Virginia State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)

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

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Program Information
Program Name: Virginia State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
Program Type: Loan Repayment
Program State or Other: VA 
Program Funding Source: Federal/State
Program Description: The purpose is to improve and increase access to quality health care providers in Virginia’s Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Eligible Specialties: Primary care physicians, Psychiatrists, Nurse practitioners, Physician assistants, Dentists, Registered dental hygienists, Mental health professionals, Registered nurse and Pharmacists.
Service Requirements: Loans are repaid in return for a minimum of two years of full-time practice of the recipient's specialty in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) in Virginia.
Deadline/Application Cycle: The application cycle: January 1 through March 31 of each year.
Amount: The maximum award for a four (4) year commitment is $140,000
Additional Information: Virginia is a healthy place to live and work! Virginia's loan repayment programs are afforded to improve the recruitment and retention of primary care practitioners in Virginia HPSAs.

Contact: 
Olivette Burroughs
Virginia Department of Health
(804) 864-7435
olivette.burroughs@vdh.virginia.gov

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