Foundation Annual Report 2008-10 - Office of Statewide Health ...
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Allied <strong>Health</strong>care<br />
Scholarship Program<br />
Established in 1993, this program is funded through Kaiser Permanente, grants and<br />
contributions from public and private agencies, foundations, corporations,<br />
and individuals. These funds seek to increase the number <strong>of</strong> medical assistants,<br />
pharmacy, imaging, and radiology technicians, as well as a variety <strong>of</strong> other allied<br />
healthcare pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in the medical field.<br />
• The Allied <strong>Health</strong>care Program awards pr<strong>of</strong>essionals that practice direct<br />
patient care via scholarships <strong>of</strong> up to $4,000 per year in exchange for <strong>10</strong>0<br />
volunteer hours or one year <strong>of</strong> service in a medically underserved area.<br />
Mental <strong>Health</strong> Practitioners<br />
Loan Repayment Programs<br />
Awards are funded through a surcharge on biennial licensure renewals for<br />
Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Social<br />
Workers as well as Mental <strong>Health</strong> Services Act (MHSA):<br />
• Licensed Mental <strong>Health</strong> Services Provider Education Program increases the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> licensed mental health providers available to provide direct patient<br />
care in a publicly funded or public mental health facility, a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it private<br />
mental health facility, or in a mental health pr<strong>of</strong>essions shortage area via loan<br />
repayments up to $15,000 for two years <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
Vocational Nurses<br />
Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs<br />
These programs are funded through a surcharge on biennial licensure renewals:<br />
• Vocational Nurse Scholarships increase the number <strong>of</strong> vocational nurses<br />
via scholarships up to $4,000 per year for two years <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
• Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarships<br />
increase the number <strong>of</strong> licensed vocational nurses who pursue an<br />
associate degree in nursing via scholarships up to $8,000 for two<br />
years <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
• Licensed Vocational Nurse Loan Repayments increase the number <strong>of</strong><br />
licensed vocational nurses via loan repayments up to $6,000 for two<br />
years <strong>of</strong> service working in a medically underserved area.<br />
Registered Nurses<br />
Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs<br />
These programs are funded through a surcharge on biennial licensure<br />
renewals:<br />
• Associate Degree Nursing Scholarships increase the number <strong>of</strong> nurses via<br />
scholarships up to $<strong>10</strong>,000 per year.<br />
• Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in Nursing Scholarships increase the number <strong>of</strong> nurses<br />
working in medically underserved areas via scholarships up to $13,000 per<br />
academic year for a two year service commitment.<br />
• Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in Nursing Repayments increase the number <strong>of</strong> nurses<br />
working in medically underserved areas via loan repayments up to $19,000<br />
for a four-year service commitment.<br />
• Mental <strong>Health</strong> Loan Assumption Program increases the number <strong>of</strong> mental<br />
health providers serving in a hard-to-fill position in the public mental health<br />
system via loan repayments up to $<strong>10</strong>,000 in exchange for one year <strong>of</strong> service<br />
in a medically underserved area.<br />
Other <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />
Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs<br />
Awards are funded through grants and contributions from public and private<br />
agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals:<br />
• <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education Scholarships increase the number <strong>of</strong> Dentists,<br />
Dental Hygienists, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician<br />
Assistants via scholarships up to $<strong>10</strong>,000 for two years <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
• <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education Loan Repayments increase the number <strong>of</strong> Dentists,<br />
Dental Hygienists, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician<br />
Assistants via loan repayments up to $20,000 for two years <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
Physicians<br />
Awards are funded through a surcharge on biennial licensure renewals for osteopathic<br />
and allopathic physicians, funds from the Managed Care Administrative Fines<br />
and Penalties Fund as well as grants and private donations:<br />
• Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program increases the<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> culturally competent physicians via loan repayments up to $<strong>10</strong>5,000<br />
in exchange for three years <strong>of</strong> service in a medically underserved area.<br />
• Orange County Pediatrics Specialties Physician Loan Repayment Program<br />
increases the number <strong>of</strong> pediatric specialists in Orange County via loan<br />
repayment up to $125,000 in exchange for three years <strong>of</strong> service in a medically<br />
underserved area.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Education <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>10</strong> 7
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