2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

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Hi Fellow Nurses!

Is anyone else anxiously awaiting the 2017 cycle opening?

I have applied several times and praying that 2017 is my year. I'm tier 1 - not faculty and not an NP.

Is anyone else out there?

Specializes in Utilization Review.

Just checked my most updated Credit Karma still no credit check so odd.

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Specializes in FNP: Urgent Care & Primary Care; RN: Med-Surg.

I really have a bad feeling.

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Did they give any updates

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This is the first year I have applied. I continue to monitor credit karma- does anyone know if it shows up as a hard or soft inquiry?

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Specializes in FNP: Urgent Care & Primary Care; RN: Med-Surg.

I would assume a hard inquiry. At this point I would take ANY inquiry.

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In all of the years that I have applied for this program, this is the first time that everyone is basically in the dark. In years past, a lot of people had received credit checks by now. It makes me nervous that it is so quiet. I hope they aren't about to pull the program!

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No credit check for me, either. The first thing my husband said after the November election was "There goes the loan repayment program." I hope he was wrong!!!

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It's only May... they still have a whole 4 months to let us know. The proposed 2018 budget for this program is the same amount as it was for 2018. Google it.

The 62 agencies and programs Trump wants to eliminate

from article

Department of Health and Human Services

Health professions and nursing training programs ($403 million): Trump's budget says these programs "lack evidence that they significantly improve the nation's health workforce." Instead, Trump wants to provide scholarships and student loans in in exchange for service in areas with a nursing shortage.

Trump Would Slash Research in Cut to Health Budget - Bloomberg

Ending some training programs for nurses and health professionals, saving $403 million, while continuing to fund other programs that encourage health-care providers to work in underserved areas.

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf

page 22 bullet # 6

Eliminates $403 million in health professions and nursing training programs, which lack

evidence that they significantly improve the Nation's health workforce. The Budget continues to

fund health workforce activities that provide scholarships and loan repayments in exchange for

service in areas of the United States where there is a shortage of health professionals.

its proposed but think this program will make it.

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Yes. However, the Scholar program which provides scholarship and loans in advance to a commitment to work with underserved is a separate program from the loan repayment program we applied to. Hopefully, there is no change to the budget/program, but right now, at least one thing has changed from past application years.

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Yea you're mistaken. Plus the budget amount proposed is the same amount for this program.

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Specializes in FNP: Urgent Care & Primary Care; RN: Med-Surg.

I just have a funny feeling. I do hope I'm wrong because I was hoping to finally afford a mortgage and my car is 15 years old. I'm sure you guys have wishes and wants too. However, under the shade of this administration, I am not going to kid myself. Nor would I be terribly surprised if it were cut. But here's to being wrong.

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