Job Search for J1 VISA Holder

Timeline (my experience)

4/2015   Registration to job search websites

5/2015   Start contacting recruiters

8-9/2015  Interview / contract (the earlier the better for J1 waiver spots)

12/2015  Application to FCVS

2/2016   Application to American Board of Internal Medicine

2/2016   Submission of application to state medical license

3/2016   Application to J1 extension

4/2016   Notification of J1 waiver selection

4/2016   Preparation for graduation (medical procedures, evaluation sheets, ...)

6/2016   Submission of the rest of medical license application once residency is finished

8/2016   American Board of Internal Medicine Exam

① How to search job positions

First, you make a new e-mail account exclusively for job search

Then register to websites below

And you start receiving e-mails every day

When you find programs you are interested in, then you call the recruiters to ask about more details. If you are eligible for the programs, they will set up interviews

Practice match https://www.practicematch.com/

Career MD https://www.careermd.com/

Practice link http://www.practicelink.com/

3R Net https://www.3rnet.org/ (for J1 VISA holder)

(Contract better to be reviewed with experienced attending physicians before signed)

② Medical license application

☆FCVS (Federation Credentials Verification Service) (the earlier the better)

https://www.fsmb.org/licensure/fcvs/

(some of the documents require notarization which can be done by program secretaries)

☆Initial full license application (MA) (the earlier the better)

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/borim/physicians/licensing/forms/full-license/initial-full-licenses.html (MA state license)

Documents require to be filled out and be sent

Opioid and Pain Management Training www.opioidprescribing.com. (online training)

Training to Recognize and Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect

http://middlesexcac.org/51A-reporter-training/ (online training)

National Practitioner Data Bank http://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/ (online registration)

AMA Physician Profile https://commerce.ama-assn.org/amaprofiles/ (online registration)

③ Application to American Board of Internal Medicine

https://www.abim.org/certification/exam-information.aspx

Application from 12/1/2016 through 3/1/2017 (exam fee cheaper if applying by 2/15/2017)

④ Extension of J1 VISA (optional)

J1 VISA expires when residency training is finished

By applying to IM board exam, J1 VISA can be extended to the end of the month when the exam is taken (end of August)

Go to OASIS -> J1 VISA sponsorship -> Board application