| When embarking on your debt repayment journey, it’s imperative to find programs that might offer to pay a portion of your debt while you work at a specific area for 2-4 years. Here are a few of these programs: 1. State loan repayment program MA for example has a program where they pay $ 50,000 towards student loans for eligible health professionals. Find out from your state if you are eligible. Google {your state} loan repayment program! I actually used the MA loan repayment program. You can check out more info featuring my story by reading this article. https://blog.mass.gov/publichealth/careers-in-primary-care/loan-repayment-making-one-dentists-dream-a-reality/ 2. National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. They offer up to $50,000 in tax-free student loan repayment eligible health professionals who work at least two years in a Health Professional Shortage Area. Definitely look into this if you work at an FQHC ( Federally Qualified Health Center) or a clinic in a rural area. A few pediatric dentists and pediatricians have been able to have their offices located in a rural area become a federally qualified clinic where they are eligible for loan repayment funds. 3. Faculty loan repayment program. They offer up to $ 25,000 towards student loans for eligible docs who teach in schools. 4. National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs. They offer up to $50,000 in student loan repayment per year for doctors conducting research for an average of at least 20 hours/week 5. Indian Health Service Loan Repayment ProgramThey offer up to $40,000 in student loan repayment for docs who work for at least two years in communities that serve American Indian or Alaska Native populations. |
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