Application And Selection Process

(1) The applicant shall submit to TSAC an application and Promissory Note for a Tennessee Rural Health Loan for each academic year of postsecondary enrollment. (2) The application deadline for each academic year is September 1. (3) Each year that funds are available, preliminary rankings of applications will be made by the TSAC staff based upon established criteria and rankings determined by the Selection Committee, composed of representatives of the Department of Health, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Osteopathic Examination, the Committee of Physician Assistants, the Board of Nursing, and the Board of Dentistry. The TSAC Selection Committee will then review the top rated candidates to determine the final selections. (4) The factors used in the ranking of applicants shall include, but not be limited to, overall grade point average, upper division laboratory science grade point average, and Medical College Admissions Test, or Dental Admissions Test scores. Selection also will include evidence of commitment to this program and other such factors that shall be identified as relevant in meeting the goals and interests of the Act. TENNESSEE RURAL HEALTH LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM CHAPTER 1640-01-21