Transcript National Health Service Corp

Healthy Communities, Healthy People
Community Health Centers* National Health Service Corps* Poison Control* Workforce
Training for Primary Care, Public Health, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and Geriatrics*
Ryan White HIV/AIDS* Home Visiting* National Practitioner Databank* Telehealth*
HRSA’s Mission:
Workforce Diversity* Rural Health Policy and Programs* Maternal and Child Health*
To improve health and achieve health equity
through access to quality services, a skilled
health workforce, and innovative programs
Healthy Start* Stop Bullying Now!* 340B Drug Pricing* Migrant Health Centers*
Native Hawaiian Health* Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy)* Vaccine Injury Compensation*
Organ Donation and Transplantation* Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education*
AIDS Drug Assistance Program* Health Care for the Homeless* Teaching Health
Centers Graduate Medical Education* Area Health Education Centers* Bone Marrow
and Cord Blood Donation and Transplantation* Rural Health Research Program*
The Programs We Deliver
 Community Health Centers
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 National Health Service Corps
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 Workforce Training for Primary 
Care, Public Health, Medicine,
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Dentistry, Nursing, and Geriatrics 
 Workforce Diversity
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 Children’s Hospital GME
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 Practitioner Databanks
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 Maternal and Child Health
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 Healthy Start
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 Stop Bullying Now!
 Poison Control
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Rural Health Policy & Programs
Telehealth
Health Care for the Homeless
Migrant Health Centers
Native Hawaiian Health
Vaccine Injury Compensation
Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy)
340B Drug Pricing
Organ Donation &
Transplantation
And more…
The People We Serve
• 19.5 million patients served through more than 8,100
Health Center sites
• Over 500,000 people living with HIV/AIDS receive Ryan
White services provided through more than 900 grantees.
Two-thirds are racial or ethnic minorities
• 34 million women, infants, children, and adolescents
benefit from maternal and child health programs
• 10,000 National Health Service Corps clinicians are
working in underserved areas
• About 16,750 safety net providers participate in the
340B drug discount program
• Financial support to colleges/universities training and
curriculum development
• Others: Rural Health, Poison Control, Organ Donation,
Vaccine Injury Compensation
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS (NHSC)
builds healthy communities by
supporting qualified health care
providers dedicated to working in
areas of the United States with limited
access to care.
A network of
10,000 primary
health care
professionals and
17,000 sites*
*As of December 2011
The NHSC provides financial support
to providers in exchange for working
at NHSC-approved sites.
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PROGRAM
STUDENTS TO
SERVICE
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PROGRAM
(PILOT)
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
NHSC sites
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•
•
Apply to join the
NHSC network of
approved sites
Are located in
communities that
have limited access to
health care
Allow NHSC providers
to fulfill their service
commitments
Bureau of clinician
recruitment and service
• The NHSC falls within HRSA’s
Bureau of Clinician
Recruitment and Service (BCRS)
• BCRS coordinates the
recruitment and retention
of health professionals to
work in medically
underserved communities
Department of Health
and Human Services
(HHS)
Health Resources and
Services Administration
(HRSA)
Bureau of Clinician
Recruitment and
Service (BCRS)
History of
the Corps
The NHSC was created in response
to the health care crisis that
emerged in the United States in
the 1950s and 1960s when retiring
physicians left many areas of the
country without medical services.
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
• First scholarships
• Loan Repayment
Program (LRP)
launched
• Early 1990s —
Only 1,000
providers serve
• Recovery Act and
Health Care Reform
—increased funding
• Grew from 181
providers to
over 1,800
• Predicted physician
surplus—budget
reduced
• Mental health
disciplines
added to LRP
• Unprecedented
growth in field
strength
• Budget 10 times
larger by end of
decade
• Field strength at
1,500 by 1989
• Over 2,500
providers in
service by end
of decade
• Number of NHSC
members projected
to double from
2008 to 2011
• NHSC created
NHSC Today
29%
25%
Mental
Health
Physician
Nurse Midwife • 2%
2% • Dental Hygienist
Dentist
14%
12%
Physician
Assistant
Nurse
Practitioner
16%
More than 10,000 NHSC primary care
providers are working in communities with
limited access to health care nationwide.
Fast facts
 NHSC members are currently providing care to
more than 10.5 million people in the United
States
 Networking and other educational resources
are available to support NHSC providers during
their service
 The number of in service providers has more
than doubled providers since 2008
Loan Repayment
Program
(LRP)
An opportunity to pay off
student loans while providing
care to communities in need
Offers both full-time
and part-time options
UP TO
UP TO
$60,000
$170,000
2 YEARS
5 YEARS
The full-time program offers up to $60,000 in tax-free
loan repayment for 2 YEARS of service, and up to
$170,000 for a 5-YEAR service commitment.
With continued service beyond 5 years, health care
providers may be able to pay off all their student loans.
Providers receive loan repayment in
addition to a competitive salary from
their employers: NHSC-approved sites
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Providers find a
job at an NHSCapproved site
2
THEN
Apply to the
NHSC for loan
repayment
Loan Repayment Award
The NHSC Loan Repayment Program offers two levels of funding,
based upon the need of the community in which a provider works,
as defined by Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) score
Initial Award Amounts
2 Years Full-time
4 Years Half-time
2 Years Half-time
Sites with HPSA
Score of 14+
Up to $60,000
Up to $60,000
Up to $30,000
Sites with HPSA
Score of 0-13
Up to $40,000
Up to $40,000
Up to $20,000
With continued service, NHSC providers may be able to pay off all of their student loans.
Additional Benefits
• A portion of service obligation can be
fulfilled by teaching
• Face-to-face and virtual networking
opportunities provide support from other
providers and community resources
• Educational support including access to
free CEU courses
• Rewarding patient relationships
An opportunity to be
part of something
bigger than yourself
Eligibility
 U.S. citizen or national
 Currently work, or applying to
work, at an NHSC-approved site
 Have unpaid government or
commercial loans for school
tuition, reasonable educational
expenses, and reasonable living
expenses, segregated from all
other debts
 Licensed to practice in state
where employer site is located
Must be licensed in
one of the following
Eligible
DISCIPLINES
• Psychiatrist
• Psychologist
(health service)
• Licensed clinical
social worker
• Psychiatric nurse
specialist
• Marriage and
family therapist
• Licensed professional
counselor
• Physician (MD or DO)
• Nurse practitioner
(primary care)
• Certified nurse-midwife
• Physician assistant
• Dentist
(general or pediatric)
• Dental hygienist
How to apply?
1
Review the
Application and
Program Guidance
2
Find a job at an
NHSC-approved
site or find out if
your current job
is at an NHSCapproved site
3
Apply online at
NHSC.hrsa.gov/
loanrepayment
nhscjobs.hrsa.gov/Search_HPOL.aspx
Learn more at
NHSC.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment
Contact Information
Cheryl Donald, MA, MBA
Senior Public Health Analyst
Region II Behavioral Health Contact
(212) 264-2768
[email protected]