Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive

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Practice Site Incentive

The Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive is a $50,000 grant available to practice sites in rural or underserved areas of Tennessee. This incentive can assist with your recruiting or retention needs. Acceptable positions to use funds for are primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psych nurse practitioners, and dentists. Awarded funds can be used for: 

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Relocation expenses
  • Insurance
  • Locum tenens
  • Tuition or loan repayment

Awarded participants are required to complete a “Funds Verification of Use” form and return to TCWD along with the provider’s hiring contract and other necessary supporting documentation within 180 days for approval before funding is provided. If all of the funds awarded are not utilized, the participant must return the remaining funds to TCWD. 

 

Does your practice site have open positions you'd like to fill? Send us your open positions and utilize our no cost job board to recruit physicians, dentists, and more.


This project is funded by the State of Tennessee.

If you have any questions, please email TCWD@tha.com 

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Over $4,800,000 awarded to 117 practice sites since 2016

Practice sites in 49 counties received funding for the recruitment and retention of primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and dentists.




We Got The Incentive!

Amount

Up to $50,000 per site

(amount based on need)

Eligibility

Physician: Underserved Tennessee Facility

Dental: FQHC, Charitable, Faith Based or other Qualifying Clinic

Approved Uses

Recruitment of:

Primary care physicians

Psychiatrists

Psychiatric nurse practitioners

Dentists

Applications reviewed quarterly

Testimonials

Feedbacks And Reviews

Katina Beard

"We could never have justified setting aside $30,000 in hopes of getting a doctor. Not when it could pay a salary or offset the cost of services. We were struggling even with the idea of paying relocation fees for a potential physician and then the Community Incentive arrived like an answer to a prayer. I urge all Tennessee CHCs to engage with the Center. Get their help with recruiting clinicians and apply for the Community incentive."


- Katina Beard, CEO

Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center

"Each and every physician placement is a special event for the Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development. Each placement truly changes the face of the community where the clinician goes to practice. Such tremendous success is a cause for celebration. The Center is truly living up to its mission by helping to change the lives and health of Tennesseans."


- David Maness, DO

Professor, UT Family Medicine Center

"I came out of medical school and residency more than $300,000 in debt. Despite that, I wanted to establish my practice in a small town like my North Georgia hometown which had fewer than 2,000 people and no local pediatrician. The Residency Stipend money changed my family's life. It offset my loans and allowed us to focus on getting a house and building a family. The Center really helped me get settled in Tullahoma and we’re planning on staying here probably for the rest of our lives."


- Matthew Campbell, MD Pediatrician

Kazoo Pediatrics, Tullahoma, TN