States rely on international medical graduates (IMGs) to fill workforce gaps in rural and urban underserved areas. This study will collect information from all states regarding their efforts to track IMG practice after their Conrad 30 program waiver obligations are satisfied, quantify long-term retention for states with available data, and assess how state policies shape IMG practice and long-term retention.

Publications

• Conrad 30 Waivers for Physicians on J-1 Visas: State Policies, Practices, and Perspectives
  Report
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 03/2016
  States rely on international medical graduates (IMGs) to fill workforce gaps in rural and urban underserved areas. This study collected quantitative and qualitative information from states to assess how state policies and practices shape IMG recruitment and practice in underserved areas.
• Recruitment of Non-U.S. Citizen Physicians to Rural and Underserved Areas Through Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Programs
  Report
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2015
  Conrad 30 programs allow international medical graduates (IMGs) on J-1 visas to remain in the U.S. after their residencies to provide healthcare for medically underserved populations. Information from state health department personnel was used to characterize national trends in waivers and factors related to states' successful recruitment of IMGs.