Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
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A message from the<br />
President<br />
Gary Gitnick, M.D.<br />
President<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
On behalf <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees, it<br />
is my privilege to present the <strong>Health</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong>’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
for <strong>2008</strong> – 20<strong>10</strong>.<br />
During the past three years, the <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
has been actively engaged in increasing access<br />
to healthcare services via our scholarships<br />
and loan repayments to students and health<br />
providers. We have implemented two new<br />
loan repayment programs for mental health<br />
practitioners and pediatric specialists. In its<br />
inaugural cycle, the Mental <strong>Health</strong> Loan<br />
Assumption program received more than<br />
1,250 applications and was only able to award<br />
275 loan repayments. Our other programs<br />
are similarly in high demand – from <strong>2008</strong> to<br />
20<strong>10</strong> the <strong>Foundation</strong> was able to increase its<br />
funding by more than $24 million through<br />
grants and licensure fees to meet this growing<br />
demand, awarding 2,588 health pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
students and providers.<br />
Even so, as the debate over healthcare reform<br />
continues, the <strong>Foundation</strong> continues to make<br />
significant strides that contribute to improved<br />
healthcare access:<br />
• Including additional eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essions such<br />
as the Clinical Nurse Specialists, Osteopathic<br />
physicians and surgeons, as well as Geriatric<br />
Specialists to the list <strong>of</strong> eligible scholarship<br />
and loan repayment applicants.<br />
• The Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship,<br />
Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science Nursing Scholarship, and<br />
Loan Repayment Programs inclusion <strong>of</strong> veterans<br />
when determining eligible candidates.<br />
• Developing the Mental <strong>Health</strong> Loan<br />
Assumption Program in partnership with<br />
California’s Department <strong>of</strong> Mental <strong>Health</strong>.<br />
• The <strong>Foundation</strong> received a $945,000 grant<br />
from the Orange County First Five Commission<br />
to develop and implement a pediatric<br />
specialties loan repayment program.<br />
The Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees and I look forward<br />
to partnering with you to support health<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional students and graduates who<br />
practice direct patient care in medically underserved<br />
areas. I invite you to visit the <strong>Health</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong>’s Website at:<br />
www.healthpr<strong>of</strong>essions.ca.gov, and participate<br />
in “Giving Golden Opportunities!”<br />
2 <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>10</strong>
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