2024 Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program

Purpose: The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (STLRP) was established in 2003 to increase access to healthcare and promote the retention of primary care physicians in medically underserved areas (MUAs) of California who provide direct patient care. The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (STLRP) makes awards to eligible applicants currently licensed and practicing as a physician for loan repayment of up to $105,000 in exchange for a 36-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an eligible geographic or approved site designation. Eligible Applicants: Must possess a valid and unrestricted MD/DO licensed to practice in CA, be in good standing with the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, not have any existing service obligations, not be in breach of any other health professional service obligation, have completed a 3-year residency, have unpaid educational loans, provide 32 hours or more per week of direct patient care. Eligible Geographies: For a facility to qualify, it must be in an eligible geographic or site designations.

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