General Overview of the NM Program

The New Mexico J1 Visa (Conrad) State 30 Waiver Program is administered by the New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, Bureau of Primary Care. It has contracted with NMHR to assist only in the recruitment phase of the program, with emphasis upon Family Practice opportunities.

NMHR surveys eligible primary care and rural health facilities quarterly to determine actual vacant positions. At this time, there are very, very few opportunities in New Mexico for the thousands of physicians competing for slots. Our emphasis in recruitment is upon primary care, with special attention to Family Practice and Family Practice with OB.

Please note that there are virtually no positions for those in Internal Medicine or "Primary Care - Internal Medicine."

Also, NMHR does not provide facility names and addresses, nor does it supply information on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) or Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs).

The best way to contact NMHR recruitment staff is via our Provider Information Form. The information forwarded to NMHR will be kept on file and provided to any interested health care facilities. Also, please note that NMHR cannot accept e-mail attachments of CVs.

NMHR does not administer any paperwork for the program, but will assist those physicians with firm employment offers with the appropriate state agency. Also, NMHR is not involved with federal programs, e.g., USDA, which also facilitate J1 Visa waiver programs. For further information at the national level, please refer to the information on the homepage of the National Rural Recriutment and Retention Network.