Purpose:

The Allied Health Tuition Assistance Program is designed to address the staffing needs of the Cleveland Clinic as well as provide allied health students with monetary support while they are enrolled in their program of study. This assistance results in a work commitment to the Cleveland Clinic upon their graduation.

Eligibility:

• Students must be enrolled part time or full time in an accredited certificate, Associate, Baccalaureate, or graduate degree allied health program.



• The student must have a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5 to apply.



• Students enrolled in an associate degree or two year certificate program may apply only for their second year.



• Baccalaureate students may be eligible for the award for both their junior and senior year.

Listed below are those degree programs that are eligible to apply for the 2008 tuition assistance:

Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Physician Assistant
Respiratory Therapist
Medical Lab Tech
Medical Technologist
Surgical Technologist
Radiological Tech (and all related Imaging positions)
Cardiovascular Tech
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Tech
Health Information Management

An application must be completed. The following items are to be returned with the application:

1. One page written statement from the student addressing their career goals and why they should be selected as a recipient of this award.
2. Two completed recommendation forms.
3. A current official transcript sent by the college or university.

Allied Health Education Council
Division of Education
The Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue-NA 22
Cleveland, Ohio 44195

Applications must be postmarked by April 30th.

The Allied Health Education Council will review all completed applications. The process for determining the recipients of the awards will be as follows:

• Recipients will be notified by mail of their award in early June. The letter will include instructions regarding the disbursement of the award to the student.
• Awards will be made payable to the student, and will be issued following receipt of the student’s signed loan agreement.
• Awards will be made for a maximum of $5,000. Students may be eligible for a maximum of $10,000 in a two-year period (4 year degree or higher).
• Each $5,000 award will result in the recipient incurring a one-year full time work commitment to the Cleveland Clinic (main campus or regional medical practice site). This full time employment must begin within 90 days of graduation.
• Award recipients must sit for any specialty licensing or certification exam within 8 weeks of graduation if applicable.
• If the recipient does not pass their licensing exam on the first try, he/she may retake the exam once. If unable to pass the exam on the second try, the entire award must be repaid to the Cleveland Clinic.
• Each new employee is subject to a 90-day probationary period. If the recipient were discharged for poor performance prior to the full-year work commitment being served, the balance would still be due.
• The loan will be forgiven at the rate of $416.67 for each month of full time employment. Thus, at the end of one year of continuous full-time employment, $5,000 will be forgiven. The forgiveness of the loan will be taxable income to you, and will be included as gross wages each month on the payroll statements until the work commitment is fulfilled.
• If within 90 days of graduation a position does not exist, the tuition will be forgiven, and a release letter will be issued to the student.
• An open application period will run from August 1 through April 30. The review process will begin in May, with final decisions made by June.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 216-444-5678
Application available at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/education/allied/

Revised 10/16/07