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Our goal is to provide more immigration information for physicians, their employers and physician recruiters than any other web site on the Internet. Our law firm has helped over 1,500 international medical graduates (IMGs) and Canadian-trained physicians immigrate to the U.S. during the past two decades. We specialize in obtaining J visa waivers, H-1B status and permanent residence for physicians located across the U.S.
The numerous articles and links listed below demystify the J waiver procedure, the process of obtaining an appropriate offer of employment, how to determine whether your offer of employment is located within a medically underserved area, etc. We link to the government agencies that sponsor physicians for J waivers including almost all of the Conrad State 30 programs.
This page is divided into the following subtopics: (SS) Success Stories; (1) Video Seminars; (2) General Information; (3) Medically-Underserved Areas; (4) National Interest Waivers; (5) Chat Transcripts; (6) J-1 Waivers; (7) Employment Opportunities; (8) Laws, Regulations & Policy Memos; (9) Licensing; (10) Medical Residencies & Fellowships (11) Reports & Articles; and (12) IMG Physicians' Organizations.
SUCCESS STORIES
A Hardship Waiver for a Physician (April 2006)
Repairing a Broken Immigration Case (March 2006)
Physician/Researcher: "Who is Extraordinary?" (February 2005)
Physician: Exceptional Hardship - Mexican Immigrant: Alternate Chargeability (October 2004)
Online Immigration Seminar for Physicians: J Waivers, H-1Bs and O-1s
(Video and Power Point - 41.09 minutes) (2002)
Online Immigration Seminar for Physicians: Obtaining Permanent Residence
(Video and Power Point - 25.33 minutes) (2002)
Online Immigration Seminar for Physicians: Questions & Answers
(Video - 51.15 minutes) (2002)
A Legal Primer for International Medical Graduates and their Employers - ACP Hospitalist (October 2008)
Medical Practice in the U.S.A.: Guidelines for Foreign-Born Physicians
Physicians: Coping With U.S. Immigration Laws by Carl Shusterman
Immigration Knowledge Essential to Recruiting IMGs - New England Journal of Medicine (2000) by Carl
Shusterman
IMG Slide Show
Carl Shusterman's Testimony Before the Senate Advocating an Expansion of the Conrad Program For Physicians (5-22-01)
Physicians: Test Your Immigration IQ
Medically Underserved Areas - Health Professional Shortage Areas
National Interest Waivers - Lawsuits & NIW Law and INS Regulations
Physicians and Nurses: An Immigration Primer II (July 22, 2002)
Physicians and Nurses: An Immigration Primer (June 24, 2002)
The New NIW Regulations For Physicians
Physicians: Benefits Available Under the New Law
J Waivers for Physicians - Exceptional Hardship Waivers, Congrad State 30 Programs, Department of Health & Human Services, Delta Regional Authority, Veterans Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission.
Information About Employment Opportunities for Physicians
J Waiver Extension/Expansion for Physicians (Public Law 108-441) Signed into Law on 12-03-04
State Department: Changes in Waiver Review Procedures (3-31-00)
INS Memo Regarding Obtaining J Waivers for FMG's (10-4-99)
USIA Policy Statement Regarding Foreign Medical Graduates (6-30-99)
Designation of Medically Underserved Areas:
USIA Letter Helps Some IMGs Stay in Status Despite H-1B Cap (7-28-98)
USIA Regulations: J Waivers by Requests from Interested Government
INS Regulations on J-1 Waivers for Physicians (effective 4-16-97)
New Law Imposes Restrictions on IMGs (9-30-96)
Federation of State Medical Boards
United States Medical License Examination
National Board Of Medical Examiners
Medical Residency Program Requirements (AMA)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges
Applying for a Medical Residency in the U.S.
Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
Frieda Online: Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database
MD Link - Residency Application Links
National Resident Matching Program
Weighing the Evidence for Expanding Physician Supply
Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Waiver Program (June 17, 2004)
Health Worker Shortages and the Potential of Immigration Policy
Strengthening the Role of IMGs in Providing Access to Health Care for Rural America
Staffing Crisis Calls for Revised Immigration Laws (July 29, 2002)
The Immediate and Future Role of the J-1 Visa Waiver Program for Physicians (April 2002)
If Fewer IMGs Were Allowed In The U.S., Who Might Replace Them In Rural Areas?
A Coming Shortage Of Foreign-Trained Doctors?
The Shrinking Pool Of International Medical Graduates
"Physicians: What Glut?" - by Senator Kent Conrad
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA)
Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA)
International Medical Graduates Section (AMA)
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