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Description
Designated state public health departments are authorized
under the
Conrad 30 Waiver Program
to support up to 30
international medical graduates, per year, to serve in
designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) or
Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P). As
per United States, Department of State
application instructions,
only foreign medical doctors who received their exchange
visitor J-1 status to pursue graduate medical education or
training may apply for a waiver under this basis. In
exchange for serving underserved areas or populations for
three years, the requirement for a physician to return to
his home country for two years is waived.
The
Nevada State Health Division (NSHD) supports waiver
applications for physicians holding J-1 Visas in order to
improve access to primary or specialty care in Nevada. The
Primary Care Office (PCO), with support from the Primary
Care Advisory Council (PCAC), reviews applications on behalf
of the NSHD Administrator, to make recommendations to the
U.S. Department of State.
All
eligible facilities and employers with vacancies are
encouraged to visit the
3RNet
website to post advertisements, where physicians may look
for job opportunities. Physicians may also use the
Great Basin Primary Care
Association, HAWC
Community Health Centers
and
Nevada Health Centers
websites to search for current vacancies in Nevada.
How To Apply in
Nevada
Applications are accepted throughout the year on a
first-come, first-served basis and can be submitted by the
physician’s legal representative. Complete
instructions and application materials are located in the
left side bar under “J-1 Waiver Application Instructions and
Forms.
Detailed steps for
How to hire a J-1 Visa
Waiver Physician
are available at this link.
For questions or concerns
regarding the program or application, please contact PCO
staff.
Primary Care Office, Nevada State Health Division
Attention: Barbara Heywood
4150
Technology Way, Suite 104
Carson
City, Nevada 89706
Voice
(775) 684-4047, Fax (775) 684-5915
bheywood@health.nv.gov
Thank you for your interest
in improving access to health care in Nevada. Please check
out some of our state and local interest websites:
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