There are a number of funding options for rural physicians as follows:
Isolation Allowance Funds are available to physicians in communities that are eligible RSA communities with fewer than four physicians and no hospital.
The Northern and Isolation Travel Assistance Outreach Program (NITAOP) provides funding for approved physicians who visit rural and isolated communities to provide medical services. Honorariums are also available for visiting specialists and family medicine physicians.
The Recruitment Incentive Fund provides financial benefits to physicians recruited to fill vacancies or pending vacancies that are part of a Physician Supply Plan in communities listed under the RSA.
The Recruitment Contingency Fund assists communities served by the RSA with recruiting expenses where difficulty in filling a vacancy is, or is expected to be, especially severe and where the failure to fill the vacancy in a timely manner would have a significant impact.
The Rural Retention Program provides benefits to physicians working in eligible communities covered under the RSA. The incentive program was designed to enhance the supply and stability of physicians in RSA communities.
Isolation Allowance Funds | NITAOP | Recruitment Incentive Fund | Recruitment Contingency Fund | Rural Retention Program
