Physician - Primary Care Clinic

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. Award amounts can be up to $200,000 and the eligibility period ranges from one to five years, determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Applications must be submitted within four months of appointment. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply. For questions or assistance contact Ms. Monique Head at monique.head@va.gov.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship: Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine; the degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification (VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status). Approved residencies are:
  1. Those approved by the accrediting bodies