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Medical, Dental, and Psychiatric Recruitment Opportunities: For Providers

Identify Practice Opportunities

  • Search for opportunities. Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS.
  • Learn about North Carolina and our rural communities.
  • Foreign applicants: Please call 919-715-7629 for a J-1 Information Packet. Only Primary Care Physicians (FP, IM, PED, OB/GYN) accepted. J-1 Visa Waiver applications must come directly from the hiring entity, not the applicant, along with a signed contract. We do not provide lists of communities, hospitals, or Health Professional Shortage Areas for candidates to call directly.

Let us Help You Find Practice Opportunities

We gather personal and professional information from prospective candidates and make every effort to match them with compatible opportunities. In order to provide the best possible match, we have developed unique interview forms by professional specialty. Go to our interview form. Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS.

Loan Repayment Programs

Principle plus interest maximums are as follows:

  • Federal: $60,000 at sites with HPSA score of 14+ and $40,000 at sites with HPSA score of 0 – 13 for 2-year commitment with opportunity to extend for additional years. For more information, go to the NHSC Home Page. Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS.
  • State Loan Repayment: Principle plus interest maximums are $100,000 for physicians with a 4-year commitment, and $100,000 for general practice dentists with a 4-year commitment. The maximum for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and dental hygienists is $60,000 for a 4-year commitment. Interested? Contact us.
  • High Needs Service Bonus: This incentive has been designed for those with no loans. The bonus maximums (assuming no loans) are $50,000 for physicians and dentists with a 4-year commitment and $30,000 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and dental hygienists with a 4-year commitment. Interested? Contact us.

Other Services

Primary care providers in rural and underserved areas of North Carolina not only have the support of the Office of Rural Health and Community Care, they also have the support of the country's premier statewide Area Health Education Center Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS. program, the North Carolina Community Health Center Association Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS., the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Link goes outside of N.C. DHHS., and four medical schools. Working together, these organizations provide the technical and professional support missing in many rural areas of the country. With this support, provider stability and continuity of care for our rural and underserved residents are greatly increased.