Now Hiring Respiratory Therapist Students
Launch Your Respiratory Therapy Career at UVA Health. Get Help With Your Loans.¹
Apply for a respiratory therapist role at UVA Health University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, and receive up to $25,000 toward your student loans — paid monthly over 36 months, on top of your salary.¹,²
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Who We Are
About UVA Health
Driven to bring hope to life.
University Medical Center in Charlottesville is UVA Health’s flagship academic teaching hospital. Respiratory therapists work alongside expert clinicians and researchers, gaining exposure to complex, high-acuity cases in a learning environment where education is paired with hands-on experience.
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Why Respiratory Therapists Choose UVA Health
Academic Medical Center
Work alongside expert clinicians and researchers at University Medical Center, UVA Health's flagship teaching hospital.
Complex, High-Acuity Cases
Care for patients across heart, neuroscience, pediatric, and transplant care.
Learn While You Work
Learning is paired with hands-on experience to build strong foundations and the skills behind award-winning care.
Nationally Recognized Care
Home to Virginia's #1 children's hospital and the state's only comprehensive transplant center.
Where You'll Work
This program is for roles at UVA Health University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- UVA Health's flagship academic teaching hospital and home of UVA Health Children's.
The Process
How It Works
From application to your first loan payment — here's the path to launching your respiratory therapy career at UVA Health University Medical Center.
Apply to the Program
Apply and get accepted to the UVA Health Student Loan Repayment Program through Clasp.
Get Hired
Go through UVA Health's hiring process for a respiratory therapist role at University Medical Center. Program acceptance is not an offer of employment.
Sync Your Loans
Once hired and selected, connect your eligible student loans on the Clasp platform.
Launch Your Career
Watch monthly loan repayments hit your account, on top of your salary — up to $25,000 over 36 months.¹
Getting Started
How to Apply
Applying to the program is quick and easy:
- Answer a few questions to see if you're eligible
- Create your online account to track your application
After submitting your application, you may also be asked to interview with the UVA Health team.
Apply NowNote: Program selection is not guaranteed and is determined by UVA Health, not Clasp. This application is not an application for a loan, credit, or any other form of financing. If selected and enrolled, you will receive information on how to sync your eligible student loan(s) for repayment and/or receive information about additional financing opportunities.
Eligibility
Who Can Apply
This program is currently open to eligible respiratory therapist students who are within 2 years of graduation.
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To be eligible for the UVA Health Student Loan Repayment Program:
- You must be enrolled in an "Eligible Program" resulting in licensure or certification as a Respiratory Therapist, offered by an educational institution approved by UVA Health.
- You will maintain satisfactory academic standing in your Eligible Program, as determined by your educational institution.
- You will remain in good professional standing, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of UVA Health, from the date of your Agreement and throughout your employment with UVA Health.
- You are eligible to work and have an eligible student loan — an eligible federal or private educational loan serviced by one of the loan servicers supported by Clasp's loan repayment platform.
- You are eligible for and successfully obtain required licensure or certification prior to commencing your employment with UVA Health, and you maintain such licensure or certification during your employment.
- After graduation, you are able to meet all applicable onboarding requirements of UVA Health and are fully available for and actively working in your respiratory therapist role at UVA Health University Medical Center in Charlottesville, as directed by UVA Health in its sole and absolute discretion.
- You are in compliance with and will maintain full compliance with all UVA Health policies and procedures throughout your employment.
Get In Touch
Questions?
Reach out to scholars@clasp.com to learn more, or review the Frequently Asked Questions below.
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¹ If qualified, selected, and employed by UVA Health, UVA Health will pay up to $25,000 toward your eligible, synced student loans via the Clasp platform in monthly installments over 36 months of employment. In case of voluntary employment termination or termination with cause, failure to meet the terms of your educational loan repayment agreement, or in the event you choose to leave the program at any time, you are responsible to pay any remaining outstanding amount. You are personally responsible for the financial obligations under your loan agreement(s). Any agreement between you and your employer is entirely separate from your loan obligation(s) and will not in any way offset your obligations to your lender unless payments are made by you or any other party on your behalf.
² You may be subject to income tax for some or all of the loan payments made by UVA Health on your behalf. You should consult with a tax professional if you have any questions regarding tax consequences of the UVA Health Student Loan Repayment Program.
Information valid as of October 30, 2026.