CHC Provider Loan Repayment Program
The CHC Provider Loan Repayment Program application cycle is NOW CLOSED.
The Massachusetts Community Health Center Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program is managed by the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Loan repayment funding was made possible through Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012: An Act Improving Quality of Health Care and Reducing Costs Through Increased Transparency, Efficiency and Innovation and was awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health through a contract to the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Program management support is funded by Partners HealthCare System, Inc. The statewide program is intended to increase the capacity of health centers to provide primary care by enhancing the availability of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. This initiative is intended to support the expansion of primary care capacity at all Massachusetts community health centers. The program offers school loan repayment to primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who make a two-year commitment to practice at one of the state's eligible community health center organizations.
See below for more details for:
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
- List of Eligible Health Centers
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Scoring Guidelines for Application Review
Physicians
This initiative is intended to support the expansion of primary care capacity at all Massachusetts community health centers. It is anticipated that with the ease in educational debt, more physicians will choose primary care practice and commit to working at community health centers to provide critical health care services to medically underserved and uninsured residents. The program is open to primary care physicians who have completed their training and have been hired to work in a MA health center with a hire date within six (6) months of the application due date OR who are currently employed 3 years or less at a MA health center as of the application due date; only one applicant can be submitted per health center. All application materials below must be filled out completely:
- Physician Applicant Information
- Physician Application and Checklist
- Physician Authorization Release Form
- Physician Employer Application
- Physician Loan Verification Form
- Physician Payment Information Form
Complete applications were due by May 15, 2017.
Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
The initiative is also open to primary care nurse practitioners and physician assistants who have completed their training and have been hired to work in a MA health center with a hire date within six (6) months of the application due date OR who are currently employed 3 years or less at a MA health center as of the application due date; only one applicant can be submitted per health center. All application materials below must be filled out completely:
- NP & PA Applicant Information
- NP & PA Application and Checklist
- NP & PA Authorization Release Form
- NP & PA Employer Application
- NP & PA Loan Verification Form
- NP & PA Payment Information Form
Complete applications were due by May 15, 2017.
Please contact Jen Hatch, Program Coordinator, jhatch@massleague.org or 617-988-2296 with any questions.
