Rural J-1 Visa Waiver resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hc_providers/j1visa.php Las Vegas Sun, (NV) article reports that the U.S. Homeland Security Department is investigating a Nevada doctor's involvement with the J-1 visa waiver program, where patients may be at risk because pediatricians working for him have been required to see as many as 75 patients in a day. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/17/foreign-doctors-sponsor-investigated/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:41 CST http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/17/foreign-doctors-sponsor-investigated/ Provides information to dentists who were educated outside the United States and Canada and wish to obtain a dental license in the U.S. -- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:52 CST http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of International Medical Graduates (IMGs), produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000071/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:45:07 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000071/ Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of the J-1 Visa Waiver, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000072/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:40:39 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000072/ Provides searching for Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by region, state, county, designation status, and type of service- primary medical care, dental, and mental health. Includes date of latest designation status. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:53:14 CST http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education, in exchange for working at least three years in a designated healthcare professional shortage area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver process. -- Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22584_20070126.pdf Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:18:58 CST http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22584_20070126.pdf Examines the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies; waiver physicians' practice specialties, settings, and locations; and the extent to which waiver physicians are accounted for in the Department of Health and Human Services efforts to address physician shortages. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0752.pdf Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0752.pdf Printable map that shows the designated type of MUAs and MUPs nationwide. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mua_designated Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mua_designated Displays trends in the geographic distribution of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) over the past 20 years through a series of maps. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://www.fammed.washington.edu/CHWS/IMg_web/index.htm Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fammed.washington.edu/CHWS/IMg_web/index.htm Requests for waivers under the ARC J-1 Visa Program must be sponsored by a state within the Appalachian Region. All inquiries should be made to state contacts, a list of which is provided. -- Appalachian Regional Commission http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=24 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=24 Allows foreign physicians, who are trained in the U.S., to work in medically underserved areas for three years. Accepts waiver requests for medical specialists, and has assisted with the placement of more than 50 physicians in the region. -- Delta Regional Authority http://www.dra.gov/programs/doctors/ Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.dra.gov/programs/doctors/ Reports preliminary findings regarding the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies and states' views on the 30-waiver limit and on their willingness to have unused waiver allotments redistributed. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06773t.pdf Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06773t.pdf Printable and customizable map that shows the location and type of population that is underserved for population group dental HPSAs nationwide. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_dental Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_dental Printable map that shows the location and type of population that is underserved for population group mental health HPSAs nationwide. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mental Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mental Printable map that shows the location and type of population that is underserved for population group primary medical care HPSAs nationwide. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_medical Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_medical Provides information and updates on the Exchange Visitor Program (J-1 Visa Waiver) eliminating the two-year foreign residence requirement. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.globalhealth.gov/exchangevisitorprogram/index.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.globalhealth.gov/exchangevisitorprogram/index.html