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Faculty Loan Repayment Program
 

Applicant Information Bulletin: School Year 2009-2010
Service Requirement

In exchange for FLRP benefits, FLRP participants agree to provide 2 years of service as a faculty member at an eligible health professions school.  The FLRP expects that a participant will fulfill his or her service obligation at the employing institution identified in his/her application.  Duties must consist primarily of teaching in a classroom.  Employment verifications will be conducted twice a year during the service period.

A participant’s FLRP service start date will be the date the Secretary of Health and Human Services or his/her designee countersigns the FLRP contract, or the date the participant commences employment at the eligible health professions school, whichever is later.  The applicant’s signature alone on the contract does not constitute a contractual agreement.    

If a participant is unable to complete his/her service obligation at the initial employing institution, he/she must notify the Division of Scholar and Clinician Support (DSCS), Clinician Services Support Branch (CSSB) immediately, in writing, before the participant leaves his/her current employing institution, and specify the issues or concerns affecting his/her ability to maintain compliance with his/her FLRP service obligation.  Please contact DSCS/CSSB at 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-15, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or call 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910).  If a participant leaves his/her initial employing institution without requesting and receiving written approval for a transfer, he/she may be placed in default and liable for the monetary damages specified in section F.

If a transfer is approved, once the participant has commenced service at the new eligible health professions school, the service end date will be extended to account for any break in service.  The new institution must agree to match the FLRP loan repayment or qualify for a waiver of the matching requirement.

If a transfer is approved and the participant does not resume service at another eligible health professions school within 60 days after ceasing employment at the initial employing institution, the participant may be recommended for default of his/her FLRP obligation.

 

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