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Helpful information about repaying Educational Debt

All Sunflower Health Network member communities qualify for the following three programs for primary care opportunities:

• Kansas Medical Student Loan Program (KMSL or KMS) Established by the state of Kansas; the KMSL assists students with costs associated with KU School of Medicine when practicing in primary care in Kansas. http://www.kumc.edu/student-services/student-financial-aid/loan-programs/kansas-medical-student-loan.html


• Kansas Osteopathic Medical Service Scholarship (OMS) Designed to encourage primary care physicians to establish practices in rural areas of Kansas. www.kansasregents.org/resources/PDF/1702-Osteoapp1213.pdf


• Kansas Bridging Plan through the Rural Health Education and Services office provides up to $10,000 during residency training, and a community match of up to $16,000 upon completion of their residency training program. This program is intended for any Kansas Physician Resident who plans to practice primary care in counties other than Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, or Wyandotte. http://ruralhealth.kumc.edu/kbp/

Several Sunflower Health Network member communities are already approved sites for the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program and others are currently in the process of applying for approved site status. For this program, the primary care provider agrees to practice in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for an initial 2 year commitment. After the initial 2 year commitment, provider is able to re-apply on an annual basis until the remainders of their loans are paid off. This program cannot run concurrently with any other obligations, but can be utilized once the provider's other service obligations have been met. http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/

In addition to the above loan repayment options, several Sunflower Health Network members have initiated Stipend Programs in their communities. Our programs provide a monthly stipend amount, typically during the last two years of residency, and are also typically tied to a practice commitment equal to the number of months the stipend was received by the provider.

• KU Career Center
• KU Student Center
• Kansas Medical Student Loan (KMSL)
• Osteopathic Medical Service Scholarship (OMS)
• NHSC Loan Repayment Program