Primary Care Service Corps - Round 7

The New York State Department of Health (Department) is issuing this Solicitation of Interest (SOI) under the Primary Care Service Corps (PCSC) Loan Repayment Program, which is modeled after the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).  As set forth in Public Health Law (PHL) §§ 923 and 924, PCSC is a service-obligated loan repayment program that is designed to increase the supply of certain clinicians in underserved areas.

Clinicians eligible to apply under the program are:

• Dentists
• Dental Hygienists
• Nurse Practitioners (NP)
• Physician Assistants (PA)
• Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
• Clinical Psychologists
• Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
• Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)

Clinicians must commit to practice at an Active NHSC Approved Site.  In addition, clinicians must demonstrate that they are or will be working in primary care or behavioral health and in an outpatient or other eligible setting as defined further herein. 

Up to $1,000,000 in funding is available to support new awards under this SOI. Up to $72,000 is available for dentists (for full time practice), up to $54,000 is available for primary care clinicians (nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurse midwives), and up to $36,000 is available for clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed mental health counselors, and registered dental hygienists, not to exceed the amount of the individual’s qualifying educational debt, in return for a three-year commitment to practice at an NHSC Approved Site.