Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
Program Description
The NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (NURSE Corps LRP) assists in the recruitment and retention of professional Registered Nurses (RNs) and advanced practice RNs (i.e., nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists). The program offers financial assistance to eligible RNs to repay a portion of their qualifying educational loans in exchange for two years of full-time service either at a healthcare facility with a critical shortage of nurses or at an accredited eligible school of nursing in the case of nurse faculty.
Program Goals and Impacts
The goal of this program is to recruit and retain nurses in Arizona. Impacts include an increase of nurses and advanced practice nurses at federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Program Sustainability
To attain sustainability continued interest is needed to work in critical shortage areas.
Sustainability Challenges
Challenges to sustainability may include:
Ongoing recruitment by these facilities to attract nurses.
Emphasis on working in rural nursing educational programs.
Key Contacts
The Arizona Department of Health Services and the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network.
