1. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Federal Scholarship and Loan Repayment Opportunities for Health Professionals PIHOA 57 Meetings 9 March 2015 Republic of Palau

2. Certified Nurse Midwives Dentists Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatrists Primary Care Physicians (FP, IM, PEDS, & OB/GYN) NHSC Scholarship Program Eligible Clinicians 2

3. NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Eligible Clinicians ► ► Primary Care Physicians (FP, IM, gerontology, PED, & OB/GYN) ► ► Primary Care Nurse Practitioners ► ► Physician Assistants ► ► Certified Nurse Midwives ► ► Dentists ► ► Dental Hygienists ► Psychiatrists ► Health Service Psychologists ► Clinical Social Workers ► Licensed Professional Counselors ► Marriage and Family Therapists ► Psychiatric Nurse Specialists 3

4. NHSC Students to Service LRP ► Full-time medical students (MD or DO) in the last year of school  Disadvantaged background*  Likely to remain in an underserved area** ► Up to $120,000 for an initial 3 years of full-time clinical service at sites with HPSA of 14 and above (Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, or Geriatrics) * School certifies that he/she: (i) was identified as having a “disadvantaged background” based on environmental and/or economic factors or (ii) received a Federal Exceptional Financial Need Scholarship. ** as outlined in the application essay and letters of recommendation. 4

5. HPSA Find http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ Health Professions Shortage Areas http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ NHSC Scholarships / Loan Repayment Scholarship https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/schola rships/overview/ http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholar ships/index.html Loan Repayment Progrm http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanr epayment/ http://www.hrsa.gov/loans cholarships/repayment/ Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program http://www.hrsa.gov/loans cholarships/repayment/nur sing/ Students to Service Program http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanr epayment/studentstoservic eprogram/programovervie w%20- %20s2s%20left%20nav/in dex.html Useful Websites