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Loan Forgiveness Programs in Minnesota

The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care offers several loan forgiveness (repayment) programs to health care students or residents. We are also administering the Rural Veterinarian Loan Forgiveness Program.

The table below briefly describes the programs and how they differ. Click each program link for detailed information and application deadlines.

Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Programs Contact Amy Vallery for information on these programs at amy.vallery@state.mn.us or (651) 201-3870
Program	Eligible Health Professionals	Terms of Practice	Annual LFP Amount
Rural Physician	RESIDENTS in Pediatric, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Psychiatric, or OB/GYN programs	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in rural area	$25,000
Urban Physician	RESIDENTS in Pediatric, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Psychiatric, or OB/GYN programs	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in federally designated urban Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or Medically Underserved Area (MUA)	$25,000
Rural Midlevel Practitioner	STUDENTS in NP, PA, CNM, Nurse Anesthetist & Advanced CNS Programs	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in rural area	$6,750
Nurse	STUDENTS in RN and LPN programs	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in nursing homes or ICF/MRs	$3,750
Allied Health Care Tech and Nurse Faculty	Individuals studying to teach in allied health care or advanced nursing	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum as postsecondary faculty	$6,750
Rural Pharmacist	STUDENTS and RESIDENTS in Pharmacy Programs or Licensed Pharmacists	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in rural area	$16,000
Dentist	STUDENTS and RESIDENTS in Dental Programs or Licensed Dentists	Serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum. 25% of patient visits are public programs or sliding fee scale	$25,000

Loan Repayment Programs Contact Deb Jahnke for information on these programs at debra.jahnke@state.mn.us or (651) 201-3845
Program	Eligible Health Professionals	Terms of Practice	Annual LFP Amount
Federal National Health Service Corps (NHSC) NHSC funding!	Primary Care Physicians, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, CNMs, CMs, NPs, PAs, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Counselors, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Marriage & Family Therapists	2 years minimum (cannot coincide with any other service obligation) in federally designated HPSA, rural or urban	$25,000
Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)	PC Physicians, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, CNMs, CMs, NPs, PAs, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Marriage & Family Therapists	2 years minimum (cannot coincide with any other service obligation) federally designated HPSA, rural or urban	$20,000

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Loan Forgiveness Programs in Minnesota

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