![]() Since the program’s inception in 1994, it has sponsored approximately 23,000 physicians, but NBRC Rural Healthcare Coordinator Liz Cross said Conrad 30 has not been enough. The Conrad 30 program only allots up to 30 waiver sponsorships per state, per year. There is an existing program through the state, called Conrad 30, which allows for similar waivers, but it is very limited. ![]() citizen or they have been requested by a state public health department. federal government, they will be persecuted if they return to their home country, they have a spouse or child who is a U.S. This requirement can be waived by the DHS, but only for a limited number of reasons - their home country agrees to the waiver, they are set to work with the U.S. This rule requires that J-1 visa holders return to their home country for at least two years after their exchange visitor program before they can apply for H-1B visas to work in the states. Department of Homeland Security waive what it calls the “two-year home-country physical presence requirement” for physicians seeking to work within the NBRC territory, covering portions of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Scollin said Adirondack Medical Center is in Franklin County, which the federal government has designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area. if they agree to practice in federally recognized Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas. These waivers ease the visa requirements for nondomestic physicians who trained in the U.S. “These physicians will provide critical medical services in rural areas of our states currently suffering from physician staffing shortages,” Stefanik said in a statement. ![]() Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, advocated for this program, which Kramer applauded her for. ![]()
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