Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Surgery

Choose West Virginia Practice Tuition Waiver Program
Medical school tuition waiver for the differential between in-state and out of state tuition in exchange for agreeing to practice at an eligible West Virginia service site. Participants must serve one year for every year they receive the award.

Indiana Curriculum Enhancement Grant
Grants to support eligible Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited residency programs in Indiana in developing new or substantially expanding existing curricular components that provide at least 8 weeks of rural training experiences and at least 8 weeks of addiction medicine training.

South Carolina Rural Provider Incentive Program
Financial incentive awards for physicians and advanced practice professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of South Carolina.

Colorado Rural and Frontier Health Care Preceptor Tax Credit
An annual individual income tax credit of up to $6,000 for primary care preceptors in rural and frontier Colorado to offset the costs of their voluntary mentorship of students studying to work in rural areas.

Louisiana Physician Placement Service: Rural Scholars
Residency and fellowship placement assistance for health career students in Louisiana, with an emphasis on physicians committed to practicing primary care in a rural location in Louisiana following residency training.

Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Nebraska.

New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to work in approved areas of New Hampshire.

North Carolina High Needs Service Bonus (HNSB)
Service bonuses for qualified providers in North Carolina without educational loan debt. Recipients must agree to provide comprehensive primary care services in eligible facilities serving high need patients in rural communities.

North Carolina Loan Repayment Program (NC LRP)
Loan repayment assistance in exchange for providing comprehensive primary care services in eligible facilities serving high need patients in rural and other approved communities of North Carolina.

Oklahoma Physician Assistant Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physician assistants who agree to serve at approved sites in rural areas of Oklahoma, with a special emphasis on providing care for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.