Engagement & Resources

Midwestern Students Champion Medicine’s Future at State Advocacy Day: On May 9, 2025, students from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) participated in the Illinois Osteopathic Advocacy Day. The event gave students an opportunity to engage with legislators and advocate for policies that benefit the osteopathic community.  Learn more. 

Submit Public Comment on Medicare Hospital IPPS: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and HHS are accepting public comment on the inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for acute care hospitals and the long-term care hospital prospective payment system and fiscal year 2026 rates. Submit comments by June 10, 2025, 5:00 PM ET.  Learn more.

Now Accepting NHSC New Site Applications Through June 17: Apply to become a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site, now through Tuesday, June 17 at 11:59 PM ET. As an NHSC-approved site, eligible clinicians can apply for NHSC Loan Repayment Programs and hire NHSC Scholars or Students to Service participants. Sites can also post job opportunities and access the Health Workforce Connector.  Learn more.

Apply to the STAR Loan Repayment Program: Applications are now being accepted for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Eligible substance use disorder treatment clinicians and community health workers can apply through July 10, 7:30 PM ET.  Learn more.

Apply to the Faculty Loan Repayment Program: Applications are being accepted through July 3 for the HRSA Faculty Loan Repayment Program. Awardees will have a portion of their health professional student loan debt ($40,000 max over two years) repaid. In return, they must serve at an eligible health professions school.  Learn more.

Submit Public Comment on THCGME Program Reconciliation: HRSA is seeking comments on the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Reconciliation Tool burden estimate. Submit comments by July 15, 2025. THCGME program award recipients are encouraged to respond. Learn more. 

HRSA Seeking Public Comment for Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program Specific Form: HRSA seeks to collect data on the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program Specific Form, which will assist the agency in making funding decisions for SDS program awards. The SDS Program grants awards to eligible schools to provide scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in health professions programs. Submit comments no later than July 28, 2025. Learn more. 

Submit Public Comment on THCGME Program Chart: HRSA will submit an information collection request (ICR) on the THCGME Program Eligible Resident or Fellow full-time equivalent (FTE) Chart, published in the THCGME Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which is a means for determining the number of eligible resident or fellow FTEs in an applicant's primary care residency program. Submit comments by July 28, 2025. Teaching Health Centers applying for THCGME funding through a THCGME NOFO process, which may include new applicants and existing awardees, are encouraged to respond. Learn more. 

Call for HRSA Grant Application Reviewers: HRSA is looking for additional grant reviewers, especially those with expertise in rural heath, behavioral health, primary care delivery or health workforce training. Learn more.