The following organizations enable students to repay loans, or earn loan forgiveness, in various ways.
Loan Repayment Programs
Arizona Loan Repayment Program
The Arizona Department of Health Services offers loan repayment programs for primary care and rural health care professionals.
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service offers loan repayment to health care professionals who commit to two years of service in facilities serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program
The National Institute of Health offers several loan repayment programs for health professionals whose careers are focused on medical or behavioral research.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
This program from the U.S. Department of Education offers loan forgiveness to people performing “public service,” such as by working for the government or certain non-profit organizations.
National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers loan repayment for primary care health care professionals who commit to two years of service in an underserved area within the U.S.
AAMC Loan Repayment/Forgiveness Programs
The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) maintains an extensive list of state and federal loan repayment programs for medical and other health care professionals.
Loan Repayment Tools
AAMC Financial Aid Information
The AAMC provides useful information about financial aid for aspiring, current and past medical students:
- This article on loan repayment options compares different types of repayment plans.
- The loan repayment timeline linked from this page shows recent graduates when they can expect to begin paying their loans, and how much their monthly payments may be.
Loan Repayment Calculator
Estimate your monthly payments with this tool from the U.S. Department of Education. You can either enter approximate loan information, or log in to the site to use your real loan data.
Salaries for Physicians/Health Care Practitioners
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates average salaries for different types of health care practitioners, including physicians. The AAMC also calculates starting salaries for physicians in various specialties.