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Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages: Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details > Rhode Island

Task Force, Commission or Panel

• The Governor’s Advisory Council on Health has developed the Health Professions Workforce Workgroup to examine the issue of health workforce shortages and to make recommendations to the full Council.
  
  

Scholarships, Loan Repayment

• The Rhode Island Loan Repayment Program offers awards to health care practitioners in return for service in underserved areas of Rhode Island.
  For more information: 401-277-1171
• Rhode Island established a no interest loan program for nursing students.
  
• For more information: Rhode Island Department of Health Publications
  

Other

• Recently enacted legislation supports training of pharmacy technicians at Vocational High Schools and allows retired nurses to volunteer their services.
  For more information: Rhode Island Department of Health Publications