Program Description
The Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program provides repayment
of student loans to health and allied health professions in order to assure
an adequate supply of trained health professionals necessary to maintain
accreditation of, and provide health care services to, Indians through
Indian health programs. There is a service obligation and payback
requirement for participants of the LRP.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must have student
loan debt. You must also be qualified/certified/licensed in dentistry,
family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, psychiatry, as a
nurse or nurse anesthetist, or you must be a current or prospective student
accepted or enrolled in an accredited degree program, college or
university.
Loan Terms
N/A
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
Loan Repayment Branch
801 Thompson Ave., Suite
120
Rockville, MD 20852
301-443-3396
Web Site Address:
http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/LRP/lrpsc.asp
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
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