The purpose of the New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program is to provide repayment for outstanding student loans of practicing health professionals. As a condition of the program, a health professional must make a two year service commitment to practice full-time in a designated medical shortage area in New Mexico. The Health Advisory Committee reviews each individual application, assigning a score using a matrix in HPSA Score (Federal), Service Area, Area Health Statistics Key Indicators (determined by the New Mexico Department of Health), and Population Served. Priority will be given to those applicants working in designated areas of greatest need. Decisions on funding are made on a case-by-case basis and all ranking is at the discretion of the Health Advisory Committee. Please visit the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education's website for more information about the program and the eligible health occupations.