Attention: RNs and Nursing Graduate Education Programs We are pleased to announce that Alabama Board of Nursing will begin accepting applications for the new Loan Repayment Program for Advanced Practice Nursing on October 17, 2016; applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on November 30. Loans will be approved by the Board in January 2017, with payments disbursed in February. The Loan Repayment Program, which the Alabama Legislature enacted in May of this year, offers loans to graduate students pursuing degrees to become Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), provided that they commit to working full-time in an Area of Critical Need in Alabama for a period of at least 18 months for each year’s worth of loans received. An Area of Critical Need is presently defined by the Board, according to the law, as any area of the state that is not within five (5) miles of an area identified by the US Census Bureau as “urbanized.” A map of these urbanized areas will be provided. While we are excited about the Program and thank the Legislature and Governor Bentley for their support and approval, there are a few limitations … Continue reading ABN Advanced Practice Loan Repayment Program Kicks Off October 17