Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program

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Below is general information on the Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program. For more detailed information on this program, please visit their website from the link below.

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Program Information
Program Name: Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program
Program Type: Loan Repayment
Program State or Other: KY
Program Funding Source: 50/50 Federal Funds and Other Non-Federal Sources
Program Description: Since 2003, the Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program (KSLRP) has served as a recruitment and retention tool to reduce health workforce shortages in rural and underserved locations throughout the state.
Eligible Specialties: Physicians (MD or DO); Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners; Certified Nurse Midwives; Mental Health Professionals, Dental Professionals, Registered Dental Hygienists; Pharmacists, Registered Nurses.
Service Requirements: Professionals make a two-year commitment to practice full-time for an eligible sponsoring organization in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). 
Deadline/Application Cycle: The application window for the Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program (KSLRP) has closed.
Amount: Total funding limits for a two-year commitment vary by profession, as follows: Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists: $80,000; PAs, NPs, and Behavioral Health Practitioners: $40,000; RNs and Registered Dental Hygienists: $20,000.
Additional Information: N/A

Contact: 
Michael McGill
Kentucky State Office of Rural Health
(606) 439-3557
kslrp@uky.edu

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