WELCOME TO THE NHSC EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL MEETING! 1

What can this mean for East TN? Opportunities for more folks to have access to primary care servicesMORE? 2

TRP Who/What is TRP? 3

4 Each of the TN Medical Schools – UT Memphis – Health Services Center – East TN State University – James H. Quillen College of Medicine – Vanderbilt University – College of Medicine – Meharry College of Medicine

5 TRP Who/What is TRP? The Rural Health Association of TN – RHAT TN Hospital Association The TN Primary Care Association The TN Department of Health TennCare Bureau

TRP TRP – Specifically serves the Safety Net Health Departments Community Health Centers Rural Health Clinics Critical Access Hospitals Rural and underserved 6

TRP TRP role with Healthcare Workforce Development in TN?  R & R services including administering the State Primary Care Residents’ Stipend Program  Workforce Partners with the TNPCA for the SEARCH program  Partners with TN Dept of Health to relay information about SLRP with Tresea Donelson 7

TRP TRP ROLE WITH RHAT/NHSC IN TN?  TN Department of Health/Office of Rural Health Patrick Lipford, Director  Mission: To improve and enhance the accessibility, availability, and affordability of quality health care in Tennessee by creating a central focus and coordination of rural health care resources.  including working through partner agencies such as the RHAT  To accomplish in the most cost effective manner - TRP more 8

NHSC? What is the NHSC?  A division of the Public Health Service  Service oriented – mission driven  Site eligibility process 9

NHSC? What is the NHSC?  The NHSC has 3,800 clinicians in service  About 4 million people receive health care from NHSC clinicians  There are more than 9,000 job vacancies for NHSC primary care medical, dental and mental health clinicians 10

NHSC? WHO is the NHSC?  Anyone in the room?  Jamal in Unicoi County TN  U.S. Surgeon General  Dr. Florence  Dr. Hughes 11

NHSC? WHO is the NHSC? 12

NHSC? WHO is the NHSC? Testimonials usually tell the story best: Jamal! More? 13

Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service 14

IS THERE SOMEONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? 15

Peter Bockhorst, D.O. Assistant Professor 16

Joe Florence, M.D. Director of Rural Programs 17

Joe Florence, M.D. Director of Rural Programs 18

DR. MICHAEL HUGHES, Cherokee Health Systems 19

National Health Service Corp. Overview of the most current information – Scholarship Program – Loan Repayment Program – Ambassador Program o COMMUNITY INFORMATION Eligibility What to do Who to contact 20

National Health Service Corp. Overview of the most current information Scholarship Program  Students who commit to HPSAs  2-4 years based on the scholarship support  Disciplines: Certified Nurse Midwives, Dentists, Family Nurse Practitioners, PAs, primary care physicians, Psychiatrists 21

National Health Service Corp. Overview of the most current information Loan Repayment Program  Minimum 2 year commitment  $50,000 for the 2 year contract  Clinician already employed at NHSC site  Full list of Disciplines  max $145,000 for 5 years  Limited support Up to 7 years 22

NHSC Loan Repayment Program Mental & Behavioral Health Professionals Clinical Psychologists Clinical Social Workers Licensed Clinical Counselors Marriage & Family Counselors Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners/specialists Psychiatrists  Primary Care Physicians – FP, IM,PED,OB/GYN  Primary Care Nurse Practitioners  Physician Assistants  Certified Nurse Midwives  Dentists 23

National Health Service Corp.  Ambassador Program - website o COMMUNITY INFORMATION Eligibility What to do Who to contact 24

RHAT Regional Meeting East  QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS  SUMMARY/CLOSURE with Lisa Heaton, RHAT Regional Vice- President, East  Specific NHSC ?s We welcome you to stay afterward 25

THANKS SO MUCH!!! REMINDERS: – We will stay to answer specific ?s – RHAT MEMBERSHIP – CONFERENCE NOV 2010 – Evaluation forms – DOOR PRIZE IF… 26

National Health Service Corp. ELIGIBLE? Federally Qualified Health Center Center or Look-Alike Certified Rural Health Clinic Indian Health Service Site (Federal or Tribal) Solo or Group Partnership or Practice Hospital-Affiliated Primary Care Practice Managed Care Network State or Federal Prison U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement Site Public Health Department 27

Communities NHSC Eligible Located in a HPSAHPSA Provides services on a discount fee schedule discount fee schedule Accepts patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program Can document sound fiscal management Has capacity to maintain a competitive salary, benefits, and malpractice coverage package for clinicians 28

National Health Service Corp. o COMMUNITY INFORMATIONEligibility XXXX counties in the EAST that are eligible X of those X have entities already signed up 29

RHAT, TRP & NHSC Summary – What do you do next? – How can we help you? 30