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Quick Links/Application Instructions
Application Instructions for all Programs
The Commonwealth's Earn to Learn Program (Application Deadline: 2025 TBD)
Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program & ARC J-1 Waiver Program (September 1- August 31)
National Interest Waiver Program (Year Round)
Virginia State Loan Repayment Programs (For 2025: January 9 - March 31)
Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarships (LPN, RN) (February 15– April 30)
Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarships (CNA) (rolling)
Virginia Long-Term Care Facility Scholarship Program (September 1 - November 30)
Virginia Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife and Nurse Educator Scholarship Programs (September 1- November 30)
Virginia Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (October 15 - April 15)
Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Loan Repayment Program (To Be Determined)
Virginia Nursing Preceptor Incentive Program (rolling)
Need a job in Virginia’s Rural and underserved areas?
Choose Virginia: A Healthy Place to Live and Work!
The Commonwealth of Virginia offers several incentive programs to attract primary health professionals to Virginia's underserved areas. These programs not only assist with paying down outstanding medical education debt but also afford individuals an opportunity to become part of a community and provide care to deserving populations.
Awards for all programs administered by the Virginia Department of Health are made on a competitive basis and limited to available funding. Priority for awards is given to candidates providing medical services in Virginia's most underserved areas.
Repayments are for the sole purpose of repaying outstanding educational loan debt secured while attending a program that led to licensure as a health professional.
Contact us
Virginia Primary Care Health Workforce Incentive ProgramsTeam & Contact Information |
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| Manager Overseeing all Programs | Olivette Burroughs, M.B.A., HCM, PHIC
Statewide Health Workforce Manager Phone: 804-864-7431 |
| Program Coordinators & Contacts | |
| Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship (LPN/RN/CNA)
Virginia Nurse Preceptor Incentive Program Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Scholarship (CNA) |
Olivette Burroughs, M.B.A., HCM, PHIC
Health Workforce Coordinator Email: olivette.burroughs@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: 804- 864-7431 |
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Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Nursing Scholarship Nurse Educator Nursing Scholarship Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Scholarship (LPN, RN) |
Cassandra Braxton
Health Workforce Coordinator Email: cassandra.braxton@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: 804-624-1915 |
| Virginia Conrad 30 Waiver Program
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program NIW HHS ARC
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Valencia Hines
Health Workforce Coordinator Email: Valencia.Hines@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: (804) 659-3861 |
| Virginia Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program
Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Loan Repayment Program |
Olivette Burroughs, M.B.A., HCM, PHIC
Statewide Health Workforce Manager Phone: 804-864-7431 |
| Workforce Programs Database
For all database questions and concerns. |
Nikita Busic
Database Administrator Email: nikita.busic@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: (804) 624-7882 |
| Compliance & Follow-Up
All Programs verification of employment |
Please send all follow-ups to incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov. |
| Mailing Address/Fax/Email | |
For more information about the Primary Care incentive programs offered by the VDH, OHE, contact Olivette Burroughs, the Statewide Health Workforce Manager, at olivette.burroughs@vdh.virginia.gov.