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Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program

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Below is general information on the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program . For more detailed information on this program, please visit their website from the link below.

Program Information
Program Name: Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program 
Program Type: Loan Repayment
Program State or Other: AR
Program Funding Source: State
Program Description: The purpose of the program is to assist medically underserved communities in Arkansas with physician recruitment by offering additional financial incentives to participating physicians.
Eligible Specialties: Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Internal Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, OBGYN, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine or Geriatrics.
Service Requirements: The physician agrees to practice Primary Care in the community for a period of four years. 
Deadline/Application Cycle: December 25th of each year.
Amount: The maximum amount a participant receives is $80,000 for four years.
Additional Information: N/A

Contact: 
Tammy Henson
University of Arkansas College of Medicine
(501) 526-4266
tahenson@uams.edu