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I applied for a loan repayment program through the health and human resources department. The deadline passed in February but maybe by the time you find a job you can apply to the next cycle. I am still awaiting a response, they let you know if you have been accepted in September. They pay 60% of your loans for two years of service and their is an additional 3rd year that you can apply for and they will pay an additional 25% of your loans. The criteria is based on working at a disproportionate share hospital and your debt to salary ratio. Here is the website; http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/repayment/nursing/

Congratulations on passing the NCLEX!! You must be excited. I am a new nurse (just made my year). I work on a surgical unit (orthapedics, plastic surgery, vasculary, and general surgery). We do get medicine pts occasionally. This is not my dream job but I am getting a lot of experience with different kinds of pts and am learning what to expect when certain things happen. So, I wouldn't be to freaked out about med/surg. But on the other token, I have known a lot of my friends who have worked outside of med/surg (visiting nurse service, oncology, ICU, PACU, pediatrics, PICU) So, there are a lot of different options. I would say just keep your options open. Good luck to you!