(Washington, D.C., Friday, December 3, 2021) – The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) National Health Service Corps (NHSC) helps medical, dental, and behavioral health clinicians pay off their student loan debt in exchange for working in a Health Professional Shortage Area − a defined geographic area with too few providers. The clinicians who receive NHSC awards care for patients in the country that need them the most, particularly during this challenging pandemic.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act allocated $800 million to help award clinicians in return for their service to underserved communities across the nation. The historic level of funding helped make HRSA history by supporting the largest NHSC workforce in the program’s nearly 50 years. Clinicians like Molly DeJesus, a Nurse Practitioner in Vineland, New Jersey:

SOUNDBITE #1 (:15) LOAN REPAYMENT FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS IS A HUGE WIN. I SEE PATIENTS WHO MAY NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE AND NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. ITS VERY FULFILLING—PERSONALLY AND FINANCIALLY—TO CARE FOR WOMEN IN THIS FARMING COMMUNITY OF NEW JERSEY.”

To learn more, visit nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment [n-h-s-c dot h-r-s-a dot gov slash loan dash repayment].