Training Physicians (J-1)
外国国家医生在美国参与的最常见活动之一是研究生医学教育（GME）。研究生医学教育通常被称为“居住权”或“奖学金”，以提到更高级的医学培训水平。这是公认的医学院完成后的医疗专业中的教学活动。为了准备独立医学实践，需要进行此类培训。
To undertake graduate medical training in the U.S. International Medical Graduates are required to:
- Complete ECFMG certification by meeting examination and credentialing requirements
- Apply for US Residency Training Position through anElectronic Residency Application System (ERAS), administered by AAMC, interview with teaching hospital programs, and enroll in theNational Residency Matching Program (NRMP)。
- Secure a contract / letter of offer from a medical training program
- Seek appropriate US training visa / status. UTHealth Medical School recognizes the J-1 exchange visitor visa as the appropriate mechanism to sponsor foreign medical graduates interested in the exchange of medical knowledge and skills in education. The J-1 exchange visitor visa must be obtained through sponsorship from the外国医学毕业生教育委员会（ECFMG）。ECFMG的J-1签证赞助申请要求国际医学研究生申请人（IMG），ECFMG区域顾问和培训计划联络（TPL）的协调，UTHEASEN的培训计划联络（TPL）以及教学的培训计划协调员医院 /学校。
笔记: UTHealth does not sponsor H-1B visas for purposes of medical training and therefore it is not an acceptable visa option for UTHealth clinical residents and fellows during their graduate medical education training.
J-1 Visa Sponsorship for Medical Training
尽管J-1签证可能比某些其他类别更容易获得资格，但该特定签证类型包含三个重要条件：
- Enroll full time in the medical training program to maintain legal status. The J-1 Visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa.
- Provide a Statement of Need from the physician’s country of last legal permanent residence which serves as evidence of the home country support for the U.S. training and provides assurance of an applicant’s commitment to return home. This is because all J-1 physicians sponsored for clinical training are subject to thetwo-year home country physical presence (foreign residence) requirement《移民与国籍法》第212（e）条。J-1交换访客必须在获得其他工作授权的非移民身份或获得永久居住的情况下返回其祖国两年。
- Prove strong ties to the home country and a clear intent to return home upon completion of training.
This J visa category is exclusively sponsored by theECFMG Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program（EVSP）。如所示，外国医学毕业生教育委员会（ECFMG）, is the only organization authorized to sponsor graduates of foreign medical schools to come to the U.S. to participate in medical residencies and clinical fellowships.
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