Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program
By Nicole Mattson, LHSE, SHRM-SCP, SPHR | November 10, 2023 | All members
The Minnesota Office of Rural Health & Primary Care grants loan forgiveness to various healthcare professionals serving in high-need areas. View the list of eligible professions, as well as program information specific to each including eligibility, award amounts, service obligation, timelines, etc. on the “
Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Programs” page of the MDH website. Also visit the
FAQs for additional pertinent program information.
Application cycles for eligible professions
- The application cycle for the registered nurses in nonprofit hospitals is now CLOSED
- The application cycle for the following eligible professions is open Wednesday, November 1, 2023, through Saturday, January 6, 2024, 11:59 PM:
- Rural Dental Therapists/Advanced Dental Therapist
- Dentist
- Rural Mental Health Professional
- Urban Mental Health Professional
- Rural Advanced Practice Provider
- Urban Advanced Practice Provider (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Only)
- Nurse Faculty
- Long Term Care Nurses
- Rural Pharmacist
- Rural Physician
- Urban Physician
- Rural Public Health Nurse
View or download the 2023 MN Loan Forgiveness Program Information Notice (PIN) for more information.
Nicole Mattson | Vice President of Strategic Initiatives |
nmattson@careproviders.org | 952-851-2482