Montana Career Opportunity – Psychiatrist – Missoula, Montana

Declaring shortage might help fill psychiatry post

The Mental Health Crisis Prevention Coalition, a local group that formed about two months ago, is ramping up its efforts to recruit a psychiatrist to Missoula.

At a meeting this week, coalition members explored the possibility of having Missoula County designated a Health Professional Shortage Area – a label that could help attract new psychiatry graduates by offering to pay their student loans.

In fact, a HPSA designation is required to access 37 different federal programs, noted John Schroeck, a primary care officer with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.

To contact the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Coalition to learn more about this opportunity, e-mail [email protected]

Missoula, Montana: http://www.missoulacvb.org/

By TYLER CHRISTENSEN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2007/08/10/news/local/news03.txt