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Georgia Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAA)

Sponsor
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Deadlines
Nov 1, 2024
Contact

Lauren Brenneman
lauren.brenneman1@dch.ga.gov
404.463.1057

Purpose

The Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program pays medical education student loan debt for physicians who agree to practice medicine full-time in a rural community in Georgia.

The service contract requires a commitment to practice dentistry for a minimum of 40 clinical hours per week in a Georgia county with a population of 50,000 or less. The practice time requirement can be split between two or more counties as long as none of the practice location counties exceeds a population limit of 50,000.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Be a citizen or national of the United States
  • Have satisfied all requirements for unrestricted medical licensure by the Georgia Composite Medical Board
  • Be a graduate of an accredited graduate medical education program located in the United States
  • Hold a Medicaid Provider Number in Georgia and actively treat Medicaid Patients
Geographic coverage
Georgia
Amount of funding

Up to $25,000 per year. Participants may reapply for additional funding for a maximum of 4 years ($100,000).

Application process

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

Submit the completed application through the online form.

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Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Physicians · Georgia

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