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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), launched the new Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, a $15 million investment to recruit and retain clinicians who provide health care to children and adolescents.
In exchange for three years of service working in a health professional shortage area, medically underserved area, or providing care to a medically underserved population, the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program provides up to $100,000 to eligible clinicians providing pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent behavioral health care, including substance use prevention and treatment services. The application deadline is July 20, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
"In order to improve access to care for children and young people in underserved areas, we need to expand the health care workforce," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Through the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, we will be able to recruit and train new doctors, nurses, counselors, and other health professionals, and improve health outcomes for young people.”
The Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program aims to increase access to pediatric subspecialty care, including the behavioral health needs in school-based settings across the United States. The program also complements HRSA’s existing loan repayment and scholarship programs by offering opportunities in the range of disciplines that serve children such as neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatric cardiology.
“At the Health Resources and Services Administration, we are focused on recruiting and training the next generation of the health care workforce, yet we know that the cost of medical training can be a barrier for far too many people,” said HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson. “That is why we are excited to launch this new loan repayment program specifically focused on supporting pediatric clinicians.”
Today’s announcement builds upon HRSA’s work to improve access to care for children and adolescents, including:
Visit the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program to review a list of all eligible disciplines and specialties, learn about the program’s application requirement, and to apply.
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