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Ned, I appreciate your responses. If you are employed by the VA, it does qualify because they are a government agency. It doesn't have to be in an HPSA. I know I have a long time before I start working as a nurse, but this is something I am interested in knowing. I appreciate all the responses and I believe learning things in advance can better help me prepare if not just increase my awareness:)

Pink, just so you know, the payments made towards PSLF don't have to be consecutive:)

Thanks for the responses. I'm very new to this and don't know all the details of travel nursing. From what you guys are saying it sounds like when traveling, you are actually employed by the staffing agency? This I didn't know. I assumed you were employed by each hospital you take a contract at and the staffing agency is just the agency that helps place you. Good to know then. If this is the case, then yes I can see how travel nursing won't qualify for PSLF since they are not a government entity or non-profit.

Thanks for the response Ned. I know that I will need to work 1-2 years after school before being able to travel. I just wanted to go ahead and ask the question since I already know what kind of debt I'm going to be facing. I was just reading about the VA travel division yesterday, and from what I read from responses on here it is not the way to go! Apparently it's easier getting VA travel jobs through other staffing agencies that often have those contracts. Obviously I know working for the VA would count towards PSLF. My question was more of just asking if there are plenty of jobs/contracts out there, other than VA, for travel nurses who need to have qualifying work for PSLF? And does anyone know if there are any specific staffing agencies who have experience with placing nurses in these kinds of contracts? Thanks!

Hi all, I am just about to start nursing school after going through a bachelors and masters program already, so I have a TON of student debt. I know I am going to have to consolidate my loans on IBR and work under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program in order to get rid of this debt as quickly as possible! I really want to do travel nursing though. I am wondering if there are any travel nurses out there working towards PSLF? Is it possible to take only assignments that will qualify for this (government, or 501c3 np) and are there many staffing agencies that have these kind of positions? Thanks for any insight!!

I'm starting the ASN program this fall. Just wanted to say hey! Anyone else living on SSI? Has anyone heard anything about clinicals and how it works? I'm worried they're gonna place some in pretty far locations from Brunswick. I hope we'll be able to carpool at least; I have an old car and I don't think it can take making 2hr+ trips every weekend!! Has there been any FB pages started? I don't have FB and I hope I'm not missing out on a lot!