J-1 primary care physicians: alternative to Massachusetts Conrad Waiver program

With the January 15 deadline for Massachusetts Conrad Waiver applications quickly approaching, we wanted to remind our colleagues at federally designated Community Health Centers with HPSA scores of 7 or higher that J-1 physicians who are completing, or have recently completed, a primary care residency are generally eligible for a waiver of the two-year home residency requirement through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) waiver program. The HHS waiver has a rolling application process and does not have a cap on the number of waivers that can be granted. 

The HHS waiver program webpage is currently down, but it is typically available here.