Annual loan repayment applications with the Georgia Board Health Care Workforce are now open! Applications can be done fully online.
The programs assist in paying debt incurred for tuition, fees, and other expenses. Applicants must practice full-time in an underserved, rural county in Georgia with a population of 50,000 or less.
Physicians Education Loan Repayment Program (GPELRP):
- A service-cancelable loan of $150,000. Payment is made annually over a four-year duration.
- Assists physicians in repaying outstanding medical education loan debt.
- Physicians must provide direct patient care in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia.
Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAA):
- A service-cancelable loan of up to $25,000 per year to licensed physicians.
- Physicians must provide direct patient care in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia.
- Contracts are awarded for one year and renewable for three additional terms.
For more information on these repayment programs, click here.