3B-Instructions Letters of Recommendations-Instructions

OMB Number: 0915-0146

Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX

Bureau of Health Workforce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration

National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program

Additional Letter of Recommendation – Instructions

Please upload your letter of recommendation as soon as possible. The applicant cannot submit his/her application until the letters of recommendation are uploaded. You will not be able to upload your letter of recommendation after the application deadline (insert date) has passed.

Please review your contact information and update it if necessary. Once the application closes, this page will expire. If you have any questions, please contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-221-9393. The recommendation letter MUST include the following:

1. Student's first initial, last name, and Application ID;

2. Student’s discipline;

3. Your Name (Printed);

4. Your Title or Organization;

5. Your Address (unless already on letterhead);

6. Signature;

7. A description of your relationship to the student and the length of time you have known the student;

8. A discussion of the following points:

1. The student’s education/work achievements,

2. The student’s ability to work and communicate constructively with other people, and

3. Your assessment of the student’s particular characteristics, interest and motivation to serve populations in areas of greatest need in health professional shortage areas. This assessment should include your knowledge of the student’s work experiences, pertinent course work, special projects, research, or other activities that demonstrate an interest in and commitment to serving underserved populations.

Public Burden Statement: The purpose of the NHSC SP, NHSC S2S LRP, and the NHHSP is to provide scholarships or loan repayment to qualified students who are pursuing primary care health professions education and training. In return, students agree to provide primary health care services at approved facilities located in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) once they are fully trained and licensed health professionals. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this information collection is 0915-0146 and it is valid until XX/XX/202X. This information collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit (NHSC SP: Section 338A of the PHS Act and Section 338C-H of PHS Act; NHSC S2S LRP: Section 338B of the PHS Act and Section 331(i) of the PHS Act; NHHSP: The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act of 1992, as amended [42 U.S.C. 11709]. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average xx hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14N136B, Rockville, Maryland, 20857 or paperwork@hrsa.gov.