The Indiana State Loan Repayment Program (IN-SLRP) is a workforce retention program that provides student loan repayment to health professionals to encourage the full-time delivery of primary care, mental, and dental healthcare services at practices located in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in Indiana. HPSAs are geographic areas, population groups, or healthcare facilities that have been designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as having a shortage of health professionals.

In exchange for a two-year service commitment, IN-SLRP recipients can receive up to $20,000 to repay their outstanding student loans. Participants may reapply for the program once; in this case, they could receive up to an additional $20,000 for an additional two-year service commitment, for a total of up to $40,000 for four years of service.

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Please note there are federal programs available as well

Apply for Loan Repayment | Bureau of Health Workforce (hrsa.gov)

For additional questions, please contact Maddie Mrotek at mmrotek@health.in.gov .

Check out the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) job search tool to find employment opportunities in high-need communities.



East Central Indiana (ECI)

East Indiana AHEC Scholars volunteered their time to prepare backpacks of personal care items, food, and clothing to share with individuals experiencing homelessness. These backpacks will be given out during the January 2023 Point-In-Time Count, a nationwide effort to make a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. In Indiana, a wide variety of local community service agencies across the state collaborate to perform the Point-In-Time County and use the data to inform service providers and advocate for funding and housing solutions. EI-AHEC Scholars have participated in and supported the count in Rush, Fayette, and Wayne counties for several years, giving them the opportunity to learn about barriers to healthcare for this vulnerable population and what homelessness looks like in more rural parts of the state.

Metropolitan Indianapolis Central Indiana (MICI)

At the MICI College Prep Academy session this past Saturday, students participated in activities that introduced them to careers in dentistry, led by a local dentist and dental hygenist.

North Central Indiana (NCI)

We are excited about the spring which is leading up to AHEC of a summer! We will be publishing registrations for up to five summer enrichment activities for students exploring health careers and a Veteran's Mental Health Summit to be held in Rochester, IN.

More information to come!

Northwest Indiana (NWI)

Check out the latest news segment done on New Prairie High School as they have ramped up our efforts to become the first heart safe school in Indiana! NWI-AHEC proudly supports this program and their efforts with the donations of CPR training manikins and training kits among many other supplies. The amazing teacher featured, Tonya Aerts, is also on our advisory board!

Click on the image above to watch a news report on this amazing program!

South Central Indiana (SCI)

SCI-AHEC had the privilege of partnering with COSMOS (Collaboration of Shoals, Mitchell, Orleans Schools) health science students visiting Vincennes University to learn about their health science programs. Students participated in hands-on activities learning about Physical Therapy Assistant, Medical Terminology, Nursing, Pharmacy Technician, & Exercise Science.

These students have the opportunity to get many trainings such as Blood Pathology training, First Aid training, Dementia Friendly training, and graduate with their CNA Licenses. SCI-AHEC has helped fund many of these training programs to allow students to build their portfolio for college. 



Southwest Indiana (SWI)

In November 2022, SWI-AHEC, in collaboration with the University of Evansville, University of Southern Indiana, and the IU School of Medicine, hosted a breakfast and interprofessional continuing education event for clinical professionals to strengthen their precepting skills. The event included sessions addressing care for people with disabilities, integrating students into office workflows, obtaining narrative behavioral assessments, learning to leave work behind, and creating safe clinical spaces by addressing racism, bias and moral injury. Nearly 40 attendees included occupational therapists, advanced practice nurses, physical therapists, and physicians.

Pictured is keynote speaker Janice Kuperstein, PhD, Professor, Associate Dean, and Diversity Officer - University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences.

West Central Indiana (WCI)

WCI-AHEC has added a graduate assistant to its staff. Katie Peters is an Occupational Therapy student at Indiana State University. Peters previously worked as a School Registered Dietitian for Greenfield Central Community School Corporation. She has been tasked with growing our relationships with our high school contacts and furthering our mission to expand health career pathways.