J1 waiver (3 gap years) before PICU fellowship

As a non-US IMG on a J1 visa, I have to work in a medically underserved community for 3 years to obtain a waiver of the 2-year home country residency requirement (going back for 2 years after my J1 visa study). I have 2 options - My preferred option is to do my fellowship right after residency (still on J1) and then find employment for 3 years (hopefully in PICU but if I don't find a J1 waiver job in PICU I will have to do something in General Peds). The second option is to do the 3-year... Read more
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