NAHEC Resources
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Health Career and Employment Information
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Loan Forgiveness and Debt Reduction Information
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NAHEC Partners and Collaborators
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Healthcare Organization Information
Health Careers
Loan Forgiveness & Debt Reduction
Partners/Collaborators
St. Lawrence County
- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- Clifton-Fine Hospital
- Community Health Center of the North Country
- Massena Memorial Hospital
- St. Lawrence Health
- United Helpers
Clinton County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Lewis County
Health Career Resources
- HWCareers
- New York Health Careers
Maintained by the Center for Health Workforce Studies - NYS Department of Health ~ Careers in Public Health
Paying For College: Making Your College Dreams A Reality
New York State Loan Forgiveness Programs for NYS Residents Only
- Student Loan Hero
- NYS Get on Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program
The Get on Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program allows students who graduate from a college or university located in NYS in 2014-15 or thereafter, continue to live in NYS upon college graduation, earn less than $50,000 per year, participate in either the federal Pay As You Earn (PAYE) or eligible Income Based Repayment (IBR) program, and apply within two years of graduating from college to be eligible to have their federal income-based repayment plan commitment covered for two years. - Nursing Faculty Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program
This program seeks to increase the number of nursing faculty members and adjunct clinical faculty teaching in the field of nursing in New York State. - Loan Forgiveness for Licensed Social Workers
Awards are made annually to social workers licensed to practice in New York State who have at least one year of prior employment working in a critical human service area.
Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs
- Perkins Loan Cancellation Programs
For borrowers with Perkins Loans who perform certain types of public service or are employed in certain occupations. A percentage of the loan may be cancelled for each year of service. To apply, contact the school that you were attending when you received the loan. Occupations include:
– Volunteer in the Peace Corps or ACTION program (including VISTA)
– Member of the U.S. Armed Forces (serving in areas of hostilities)
– Nurse or medical technician
– Professional provider of early intervention services
Programs to Assist With Federal Loan Repayment
- National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program
Primary care medical, dental and behavioral and mental health clinicians who provide care to the underserved may receive an initial award of up to $30,000 or $50,000 depending on service in a health profession shortage area. - Health Professions Faculty
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to serve on the faculty of an accredited health professions college or university for two years may receive up to $40,000 towards the repayment of their student loans. - EduMed Medical and Healthcare Scholarships
- Best Online Guide to Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses
- Best Guide to Most Affordable Online Nursing Programs
- Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
- Clarkson University’s Lewis School of Health Sciences
- Community Health Center of the North Country
- E5 Support Services
- Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization
- Health WorkForce New York
- Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley
- Massena Drug-Free Community Coalition
- North Country Emergency Medical Services
- Northern Borders Academy/P-TECH
- New York State Area Health Education Center System
– Central New York AHEC
– Western New York Rural AHEC
– Erie Niagara AHEC
– Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC
– Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island AHEC
– Bronx Westchester AHEC
– Catskill Hudson AHEC
– Hudson Mohawk AHEC - Seaway Valley Prevention Council
- St. Lawrence Health Initiative
- St. Regis Mohawk Health Services
- SUNY Canton
– Physical Therapy Assistant Program
– Healthcare Management Program
– Health and Fitness Promotion - SUNY Potsdam
- SUNY Upstate Medical University ~ Rural Medicine Program
(Rural Immersion Program) - United Helpers
- Upstate Medical University College of Nursing for the ANE-NPR program
- Wells College ~ Health Sciences Program
(Rural Health Immersion Program)