Appendix A Resources and Websites of Interest

• Jurisdiction: United States

Organizations involved in International Medical Graduate (IMG) processing

• Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates – www.ecfmg.org

• U.S. Medical Licensing Examination – www.usmle.org

• National Residency Match Program – www.nrmp.org

• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – www.acgme.org

• National Board of Medical Examiners – www.nbme.org

• Association of American Medical Colleges – www.aamc.org

Employment resources

• Shortage Areas – Siskind Susser PC’s website, www.visalaw.com, links to resources on the subject – https://data.hrsa.gov/.

• Find what county a city is in – explorer.naco.org

• 3RNet – Job resource for rural opportunities – www.3rnet.org

• Global Medical – Jobs available outside the United States for physicians waiting on approvals to work in the United States – www.gmedical.com

• Association of Staff Physician Recruiters – www.aspr.org

• National Association of Physician Recruiters – www.napr.org

Government resources

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – www.uscis.gov

• U.S. Department of State J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa page – http://1.usa.gov/1QSEaup

• Form I-612 J-1 Waiver Application Form – www.uscis.gov/i-612

• Department of State J-1 Regulations – http://bit.ly/2FgBoQf

• USCIS Waiver Regulations – http://bit.ly/1mufknN

• U.S. Department State Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 9, Section 402.5: Student and Exchange Visitor Visas – http://1.usa.gov/1PB70hO

• Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act – http://bit.ly/1IISWBx

• Section 214(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act – http://1.usa.gov/1RUYsnA

• Delta Regional Authority J-1 Waiver Page...