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Maryland J-1 Visa Waiver Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Maryland Department of Health
Deadlines
Dec 1, 2023
Contact
Purpose

The Maryland J-1 Visa Waiver Program offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Maryland, waiving the foreign medical residency requirement and allowing them to remain in the United States. The program is intended to provide physician services in areas that typically have difficulty attracting and retaining physicians.

Eligibility

Primary care physicians and specialty trained physicians are eligible to apply.

Geographic coverage
Maryland
Amount of funding

This is an incentive program that offers foreign physicians a visa waiver, allowing them to work in the U.S.

Application process

Links to additional guidance and application materials are available on the program website.

An electronic copy of the completed application should be emailed to mdh.providerworkforceprograms@maryland.gov.

A hard copy of the application must also be mailed to:

Maryland Department of Health
Office of Workforce Development
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attention: Sade Diggs

Tagged as
J-1 Visa Waiver · Physicians · Primary care · Specialty care · Maryland

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