NHSC Announces Loan Repayment Program for Rural Substance Use Disorder Clinicians
Published June 25, 2019
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is now accepting applications for the Rural Community Loan Repayment Program, which will award up to $100,000 in student loan repayment to primary care and behavioral health clinicians providing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in rural communities nationwide. In exchange, participants must commit to serve for three years at a rural NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility that is located in a mental health or primary care Health Professional Shortage Area. Applications are due by 7:30 PM ET on July 18.