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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 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 obrtaining 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 government agencies that sponsor physicians for J waivers including almost all of Conrad State 30 Programs.

This page is divided into the following subtopics: (1) Video Seminars; (2) General Information; (3) Medically-Underserved Areas; (4) National Interest Waivers; (5) Chat Transcripts; (6) J-1 Waivers; (7) Exceptional Hardship Waivers; (8) Conrad State 30 Programs; (9) Department of Health and Human Services; (10) Delta Regional Authority; (11) Veteran's Administration; (12) Appalachian Regional Commission; (13) Employment Opportunities; (14) Laws, Regulations and Policy Memos; (15) Licensing; (16) Medical Residences and Fellowships; (17) Reports and Articles; and (18) IMG Physicians' Organizations.

PHYSICIAN VIDEO SEMINARS

IMMIGRATION AND IMGs (Kaplan Medical - 42.28 minutes) (2006)

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: Questions & Answers (Video - 51.15 minutes) (2002)

GENERAL INFORMATION

MEDICALLY-UNDERSERVED AREAS

NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS FOR PHYSICIANS

CHAT TRANSCRIPTS

J-1 WAIVERS FOR PHYSICIANS

Exceptional Hardship Waivers

Conrad State 30 Programs

Department of Health & Human Services

Delta Regional Authority

Veteran's Administration

Appalachian Regional Commission

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Information About Employment Opportunities for Physicians

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LAWS, REGULATIONS & POLICY MEMOS

J Waiver Extension/Expansion for Physicians (Public Law 108-441) Signed into Law on 12-03-04
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: HHS Proposed Regulation (9-1-98)
USIA Letter Helps Some IMGs Stay in Status Despite H-1B Cap (7-28-98)
USIA Regulations: J Waivers by Requests from Interested Government Agencies (5-28-97)
INS Regulations on J-1 Waivers for Physicians (effective 4-16-97)
New Law Imposes Restrictions on IMGs (9-30-96)

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LICENSING

Federation of State Medical Boards
United States Medical License Examination
National Board of Medical Examiners

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MEDICAL RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

Medical Residency Program Requirements (AMA)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges
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

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REPORTS & ARTICLES

Weighing in Evidence for Expanding Physician Supply - Annals of Internal Medicine - Dr. Richard Cooper (November 2, 2004)
Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Waiver Program (June 17, 2004)
Health Worker Shortages and the Potential of Immigration Policy - Immigration Policy Center (February 2004)
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? - North Carolina Rural Health Research And Policy Analysis Center
A Coming Shortage of Foreign-Trained Doctors?
The Shrinking Pool of International Medical Graduates
"Physicians: What Glut?" - by Senator Kent Conrad

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IMG PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of Physicans of Indian Origin (AAPI)
Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (AAPNA)
Association of Phillipine Physicians in America (APPA)
International Medical Graduates Section (AMA)

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