Workforce Programs

Health Resources and Services and Administration (HRSA) programs like the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Health Career Opportunity Program, Centers of Excellence, and Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students not only make careers in medicine more accessible to students nationwide, they also recruit and retain providers to practice in underserved communities. Though there is bipartisan support for these health workforce programs, it is crucial that Congress provides robust funding for all these programs. The AAMC Action community works to protect and strengthen the NHSC and other HRSA programs to improve the health workforce and patients’ access to care.

The HRSA workforce development programs play a critical role in training and growing a diverse and culturally competent healthcare workforce. The AAMC works to secure support for these programs for the benefit of the health care workers, students, and the patients they serve. Together we can invest in scholarships, loan repayment, and mentorship programs for future health care professionals from underrepresented minority, rural, and disadvantaged backgrounds.