On March 5th, the New York State Department of Health Division of Workforce Transformation will begin accepting applications for the Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment and Physician Practice Support programs. These programs provide funding to help recruit physicians to and encourage them to remain in medically underserved areas of the State. Up to $9 million in total funding is available to:
- Eligible physicians to help pay for educational debt or the costs of establishing or joining medical practices; or
- Eligible health care facilities to recruit or retain physicians by providing sign-on bonuses, funds to repay educational debt, or enhanced compensation (100% of funding ultimately must be distributed to the physician or physician’s practice).
In exchange for this funding, physicians must commit to practicing in the underserved area for three years. A summary of the Request for Applications and the full RFA are attached. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until April 2nd.