TN Center for Healthcare Workforce Development

Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive

Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive Information

Funds for this program have been allocated for the remainder of the fiscal year. The application link is closed, but will reopen on July 1, 2024. Thank you for your understanding!

Male And Female Physician

Practice Site Incentive

Funds for this program have been allocated for the remainder of the fiscal year. The application link is closed, but will reopen on July 1, 2024. Thank you for your understanding!


Are you a practice site in a rural or underserved area of Tennessee? Do you need to recruit a primary care physician, psychiatrist, psych nurse practitioner or dentist? Do you serve TennCare and/or uninsured patients?


The Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive is a $50,000 grant available to assist with your recruiting needs. It is available for:

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

Have another idea or use for the funds? Contact us and let’s discuss.

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.

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
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