March 9, 2023
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Maryland Division of Well being pronounces expanded instructional mortgage reimbursement applications for healthcare professionals
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Division of Well being (MDH) right now introduced the biggest enlargement of the Maryland Mortgage Reimbursement Program (MLRP) for the 2023 software cycle. In trade for service obligations to follow in areas of healthcare skilled scarcity, eligible well being care suppliers and assist employees can earn larger schooling mortgage reimbursement help from $5,000 to $100,000, relying on licensure.
“MDH is dedicated to making sure entry to look after all Marylanders,” stated MDH Deputy Secretary for Public Well being Providers Dr. Jinlene Chan. “Our healthcare professionals work diligently each day to fulfill the state’s well being care wants whilst workforce shortages persist. This mortgage reimbursement program goals to enhance the recruitment and retention of the healthcare workforce, particularly in areas experiencing essential well being skilled shortages.”
Broadened legislative authority and larger state and federal assets will permit functions from an expanded pool of healthcare professionals, together with full and part-time physicians, doctor assistants, nurses, and nursing assist employees. This system has supplied instructional mortgage reimbursement to pick full-time healthcare professionals since 1994, with largely unchanged funding ranges from federal and state funding sources. The 2023 program enlargement is the biggest in its historical past.
The MDH Workplace of Inhabitants Well being Enchancment administers this system along with others that deal with healthcare workforce shortages in Maryland.
“So as to finest assist the well being of all Marylanders, it’s critical that we preserve a strong well being system to take action, together with its workforce,” stated Workplace of Inhabitants Well being Director Kimberly Hiner. “The Maryland Mortgage Reimbursement Packages assist to do that.”
MDH will settle for functions for the 2023 MLRP software cycle by April 15, 2023.
Extra details about this system, together with eligibility standards and software necessities, is accessible on the MLRP webpage.
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