| More than 400 nurses are now working in nurse shortage
areas thanks to the efforts of HRSA's Bureau of Health Professions.
HRSA's Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program, managed by
BHPr, recently received $7.3 million to repay educational
loans of clinical care nurses who agree to work for two years
in designated public or nonprofit health facilities facing
a critical shortage of nurses. This funding includes an extra
$5 million that HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson transferred
to HRSA this summer in order to address the emerging nurse
shortage.
Bureau staff were nominated for a Secretary's award for processing
the grants in record time.
HRSA Acting Administrator Dr. Betty Duke recently joined
members of the bureau for a luncheon
in appreciation for their outstanding work. (Click "luncheon"
for photo montage).
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