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    Recruitment Assistance/ South Dakota

Name of Program:

South Dakota Recruitment Assistance Program

Program Web site:

http://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/recruitment/RAP.aspx

Designation (Fund Source):

State

Eligible Specialties:

Physicians, Dentists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

Service Requirements (formerly Service Stipulation):

Agree to practice full-time in an eligible community for at least three consecutive years

Who Can Apply:

Licensed as physician, dentist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife or certified registered nurse anesthetists in South Dakota

Deadline(s):

Repayment/Scholarship terms:

Practitioners must enter into a contract with the South Dakota Department of Health in order to qualify.

Amount of repayment per year of service:

For a qualifying physician or dentist is equal to twice the University of South Dakota School of Medicine resident tuition for the four most recently completed academic years. The current amount is $248,098. The amount of the incentive payment for a qualifying physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife or certified registered nurse anesthetists is equal to twice the University of South Dakota resident tuition for physician assistant studies for the two most recently completed academic years. The current amount is $70,054.40.

How to Apply:

Additional Information/Comments:

N/A

Contact person(s):

Name, title:

DeAnn  Sprenger,  Recruitment Program Coordinator

Agency name:

South Dakota Office of Rural Health-Dept of Health

Address:

600 East Capitol Avenue,
Pierre, SD 57501

Phone:

(605) 773-2706

FAX:

E-Mail:

DeAnn.Sprenger@state.sd.us

   
   
 

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