Louisiana
Louisiana State Loan Repayment Project
Website: http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/faq/category/55
Eligibility: Physicians licensed in Louisiana.
Service Requirement: Serve 2-3 years and provide primary health care services at an eligible site within the officially designated HPSA that is appropriate for the professional’s discipline, display a sign that says the clinic will treat all patients regardless of their ability to pay, provide DHH with a signed quarterly service report totaling the number of encounters rendered.
Who Can Apply: Physicians who have completed a residency in family practice, general practice, obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, or general psychiatry or dentists.
Repayment/Scholarship Terms: Up to $30,000 annually (or the amount of the pricple balance of the educational loan) for an initial period of 3 years or $25,000 annual for an initial period of 2 years.
Contact:
Agency name: Department of Health & Hospitals
Address: P.O. Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0829
Phone: (225) 342-5588
Louisiana State Loan Repayment Project
Website: http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/faq/category/55
Eligibility: Physicians licensed in Louisiana.
Service Requirement: Serve 2-3 years and provide primary health care services at an eligible site within the officially designated HPSA that is appropriate for the professional’s discipline, display a sign that says the clinic will treat all patients regardless of their ability to pay, provide DHH with a signed quarterly service report totaling the number of encounters rendered.
Who Can Apply: Physicians who have completed a residency in family practice, general practice, obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, or general psychiatry or dentists.
Repayment/Scholarship Terms: Up to $30,000 annually (or the amount of the pricple balance of the educational loan) for an initial period of 3 years or $25,000 annual for an initial period of 2 years.
Contact:
Agency name: Department of Health & Hospitals
Address: P.O. Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0829
Phone: (225) 342-5588