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Offers loan repayment to physicians who agree to practice in rural communities in Oklahoma. Geographic
coverage: Oklahoma -- Physician Manpower Training Commission
Offers scholarships to graduate anesthesia students who choose to practice anesthesia in rural or medical shortage areas of Nebraska. Geographic
coverage: Nebraska -- Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Supports endeavors to include the arts and humanities, education, human services, medical sciences and health, and the social sciences. Geographic
coverage: Giving primarily in ND, particularly in Bismarck and Mandan, and the upper Midwest. -- Tom and Frances Leach Foundation
Provides second or third year dermatology students with a residency program that offers dermatologic care to the rural Navajo Nation population. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- American Academy of Dermatology
Offers loan repayment assistance to clinical support staff who who provide direct medical, dental, or behavioral healthcare at safety net sites in Colorado. Geographic
coverage: Colorado -- Colorado Community Health Network
Offers funding to states to develop and implement programs that address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Workforce
Offers loan repayment assistance to healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of New York. Geographic
coverage: New York -- New York State Department of Health
Offers loan repayment assistance to certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Idaho. Geographic
coverage: Idaho -- Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
Offers a fellowship to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in healthcare advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities of color. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Families USA
Offers forgivable loans to residents enrolled in an accredited Family Practice or Family Medicine Residency Program located in Oklahoma who agrees to practice in a rural community of Oklahoma upon completion of his/her residency. Geographic
coverage: Oklahoma -- Physician Manpower Training Commission
Provides qualifying physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives an incentive payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community in South Dakota. Geographic
coverage: South Dakota -- South Dakota Office of Rural Health
Offers forgivable loans to licensed practical or registered nurse students who agree to practice in a licensed nursing home or intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities in Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Offers loan repayment for students completing their final year of master's or doctoral education who plan to become allied healthcare educators at a postsecondary allied healthcare program in Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Offers loan repayment assistance to pharmacy students and residents who agree to serve a designated rural area of Minnesota upon graduation. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Offers loan repayment for students in their final year of an initial licensure preparing them to become midlevel practitioners, and who agree to practice in a designated rural area of Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Provides funds for repayment of loans to dental students, residents, or licensed dentists who plan to practice in Minnesota and offer services to patients enrolled in state public programs or receiving a sliding fee. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Offers loan repayment assistance to primary care physicians who agree to practice in a designated rural area of Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Provides scholarships to California residents who are enrolled in an accredited Vocational Nurse degree program and agree to work in a medically underserved area of California upon graduation. Geographic
coverage: California -- Health Professions Education Foundation
Offers loan repayment assistance to recently licensed physicians who agree to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas in California. Geographic
coverage: California -- Health Professions Education Foundation
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