The purpose of the NHSC LRP is to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services (through a culturally competent, interdisciplinary team of clinicians) to populations located in selected health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) identified by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
HPSAs can be found in rural and urban communities across the Nation. The NHSC LRP recruits fully trained health professionals who agree to provide primary health services in NHSC community sites. In return, the NHSC LRP assists clinicians in their repayment of qualifying educational loans that are still owed.
The NHSC is seeking clinicians that demonstrate the characteristics for and interest in serving the Nation�s medically underserved populations and remaining in HPSAs beyond their service commitment.
It is important to remember that service to medically underserved populations is the primary purpose of the NHSC LRP and not the repayment of educational loans. The NHSC LRP will pay up to $50,000 for two years of service, based on the participant�s outstanding balance of qualifying educational loans.
If the total amount of the participant�s qualifying educational loans is less than $50,000, the NHSC LRP will pay the remaining balance of the total qualifying educational loans for two years of service.[source]
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