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Non-Accredited Fellowship Eligibility to Recruit Applicants on J-1 Visas

Non-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited fellowships at Rush must have institutional approval to recruit and train physicians with J-1 visa sponsorship. The approved programs are known as Non-Standard Training Programs (NSTs). Please see the list below of non-ACGME accredited fellowships at Rush to determine whether a program is eligible to offer appointments to trainees on J-1 visas. 

Please refer to the programs’ websites and contact individual programs for their full selection criteria.

Fellowship Department/Division Program Eligibility to Accept J-1s
Adult Reconstruction Orthopedic Surgery Not eligible
Advanced Imaging  Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Not eligible
Advanced Interventional Radiology  Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Not eligible
Advanced Neuroradiology  Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Not eligible
Andrology  Urology Not eligible
Body Imaging Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Eligible
Cardiothoracic Imaging Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Eligible
Endovascular Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Not eligible
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Otorhinolaryngology Not eligible
Foot and Ankle  Orthopedic Surgery Not eligible
Headache Medicine  Neurology Not eligible
Movement Disorders  Neurology Eligible
Neuroimmunology  Neurology Eligible
NeuroRhinology and Advanced Rhinology Otolaryngology Not eligible
Non-ACGME Transplant Hepatology  Internal Medicine Not eligible
Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Anesthesiology Not eligible
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery  Orthopedic Surgery Not eligible
Spine Neurosurgery Not eligible
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Not eligible
Structural Heart Disease  Internal Medicine Eligible
Vitreoretinal Surgery  Ophthalmology Not eligible