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# Delta Doctors

This program increases access to quality healthcare in DRA communities by using a J-1 visa waiver to allow foreign physicians trained in the United States to work in areas with a shortage of health professionals.

From 2019 to 2021, the DRA sponsored 440 physicians across the region, with 47% of projects taking place in Alabama and Louisiana. ~25% of DRA-sponsored doctors work in a primary care role, with the remainder workingacross more than 18 specialties.

## How to Apply

The Delta Doctors program allows nondomestic physicians who are trained in this country to work in health professional shortage areas or medically under-served areas for three years. The program is not a residency program, nor is the Delta Regional Authority able to assist in the placement of nondomestic medical students into residency programs. Physicians must practice at worksites located within DRA’s congressionally mandated footprint.

If you are interested in submitting an application, please review the Program Overview Packet. For your convenience, the individual program documents are available for download below. For questions regarding the application process, please contact **cwade@dra.gov**.

## Quick Links

### How to Apply

                                      -  **Program Guidelines 
                                      -  **Affidavit and Agreement 
                                      -  **Waiver of Liquidated Damages Clause Requirement 
                                      -  **J-1 Visa Waiver Checklist 
                                      -  **J-1 Visa Waiver Application Requirements 
                                      -  **Physician Attestation Form 

### Compliance Guidelines

                                      -  **Compliance Guidelines 
                                      -  **Physician Employment Verification Form 
                                      -  **Compliance Survey (Employer) 
                                      -  **Physician Compliance Survey (Employee) 
                                      -  **Completion Request Form 
                                      -  **Physician Attestation Form 

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The DRA was established in 2000 as a formal framework for joint Federal-State collaboration to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions. To fulfill this purpose, DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. DRA works to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of those that reside in the region. DRA’s region encompasses 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

DRA’s enabling legislation dictates that at least 75% of DRA’s funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes and isolated areas within non-distressed counties and parishes. In addition, half of DRA’s funds must support transportation infrastructure and basic public infrastructure.

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Delta Regional Authority236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400Clarksdale, MS 38614

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