UVA Health
Overview
UVA Health is committed to the health and well-being of the communities which it serves. UVA Health has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Culpeper County. These designations, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), open the door to benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan repayment programs and grants for physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses. The goal of this initiative is to promote access to quality healthcare in the surrounding service area by recruiting and retaining clinicians like you. Together with its team of healthcare providers, UVA Health will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
UVA Health encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine eligibility and opportunities for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with us at the bottom of this webpage.
What is a HPSA?
HPSAs are designations that indicate health care provider shortages in three platforms of health: primary care, mental health, and dental health. Each platform of health receives its own designation. Each designation is scored to show the severity of the shortage. Scores range from 0 to 25, with 25 indicating the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Culpeper and Prince William Counties.
Culpeper County
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Culpeper County
ID: 1515315241
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 10
Designation Date: 08/28/2020
Last Update Date: 9/22/2025
Prince William County
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: MI-Prince William County
ID: 1513434895
Designation Type: Other Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 06/07/2021
Last Update Date: 06/07/2021
Culpeper County
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Rappahannock/Rapidan MHCA
ID: 7515157866
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 08/19/2025
Last Update Date: 08/19/2025
Prince William County
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: ME-Prince Willaim MHCA
ID: 7516052961
Designation Type: Medicaid Eligible Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 14
Designation Date: 11/17/2023
Last Update Date: 02/18/2026
Culpeper County
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Culpeper County
ID: 6516820852
Designation Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 11
Designation Date: 09/07/2024
Last Update Date: 08/18/2025
Prince William County
In a Dental Health HPSA: No
What are the benefits of a HPSA?
In an effort to boost provider recruitment and retention in these often-rural shortage areas, benefits have been established to help build healthcare access for those who need it most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because UVA Health has forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you, the provider, as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in your community. UVA Health truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible UVA Health primary care, mental health, dental health, and specialty providers:
Physicians – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners only), State Loan Repayment Programs
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs
Mental Health Providers – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs
Pediatric Subspecialists – Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
Pharmacists – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Programs, State Loan Repayment Programs
Occupational Therapists – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Only)
What do these loan repayment programs offer?
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses may be eligible to apply for loan repayment worth up to 85% of their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program – Healthcare professionals providing direct treatment or recovery support of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder including, but not limited to Physicians, Clinicians, Bachelor’s-level Substance Use Disorder Counselors, Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals, and Clinical Support Staff may be eligible for up to $250,000 for a six-year service commitment at a STAR-certified site.
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program – Providers working full-time with pediatric patients may be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment in return for a three-year service commitment. Eligible disciplines include: Physicians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed or Certified Master’s Level Social Workers, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors working in a pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, as a child or adolescent psychiatrist, or behavioral health providers working in pediatrics or substance use disorder services. Please refer to program guidelines for a list of specialties and subspecialties for Physicians.
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program – This competitive program offers up to $100,000 in loan repayment for eligible clinicians in exchange for a two-year service commitment at an approved practice site. Eligible clinicians must work full-time in an outpatient setting and include Primary Care Physicians (MD/DO), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Dental Hygienists, Health Service Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Master-level Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors.
Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program – This competitive program offers loan repayment of up to 25% of eligible student loan balances in exchange for a two-year service commitment for full-time clinicians or a four-year service commitment for part-time clinicians serving in a designated shortage area. Annual award limits are $50,000 for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (CAPs), CAP Fellows, Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Physician Assistants, Psychiatric Pharmacists, and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners; $20,000 for Licensed Clinical Psychologists, and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs); and $10,000 for other eligible Behavioral Health Professionals.
To find out if your address is located in this HPSA designation, please visit the following website:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
For more information, please contact:
HPSA Acumen’s Benefit Support Specialists are available to you:
716.483.0888 ext. 206
Email us here at Support@HPSA.us