Pennsylvania SLRP paying up to $64,000 in academic debt over 3 years o http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/primary_care_resources /14194/loan_repayment_program/608697 o http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/primary_care_resources /14194/j-1_and_national_interest_waiver_programs/608701 o http://www.southwestahec.org/ o http://www.paruralhealth.org/ Rhode Island SLRP paying an undetermined amount over two years o http://www.health.ri.gov/grants/healthprofessionalloanrepayment/index.php Educational Loan Repayment Program for Primary Care Providers forgiving up to $80,000 in student loans over four years o http://www.risla.com/programsresources/primarycareproviderloanrepayment Program/tabid/204/Default.aspx o http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/physicianvisawaiver/ o http://med.brown.edu/ahec/ o http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/ South Carolina Rural Physician Incentive Grant Program providing up to $70,000 in grants over three years o http://www.scahec.net/incentivegrant.html o http://www.scdhec.gov/health/opc/j1.htm o https://www.scahec.net/professionals.html

Revolving Loan Program provides financial assistance to rural health care facilities o http://scorh.net/our-services/revolving-loan-program/ Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.schealthcare.com/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactssouthcarolina.pdf South Dakota Rural health care Facility Recruitment Assistance Program pays rural physicians up to $10,000 over three years o http://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/recruitment-assistance-health care- Professionals/FacilityRecruitment.aspx o https://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/j1-waiver-program/ o http://www.yrahec.org/ Tennessee Health Access Incentive Program that provides grants for a three year service commitment o http://health.state.tn.us/rural/haip.html SLRP paying up to $60,000 in academic debt over two years o http://health.state.tn.us/downloads/slrp_announcement.pdf o https://health.state.tn.us/rural/j1visa0.html o http://www.tnahec.org/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactstennessee.pdf o http://www.rhat.org/ Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program paying up to $160,000 in student debt over four years o http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/tpco_info.shtm o http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/j1info.shtm o http://www.westtexasahec.org/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactstexas.pdf o http://www.trha.org/

Utah o http://health.utah.gov/primary_care/employment.html o http://www.ahec.utah.edu/ Rural Scholars Program o http://www.ahec.suu.edu/rural_scholars.html o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsutah.pdf Rural Health Association o http://www.rhau.org/ Vermont Vermont Educational Loan Program for Primary Care Practitioners paying up to $20,000 in academic debt per year of commitment o http://www.uvm.edu/medicine/ahec/documents/2013primarycareloanrepaymen toverview_000.pdf o http://healthvermont.gov/rural/visa.aspx o http://www.uvm.edu/medicine/ahec/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactsvermont.pdf o http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/ Virginia SLRP paying up to $100,000 in academic debt over four years o http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/omhhe/primarycare/incentives/loanrepayment/ o http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/omhhe/primarycare/incentives/j1visa/ o http://www.choosevirginia.net/vaahec.html o http://vrha.org/ Washington SLRP paying up to $70,000 in academic debt over two years o http://www.doh.wa.gov/publichealthandhealthcareproviders/ruralhealth/health ProfessionalSupportPrograms/LoanRepaymentandScho larship.aspx o http://www.doh.wa.gov/publichealthandhealthcareproviders/ruralhealth/health ProfessionalSupportPrograms/J1VisaWaiverProgram.aspx o http://extension.wsu.edu/ahec/pages/default.aspx

o http://www.wrha.com/ West Virginia SLRP paying up to $90,000 in academic debt over four years o http://www.wvochs.org/dr/loans.aspx o http://www.wvochs.org/dr/j-1.aspx o http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/eastern/som/ahec/ Rural Health Infrastructure Loan Fund providing loan interest loans to strengthen rural health infrastructure o http://wvruralhealth.org/lf/ Recruitment and Retention Website o http://www.wvochs.org/orhp/rcp.aspx o http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/fammed-rural-scholars-program/ o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactswestvirginia.pdf o http://www.wvrha.org/ Wisconsin SLRP paying up to $100,000 in academic debt over three years o http://www.worh.org/loan-repayment Hospital Assessment Supplementary Loan Assistance Program providing an additional $50,000 in academic debt payment over three years o http://www.worh.org/loan-repayment o http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/primarycare/j-1visa/ o http://www.ahec.wisc.edu/ Rural Community Grant providing funding for addressing rural health care issues in communities o http://www.worh.org/grants/wi-orh Rural Scholars Program o http://www.med.wisc.edu/education/md/rusch/rural-and-urban-scholars-incommunity-health/25063 o http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/contactswisconsin.pdf Wyoming Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program offering up to $90,000 in academic debt payment over three years o http://www.health.wyo.gov/rfhd/rural/loan.html

o http://www.health.wyo.gov/rfhd/rural/workforce_development.html o http://www.uwyo.edu/ahec/ Physician Recruitment Grant Program offering up to $80,000 to rural communities to aide in physician recruitment o http://www.health.wyo.gov/rfhd/rural/physician_recruitment.html o http://www.whrn.org/