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Illinois Underserved Physician Workforce (UPW) Loan Repayment Program

Link
View Program Website
Sponsor
Illinois Center for Rural Health
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Contact

dph.upw@illinois.gov
217.782.1624
800.821.3635

Purpose

The Illinois Underserved Physician Workforce (UPW) Loan Repayment Program offers funding to assist communities in recruiting physicians to their nonprofit healthcare facilities in Heath Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Illinois. Practice location sites register and agree to sponsor any provider who wishes to be considered for the program. Providers may receive loan repayment in return for service at an approved site.

Eligibility

To receive loan repayment assistance, applicants must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Not be a current participant in any other service obligated loan repayment or scholarship program
  • Be licensed to practice medicine in Illinois as a general internist, family practice physician, general pediatrician, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgeon, or emergency medicine physician
  • Practice at an approved nonprofit medical facility in a HPSA in Illinois
  • Participate as a provider in the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program
  • Agree to see and treat all patients at the nonprofit medical facility regardless of the patient's ability to pay for service
Geographic coverage
Illinois
Amount of funding

Up to $50,000 based on the total amount of the applicant's qualified educational loans and available funding.

Participants are typically required to enter into a contract for one year of service for each year of assistance.

Application process

Links to the online applications for practice sites and providers are available on the program website.

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Emergency department and urgent care services · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Maternal health and prenatal care · Physicians · Primary care · Surgery · Illinois

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