Primary Care Resource Initiative for Missouri (PRIMO) Student Loan Program

Link

View Program Website

Sponsor

Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Deadlines

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Contact

573.751.6441
800.891.7415
info@health.mo.gov

Purpose

The Primary Care Resource Initiative for Missouri (PRIMO) Student Loan Program offers forgivable loans to certain primary care health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area in Missouri upon completion of their degrees.

Applicants may either have loans forgiven by working in a rural or underserved area for the same amount of years as they accepted loans, or repay the balance at 9.5% simple interest.

Eligibility

Eligible professions include:

Primary care physicians
- Internal medicine
- Pediatrics
- OBGYN
- Family medicine
Primary care dentists
- General dentistry
- Pediatric dentistry
Dental hygienists

Geographic coverage

Missouri

Amount of funding

Loan amounts are based on discipline and educational status.

Application process

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

Submit the completed application and required attachments to:

Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Health Professional Incentives Program
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

Tagged as

Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Oral health · Physicians · Primary care · Missouri

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