Characterization of the international-born health care workforce in rural US communities

JAMA Internal Medicine

2026-02-02

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Rural regions have benefited from immigration policies that direct international-born physicians to underserved areas; the Conrad 30 waiver enabled thousands of J-1 visa holders to remain in the U.S. in exchange for rural service, caring for approximately 44 million patients. H1-B visas are additional vehicles for immigrant clinicians.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Manav Midha, BA, email manav.midha@icahn.mssm.edu.

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