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Alaska Supporting Health Care Access through Loan Repayment (SHARP-I)

Sponsor
Alaska Department of Health
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Contact
Purpose

Supporting Healthcare Access through Loan Repayment - I (SHARP-I) offers loan repayment assistance to certain healthcare professionals in exchange for agreeing to practice for a minimum of 2 years in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Alaska.

Fact sheet

Eligibility

The following healthcare professionals are eligible to apply:

  • Primary care physician (MD or DO), including psychiatrist
  • Pharmacist
  • Dentist (DDS or DMD)
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Physician assistant
  • Registered nurse
  • Certified nurse midwife
  • Psychologist (Ph.D. or PsyD)
  • Clinical social worker (LCSW)
  • Psychiatric nurse specialist (PNS)
  • Licensed professional counselor (LPC)
  • Marriage and family therapist (MFT)
  • Registered clinical dental hygienist
Geographic coverage
Alaska
Amount of funding

Up to $35,000 a year for Tier 1 practitioners and up to $20,000 a year for Tier 2 practitioners.

A 2 year commitment providing at least 80% direct patient care at eligible primary care, mental health, and oral health practice sites located in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

Inquiries are accepted year-round. Candidates are reviewed during months of June and/or July, with resulting contract start-dates on or around Sept 1 each year.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Oral health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Alaska

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