US Department of Veterans Affairs - Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (SELRP)

EXTERNAL AWARD
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program is called the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (SELRP). SELRP is only available to final year medical students who have MATCHED to a residency and physicians currently in a residency/fellowship program. SELRP will pay a resident a varying amount during each year of residency or fellowship. These funds are used to pay down medical school student loan debt. This tax-free money cannot be used for any other student loan debt outside of medical school (MD/DO). In return the physician comes to work for the VA in the specialty for which they are being trained in for a minimum of 2 years (maximum 4 years).

SELRP is a way new physicians can help pay down medical school debt quicker while helping to care for our nations heroes. Please share this information with your graduating class of medical students.

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