J1 Visa Statement of Need for Fellowship

[Rashay]

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Hi all,

I am currently in my senior year of IM residency and have been accepted for an Endocrinology, obesity and Metabolism fellowship. Seeing as I am on a J1 Visa, my initial documents included a Statement of Need for training in the USA in the specialty of Internal Medicine.

Has anyone been down this road, and if so: Do I need to request a new Statement of Need or should the initial one remain valid as Endocrinology is still an IM subspecialty.

Thanks,
RS

 

[thehundredthone]

You need a new statement of need as you're changing your specialty.