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Career Center Welcomes New Staff
The Pennsylvania Primary Care Career Center has seen some recent changes, and two new faces are leading the charge. Meet the staff!
NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program Applications Open
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program is now accepting applications. The program helps repay up to $120,000 in tax-free student loan debt in exchange for serving for 3 years in eligible health care sites in need. An...
2026 HPSA Scores for NHSC Scholars
The HPSA score requirements for the class of 2026 National Health Service Corps Scholars are on the rise for all discplines, with physician assistants and dentists seeing the most dramatic change. The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program awards...
2026 HPSA Scores for NHSC Scholars
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Finding Purpose in Primary Care
The path to becoming a physician is a significant commitment in time, education, and finances. It is not a path one chooses to go on lightly, and it’s crucial to make sure that medicine is truly one’s passion to be successful. In addition to choosing to go to medical...
Finding the Support to Soar
There are many paths one could take to be successful in their career, but it can be significantly more difficult without a strong support system. For those who don’t have that at home, it can help change the course of their life when they find it with their employer....
Earning a Living Where Her Heart Is
We have all heard it said, “choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.” Many are lucky enough to have found a job that brings joy and purpose, and while even the best jobs may still have hard days, feeling fulfilled in your work far outweighs...
Climbing the Career Ladder
It’s not often that health care professionals in rural towns can advance their career without ever having to leave their hometown. In rural areas of Pennsylvania, accessing higher education and training schools can be more challenging than their urban counterparts:...
Dreams Come True: Practicing with Purpose and Passion
Deciding which career to pursue is one of the biggest decisions anyone will make. Some might know exactly what they want to do as early as middle school – maybe they are following in a parent’s footsteps or have already identified what they are passionate about....
Big City Roots, Small Town Heart
If you are from a small town, you know there is at least one person who is a pillar of the community – someone just about everyone knows (or has at least heard of) and who serves as a keystone for anyone needing information, services, or even just a hug and a...