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Name of Program:
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Community Match Physician Recruitment Program
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Program Web site:
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http://www.uams.edu/com/ruralprograms/communityrecruitment.asp |
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Designation (Fund Source):
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State
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Eligible Specialties:
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Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Internal Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, OBGYN, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine or Geriatrics.
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Service Requirements (formerly Service Stipulation):
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Practice in a community in Arkansas determined by the Rural Practrice Baord as being medically underserved for four years.
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Who Can Apply:
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Medical school graduates who are Arkansas residents.
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Deadline(s):
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February 28th of each year.
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Repayment/Scholarship terms:
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Amount of repayment per year of service:
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In return, the community agrees to pay the physician an additional $10,000 per year and the State pays $10,000 per year.
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How to Apply:
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Additional Information/Comments:
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Act 1058 of 2007 eliminated the Community Match Scholarship program for medical students. The community match program is now a physician recruitment program for medical school graduates, who are Arkansas residents, who wish to practice in a medically underserved area in Arkansas. Applicants may recieve up to $80,000.00 over four years for full-time practice in a community determined to be a medically underserved area.
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Contact person(s):
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Name, title:
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Morgan Hogue, Administrator, Rural Practice Programs
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Agency name:
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University of Arkansas College of Medicine
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Address:
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4301 W. Markham, #709-1,
Little Rock, AR 72205
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Phone:
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(501) 526-4266
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FAX:
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E-Mail:
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mahogue@uams.edu
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