What does the National Health Service Corporation (NHSC) do, where, and who works for them?
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC)- part of health resources and services administration (HRSA), a PHS agency. It is committed to improving the health of the nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health professionals and supporting communities' efforts to build better systems of care and works closely with state programs for underserved areas. The NHSC recruits primary care clinicians to provide comprehensive team based health care that bridges geographic, financial, cultural, and language barriers.
• Dental hygienist may work as clinicians with the NHSC, and those with qualifying educational loans may be eligible to compete for repayment of those loans if they choose to serve in a community of greatest need. In addition to loan repayment, these clinicians receive a competitive salary, some tax relief benefits, and a chance to have a significant impact on a community.
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