Obstetrics

3054 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Bureau of Health Professions
Attn: Division of National Health Service Corps
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-55
Rockville, MD 20857
Tel: (301)594-4400
Free: 800-221-9393
Fax: (301)594-4981
Web Site: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/scholarships.cfm

To provide scholarship/loans to primary health care students willing to serve in a federally-designated health professional shortage area on completion of training.

Title of Award: National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Area, Field, or Subject: Dentistry; Medical assisting; Medicine; Medicine, Gynecological and obstetrical; Medicine, Osteopathic; Medicine, Pediatric; Midwifery; Nursing; Obstetrics; Psychiatry Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Graduate, Undergraduate Number Awarded: Varies each year, depending upon the funding available. Recently, 284 new scholarships were awarded. Funds Available: This program provides a monthly stipend (currently, $1,065) and payment of tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment. This is a scholarship/loan program. Participants owe 1 year of obligated service in the National Health Service Corps for each full or partial year of support provided under this program. The minimum service obligation is 2 years. Duration: 1 year; may be renewed for up to 3 additional years.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to U.S. citizens and nationals who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time students at an accredited U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school (with a specialty in family medicine, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, or psychiatry), family nurse practitioner program (master's degree in nursing, or post-master's or post-baccalaureate certificate), nurse-midwifery program (master's degree in nursing or post-master's or post-baccalaureate certificate), physician assistant program (certificate, associate, baccalaureate, or master's program), or dental school (with a residency in general practice or pediatric dentistry). Preference is given to applicants who demonstrate geographic flexibility and a strong interest in providing primary health care to underserved populations nationally. First priority is given to former recipients of these scholar-ships who are seeking renewal and medical students who have received a Scholarship for Students of Exceptional Financial Need. Second priority is given to applicants who demonstrate the highest probability that they will continue to practice in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) after they have completed their service commitments; those characteristics include strong primary care post-service career goals in HPSAs, experience within indigent or underserved communities, understanding and acceptance of this program, and intent to participate in pre-professional clinical experiences in rural or urban community-based health care facilities serving HPSAs. Third priority is given to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Deadline for Receipt: March of each year. Additional Information: This funding was first offered in 1978-79. It is the successor to the Public Health and National Health Service Corps Scholarship Training Program, which was in effect from 1973-74 to 1977-78. Participants are obligated to provide full-time clinical primary health care services to populations in federally-designated, high-priority HPSAs (these include the Indian Health Service and medical facilities of the Federal Bureau of Prisons).