Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
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Mission<br />
The <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong> provides scholarships, loan repayments, and programs to health<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional students and graduates who are dedicated to providing direct patient care in California’s medically<br />
underserved communities.<br />
History<br />
Established in 1987, the <strong>Foundation</strong> is the state’s only non-pr<strong>of</strong>it foundation statutorily created to provide scholarships,<br />
loan repayments, and programs to health pr<strong>of</strong>essional students and graduates throughout California who agree<br />
to practice in medically underserved areas. The <strong>Foundation</strong>, housed in the <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Statewide</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Planning<br />
and Development, administers various programs across the healthcare delivery spectrum targeting allied health,<br />
nursing, mental health, medical, and other healthcare practitioners. Its outstanding track record <strong>of</strong> delivering<br />
healthcare providers to underserved areas <strong>of</strong> California has resulted in approximately 4,025 scholarship and loan<br />
repayment awards totaling more than $39 million to students and recent graduates practicing in 55 <strong>of</strong> California’s<br />
58 counties since December 1990.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>10</strong> 5
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