Eligible clinicians can apply for Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program

Eligible clinicians may apply through July 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET for up to $100,000 in loan repayment in exchange for working up to three years in an approved outpatient or inpatient facility providing primary medical or dental care and/or mental and behavioral health services in a health professional shortage area or medically underserved area or population, the Health Resources and Services Administration recently announced. The new Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program aims to increase access to pediatric subspecialty care, including the behavioral health needs in school-based settings, the agency said.