Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program

Link

View Program Website

Sponsor

Tennessee Office of Rural Health

Deadlines

Dec 31, 2018

Contact

Tresea Donelson
615.532.0195
tresea.donelson@tn.gov

Purpose

The Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program (TSLRP) offers loan repayment assistance to primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.

Recipients must agree to a full-time service contract for a minimum of 2 years.

Eligibility

Eligible professions include:

Primary care physicians
- Family medicine
- Osteopathic medicine
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Geriatrics
Dentists
Advanced practice nurses
Primary care physician assistants

Additional eligibility requirements and a complete list of primary care specialties is available in the TSLRP web announcement.

Geographic coverage

Tennessee

Amount of funding

The maximum award is $50,000 for an initial 2-year service obligation.

Recipients in good standing have the option to renew their service contract for a maximum of $20,000 per year as long as they still have outstanding loan balances.

Application process

Links to the applications by provider type are available on the program website.

Completed applications should be mailed to:

Tennessee Department of Health
Office of Rural Health
Attn: Tresea Donelson
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

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Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Oral health · Physician assistants · Physicians · Prenatal care and obstetrics · Primary care · Tennessee

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