Save the Date! November 4th! Corps Community Day Celebration

Friday, November 4, 2016  ~  Marriott Denver West, Golden, CO  

Celebrate the positive impact of the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) have on improving access to health care.  The importance of the primary care workforce will also be highlighted, including Corps members, health professional students and safety-net clinic sites.

New this year is a day of free training opportunities before the evening awards reception. Trainings are open to all regardless of participation in CHSC or NHSC. This includes health center staff, medical residents, and health professional students of all levels and specialties. Register here and see course descriptions and session times.

Training topics include:

• Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
• Cavity Free at Three
• Diabetes Prevention
• Immunization Policy and Practice
• Tobacco Screening and Intervention

The evening reception (6pm – 8pm) will be a celebration and networking opportunity with speakers, food and beverages, and awards to outstanding CHSC and NHSC participants and alumni. Nominate a CHSC, NHSC or NURSE Corps clinician, or a Colorado health professions student who embodies the mission of the Corps: To build healthy communities by supporting qualified health care providers dedicated to working in areas in Colorado with limited access to care. Nomination deadline is close of business on October 7, 2016.

[Source: CRHC]

RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9

RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Int'l. Airport. Click here for more information. Corps Community Day highlights primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for the underserved in Colorado. It is an opportunity for students, residents, providers and Colorado’s safety net health care facilities to network. Please share this invitation with folks at your clinic! Furthermore, the event celebrates accomplishments of National Health Service Corps and Colorado Health Service Corps providers.

Safety-net healthcare facilities in attendance include: federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, community safety net clinics and other sites meeting the primary care needs of Colorado’s underserved. In addition to the chance to connect with motivated, like-minded professionals, there will be plenty of food and drinks and special giveaways! Keynote speakers include Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH and Justin Wheeler, MD.

RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9

RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Int'l. Airport. Click here for more information. Corps Community Day highlights primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for the underserved in Colorado. It is an opportunity for students, residents, providers and Colorado’s safety net health care facilities to network. Please share this invitation with folks at your clinic! Furthermore, the event celebrates accomplishments of National Health Service Corps and Colorado Health Service Corps providers.

Safety-net healthcare facilities in attendance include: federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, community safety net clinics and other sites meeting the primary care needs of Colorado’s underserved. In addition to the chance to connect with motivated, like-minded professionals, there will be plenty of food and drinks and special giveaways! Keynote speakers include Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH and Justin Wheeler, MD.

Corps Community Connection and Awards Cermony, October 9

"Save the Date for Corps Community Connection and Awards Cermony, October 9, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm. Click here for more information. Corps Community Day highlights primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for the underserved in Colorado. It is an opportunity for students, residents, providers and Colorado’s safety-net healthcare facilities to network. Furthermore, the event celebrates accomplishments of National Health Service Corps and Colorado Health Service Corps providers.

Safety-net healthcare facilities in attendance include: federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, community funded safety-net clinics and other sites meeting the primary care needs of Colorado’s underserved. In addition to the chance to connect with motivated, like-minded professionals, there will be plenty of food and drinks and special giveaways!

We encourage sites and colleagues to nominate Colorado or National Health Service Corps participants who have been exceptional employees and providers through community leadership, patient engagement, exemplary teaching, innovative improvement or creative leadership. You also may nominate a student involved in a rural or urban track who has shown leadership and collaboration. If selected, the provider and/or student will receive an award and public recognition at the event." [Source: Colorado Community Health Network]

News for National and State Loan Repayment

“News for National Health Service Corps and Colorado Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs; do not miss this opportunity to offer loan repayment to your providers!

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 

• Application cycle for sites to apply to become eligible for their providers opens next week! The cycle will be open from September 3 to November 1. 
• You can view all the rules, see if you are eligible and find the application here. 
• Providers are able to apply once a year, these dates have not yet been announced for FY2014 
• For those providers that applied for NHSC in 2013, awards will be sent out by September 30! 

Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) 

• Application cycle for sites to apply to become eligible for their providers to get loan repayment is year round, apply anytime! 
• You can view all the rules, see if you are eligible and find the application here. 
• Application cycle for providers to apply is September 1 through September 30. Providers can apply here. 

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Sara Maki  at Sara.Maki@state.co.us”  [Source:  Colorado Rural Health Center]

Don’t miss the opportunity to offer loan repayment to your healthcare providers!

Do you have a healthcare provider at your facility who is interested in loan repayment? Let them know that the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) Loan Repayment Program spring 2013 application cycle will open March 1st, 2013.  The application cycle is open for one month, closing on March 31st, 2013. Up to $105,000 for a 3-year commitment is available to your primary care healthcare providers!  Click here to learn more about the CHSC Loan Repayment program.

Apply for the Colorado Health Service Corps

Certain health professionals may be eligible to receive repayment of qualified student loans if they practice full time, in a Health Professional Shortage Area, delivering primary health care services, in a public or nonprofit clinic. The practice must accept public insurance and offer discounted services to low-income, uninsured patients. Nontaxable awards may be made up to $35,000 for physicians and dentists; up to $20,000 for physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and mental health providers; and up to $7,500 for dental hygienists for each year of service. Certain physicians who work for a federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, community clinic or are a graduate of the Rose or Swedish Family Medicine Residency programs may be eligible for awards of up to $50,000 per year. All contracts are for three years, though the program’s goal is to facilitate long-term retention in an underserved Colorado community far beyond a service obligation.

The Colorado Health Service Corps provider application opens September 1, 2012 and closes September 30, 2012.  Read more. (Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)