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Oct 22, 2026
Anna CabecaHOST
And it's interesting because when, you know, patients were, for me, because I was in, you know, I was in my own solo practice.
Anna CabecaHOST
I was National Health Service Corps.
Anna CabecaHOST
I had a rural practice and one closer to the hospital.
Anna CabecaHOST
And I, through, like, the Women's Health Initiative study came out.
Anna CabecaHOST
And it's interesting because when, you know, patients were, for me, because I was in, you know, I was in my own solo practice.
Anna CabecaHOST
I was National Health Service Corps.
Anna CabecaHOST
I had a rural practice and one closer to the hospital.
Anna CabecaHOST
And I, through, like, the Women's Health Initiative study came out.
Scott WolpinGUEST
And I had Many, many rewarding experiences.
Scott WolpinGUEST
I'm also a National Health Service Corps alumnus.
Scott WolpinGUEST
That's really maybe how I got introduced to community health centers.
Scott WolpinGUEST
But when I landed there, that's when I discovered that I really love what I practice, community-based health care.
Genya ShimkinGUEST
in countries where medical training is much more affordable, I think that is something that other countries are getting right, and we are not.
Genya ShimkinGUEST
And there are certain states that have some loan repayment plans, and we have National Health Service Corps if you work in an underserved area, but they're not closing that gap.
Genya ShimkinGUEST
So I think that's a key thing.
Genya ShimkinGUEST
And then I think the fourth thing, and I will be honest and say I don't know that any country has cracked this code yet.
Anna CabecaGUEST
So I tried to keep a holistic approach with me in my OBGYN training at Emory.
Anna CabecaGUEST
And then I went on to continue to learn, realizing that my doctor's bag was empty when it Came to working in, I was in rural Southeast Georgia as a National Health Service Corps scholar.
Anna CabecaGUEST
And so the only female OBGYN in the vicinity.
Anna CabecaGUEST
And I went on to board certifying regenerative medicine and then integrative medicine.
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Anna CabecaGUEST
something years now.
Anna CabecaGUEST
So, I mean, again, we have safer options.
Anna CabecaGUEST
So, first of all, I want to say, you know, I was National Health Service Corps practitioner.
Anna CabecaGUEST
I was sheltered.
Josh SchienHOST
That's a really great way to not have to switch career, but to make one and a half to two times as much as you're currently making in certain settings.
Josh SchienHOST
The other thing I thought of for you, Sydney, is looking into the National Health Service Corps scholarships.
Josh SchienHOST
That's the NHSC.
Josh SchienHOST
Have you looked into that at all or no?
Sydney ThompsonGUEST
Is that one like for the rural areas?
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Josh SchienHOST
So I don't want that to happen to you, Sydney.
Josh SchienHOST
So again, your primary payoff plan is just using that awesome income that you have and tracking your finances well in order to pay off the student loans.
Josh SchienHOST
If our listeners have more questions about that, our episode 16 covers everything with PSLF, IDR, and the NHSC.
Jeffrey EkomaGUEST
But it seems like the reauthorization of Papa more than likely won't happen this session of Congress, which will mean that we will need to start the whole entire process again.
Jeffrey EkomaGUEST
Next year, Congress may also pursue continuing to extend health provisions for things like the National Health Service Corps, funding for community health centers going forward before the end of the year.
Jeffrey EkomaGUEST
They may also even continue efforts to pass another reconciliation bill, which would also be very interesting as well.
John SheehanHOST
Okay, on that topic of reconciliation, how realistic, especially during the lame duck period, will it be for Congress to really get things through and what would need to happen for them to accomplish it? You
Blue GalHOST
"That money was supposed to be used to offset health extenders this year," said a GOP congressional aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private funding talks.
Blue GalHOST
Lawmakers anticipated dipping into the fund to help several programs, said the aides, including the Community Health Center Fund, the National Health Service Corps, the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, and several special diabetes programs.
Blue GalHOST
The frustrations over Trump's abrupt announcement could prompt lawmakers to delay some of the president's nominations in response, the aide said.
Blue GalHOST
The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Medicare Improvement Fund, did not respond to questions about the administration's legal authority to issue the payments," unquote.
Peter CraneGUEST
We'd really love to have you.
Peter CraneGUEST
And the, it's a rural area, so you'll qualify for some of the National Health Service Corps loan repayment, and we can help you pay with loans." So it seemed really attractive at the time 'cause I was, didn't have any money and had a lot of debt, and I thought it would be really interesting to go practice back where I grew up.
Peter CraneGUEST
And, and so my wife, who's from Arizona, I somehow convinced her to come back to cold Idaho.
Mike Woo-MingHOST
Hmm.