HWDD Quick links
- Health Careers Training Program (HCTP)
- Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program (HWPP)
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) / California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
- Shortage Designation Program
- Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs
- Research, Policy and Planning GIS/Data System
- FAQs
- Site Map
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Healthcare Workforce Development Division –
Frequently Asked Questions
Health Careers Training Program
- Can I be notified about new grant opportunities?
- Does HCTP offer grants?
- Does HCTP offer scholarships?
- Where can I get the latest copy of the Health Pathways newsletter?
- How do I contact someone at the HCTP about an idea for a newsletter article or obtain further information about a news article that I read?
- Does HCTP host careers fairs?
- What are the 12 hottest health careers in California currently requiring two years or less of education and/or training?
- What are the 12 hottest health careers in California currently requiring four years or more of education and/or training?
Shortage Designation Program
- What is an Automatic Facility HPSA Designation?
- How is an Automatic Designation different from the conventional process?
- Is there a drawback to Automatic Designation?
- Are facilities with Automatic Designation eligible for all of the same program assistance as sites with a conventional HPSA score?
- How do HPSA scores affect a practice site′s personnel recruitment or funding?
- What scores should NHSC Scholarship Program participants look for when researching placement opportunities?
- How do HPSA scores affect Federal Loan Repayment Programs?
- More...
Health Workforce
Pilot Project Program
- What is the Health Workforce Pilot Project Program?
- What types of projects does the state pilot?
- What skills are expanded or developed?
- What are the outcomes of the pilot projects and/or what happens next?
- Who may apply?
- How do institutions/agencies apply to the HWPP program?
- More...
Song-Brown
Family Physician Training Program
- Who is eligible to apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?
- Can students apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?
- Who determines which training programs receive funding from the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act?
- Are the Commission meetings open to the public?
- When do training programs apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?
CA State Loan Repayment Program
- Who may participate in the program?
- What types of loans are eligible?
- How do I get a health professional loan repayment application?
- When is the SLRP application deadline?
- What are the site requirements?
- How can my site become an eligible site?
- How does my clinic get a Health Professional Shortage Area designation?
- What are the differences between the National Health Services Corps (NHSC)/Federal Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) and the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)?
- How much money can I receive?
- Can you help me find a job at an eligible site?
- What is the best way to contact SLRP for more information?
Research — Policy — Planning
Data / GIS
- Can I get a map of HPSA, and MUA/MUP,designations for a particular county?
- Can I get a map showing census tracts in a particular MSSA?
- Can I get a map showing HPSA Designations in California?
- Can I get a map showing Medically Underserved Populations and Areas in California?
- Can I get a map showing Urban, Rural and Frontier Areas in California?
- Can I get a map showing practitioners and or facilities in California?
- Can I get a map showing practitioners and or facilities for a particular MSSA or County?
- Where can I get demographic and provider data for a particular Census Tract, MSSA or County?