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PROGRAM |
LOAN PARTICIPANT |
PRIMARY CARE SPECIALTIES |
OTHER SPECIALTIES |
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SLRP |
Physicians |
Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry |
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Physician Assistants |
Adult, Family, Geriatric, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Women’s Health |
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MLARP |
Physicians |
Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine |
Physicians that practice a medical specialty other than primary care may be considered if there is an identified shortage in that specialty |
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Physician Assistants |
Adult, Family, Geriatric, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine |
Physician assistants that practice a medical specialty other than primary care may be considered if there is an identified shortage in that specialty |
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Medical Residents (in their last year of residency) |
Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine |
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Eligible Practice Sites:
SLRP
An eligible practice site is one operated as a public clinic by any federal, state, local governmental entity or a non-profit medical care facility that 1) treats all persons regardless of ability to pay, and 2) is located in a geographic region of Maryland that the Health Resources and Services Administration has designated as a HPSA (Primary Care HPSA for internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and geriatrics; Mental HPSA for psychiatry).
MLARP
An eligible practice site could be non-profit or for profit medical facility that 1) treats all persons regardless of their ability to pay and 2) is located in a Health Professional Shortage Area, or 3) Medically Underserved Area, or 4) site is located in one of the 18 rural counties of the State.
SLRP Eligibility Requirements:
Physicians and Physician Assistants who are eligible to apply for participation in the SLRP must meet the requirements listed below. These requirements are included in the SLRP Participant Application and are as follows:
- Have a medical degree (Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy) and completed residency training or a physician assistant license
- Be practicing as a primary care physician (e.g., general internal medicine, family medicine, general pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, women's health or general psychiatry)
- Have a valid unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Maryland at the time the service obligation begins
- Be a citizen of the United States or be a U.S. National
- Be employed full-time, at least 40 hours per week, at an eligible practice site (32 hours per week must be in direct outpatient care)
- Have not breached an obligation for service to a federal, state, or local governmental entity or another obligation for service even if the obligation was ultimately fulfilled
- Have no judgment lien against property for a debt to the United States
- Not be excluded, debarred, suspended, or disqualified by a Federal agency
- Have no un-served obligations for service to a federal, state, local government, or other entity, with the exception of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Primary Care Loans, Exceptional Financial Need Scholarships, and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students
- Have no existing service obligation with any other loan repayment program
- Have no existing default status on any higher education loan
- Have no debts written off as uncollectible
- Have no service or payment obligation waived
- Have never violated court-ordered child support or been delinquent in child support payments
- Practice at an eligible practice site
Application Deadline and Process:
There is one application period annually: Spring (March 1 - April 15). A technical scoring sheet will be used to score and rank applications. The following criteria is scored and ranked when reviewing an application:
- The Professional Competence and conduct of an applicant;
- Specialty of Practice;
- Jurisdiction;
- Rural/Urban Practice Site;
- Health Professional Shortage Area Score;
- Years provider plans on working at site;
- Total educational loan indebtedness;
- Salary; and
- Not for profit/For profit status
Award Amount
Up to $50,000 per year for a 2-year obligation
Renewing an Award
A recipient may reapply for an award after completion of the first 2-year service obligation. A recipient’s total award amount cannot exceed $200,000, or two 2-year obligations at $50,000 per year.
Application Materials
The application is currently closed and will not reopen until March 1, 2022.
Frequently Asked Questions
*** State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP/MLARP) COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions:
To download the COVID-19 FAQ click here.
To download the program and application related FAQ click here.
Contact
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Sadé Diggs
Maryland Department of Health
201West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-6123
Fax: 410-333-7501
mdh.providerworkforceprograms@maryland.gov
Sara Seitz
Maryland Department of Health
201West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-6123
mdh.providerworkforceprograms@maryland.gov
