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    Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program (LRP)

    The Department of Health provides loan repayment opportunities as an incentive to recruit and retain primary care practitioners willing to serve underserved Pennsylvania residents and to make a commitment to practicing in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

    The LRP is accepting practitioner applications from October 8, 2024 - November 15, 2024. View the RFA.
    New: View the Addendum document with RFA Questions & Answers
    Email RA-DHLoanRepayment@pa.gov for more information.

    Full-time and Half-time Two-Year Contracts

    Physicians, Dentists, and Psychologists:  Up to $80,000 full-time, up to $40,000 half-time
    Other Practitioners:  Up to $48,000 full-time, up to $24,000 half-time

    Eligible participants include:

    • Allopathic (MD) or Osteopathic (DO) Physicians (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry);
    • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners ( Adult, Family, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Mental Health/Psychiatry);
    • General Dentists;
    • Registered Dental Hygienists;
    • Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners;
    • Certified Nurse Midwives;
    • Physician Assistants (Adult, Family, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women's Health, 
      Mental Health/Psychiatry);
    • Licensed Clinical Social Workers;
    • Licensed Professional Counselors;
    • Marriage and Family Therapists; and
    • Psychologists.

    Practice Site Application

    Practice Site Applications are accepted continuously.  Practice Site Administrators or Directors may submit an on-line LRP Practice Site Application through the link to the right.

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