Nebraska
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program
Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/hew_orh_loansstate.aspx
Eligibility: Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants practicing the specialties of family practice, GIM, general pediatrics, ob/gyn, general surgery, psychiatry, dentists, clinical psychologists, pharmacists, master's level mental health professionals, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.
Service Requirement: Three-year practice obligation
Who can Apply: Willing to practice primary care in a state-designated shortage area.
Repayment/Scholarship terms: N/A
Amount of Repayment per Year of Service: NP, PA's, mental health professionals, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists up to $20,000 per year; Physicians, dentists, and clinical psychologists may receive up to $40,000 per year.
Contact Person:
Name, title: Marlene Janssen, Health Program Manager
Agency name: Nebraska Department HHS, Office of Rural Health
Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: (402) 471-2337
FAX: (402) 471-0180
E-Mail: marlene.janssen@nebraska.gov
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program
Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/hew_orh_loansstate.aspx
Eligibility: Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants practicing the specialties of family practice, GIM, general pediatrics, ob/gyn, general surgery, psychiatry, dentists, clinical psychologists, pharmacists, master's level mental health professionals, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.
Service Requirement: Three-year practice obligation
Who can Apply: Willing to practice primary care in a state-designated shortage area.
Repayment/Scholarship terms: N/A
Amount of Repayment per Year of Service: NP, PA's, mental health professionals, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists up to $20,000 per year; Physicians, dentists, and clinical psychologists may receive up to $40,000 per year.
Contact Person:
Name, title: Marlene Janssen, Health Program Manager
Agency name: Nebraska Department HHS, Office of Rural Health
Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: (402) 471-2337
FAX: (402) 471-0180
E-Mail: marlene.janssen@nebraska.gov