Application Cycle Starts Next Week for Primary Care Physicians Interested in Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Award May 15, 2015 Loan Repayment, Physician Resource, Resident/Young Physicians Health Professions Education Foundation , Steven M. Thompson Loan Repayment Program 0 The Health Professions Education Foundation (HPEF), a division of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, has announced a special application cycle for the Steven M. Thompson Loan Repayment Program award. Applicants for this award could receive up to $105,000 for loan repayments in exchange for a service obligation in California’s medically underserved areas or public mental health system. HPEF will accept applications from May 18 through June 26. Primary care physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics are eligible to apply. This cycle is only open to applicants in the following 17 counties: Alameda, Kings, Orange, Stanislaus, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Riverside, Tulare, Del Norte, Madera, Sacramento, Fresno, Merced, San Diego, Kern, Monterey, and San Joaquin. HPEF contracts directly with recipients and does not require employers to provide or match funds. Click here for more information and to apply. Comments are closed.