To Be Eligible …

• Must be U.S. citizen
• Must not have outstanding contractual obligations unless completed before the SLRP contract has been signed (this includes recruitment bonuses)
• Must not have a judgment lien against their property.
• Must not be excluded, debarred, suspended or disqualified or have debts written off as uncollectible.
• Must not have breached a prior service obligation or have not had any service or payment obligation waived.
• Graduated from an accredited training program in the U.S., its possessions, territories or Canada.
• Approved/licensed by discipline-specific licensing boards.
• Achievement of matching funds.
• Accept Medicare and Medicaid assignment.
• Agree to practice two years in selected area

Eligibility 

• Physicians:  Allopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine in the following specialties: Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Geriatrics, and Psychiatry
• Dentistry: General and Pediatric Dentists and Registered Dental Hygienists
• Advanced Practice Clinicians: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants (specializing in adult, family, pediatrics, psychiatry/mental health, geriatrics, or women’s health), Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, and Certified Nurse Midwives
• Mental/Behavioral Health: Health Service Psychologists (Clinical and Counseling), Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists
• Nursing: Registered Nurses
• Pharmacy: Registered Pharmacists

Benefits:

• Applicants may receive up to $50,000/year for two years of service and requires a 1:1 match from the sponsoring organization or community.

The Program is administered by the North Dakota Department of Health.

Eligible Loans

• Stafford loans
• Grad PLUS loans
• Perkins loans
• Consolidation loans
• Private loans
• State loans
• Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL)
• Loans For Disadvantaged Students (LDS)
• Institutional loans
• Primary Care Loans (PCL)
• Nursing Student Loans (NSL)

Next Steps

You can find the application here.

Please contact Bobbie Will for additional information and submission of completed applications:

Bobbie Will, Director
North Dakota Primary Care Office
Office of Public Health Systems and Performance
600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
office: 701-328-4908 or fax: 701-328-4727
email: [email protected]