California State Office of Rural Health

The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (STLRP) encourages recently licensed physicians and surgeons to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas – Primary Care (HPSA-PC) and Primary Care Shortage Areas (PCSA) in California. The program repays up to $105,000 in educational loans in exchange for full-time service for a minimum of three (3) years. If you are an allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) physician working in a HPSA-PC and PCSA in California, have outstanding educational debt, and meet other important application criteria related to cultural and linguistic competency, you may be eligible to apply. Please carefully review the eligibility guidelines for the program to which you are interested in applying. STLRP is highly competitive and not all who apply are awarded.

Health Professional Shortage Area and Medically Underserved Area/Population

Needs Assessment Methodologies in Determining Treatment Capacity for Substance Use Disorders: Final Report Presents the results from an environmental scan reviewing the literature on needs assessment methods and substance use disorder (SUD) needs assessment reports representing diverse interests, including rural and urban areas, researchers, government agencies, and private consultants. Highlights best practices for conducting SUD needs assessments, identifies gaps and opportunities for improvement in the available data, and discusses why SUD needs assessments are necessary. Sponsoring organizations: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Date: 09/2019