New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 71C-40

a. first, to any applicant who is employed by or has an offer of employment at an approved site;

b. second, to any applicant according to the severity of the health care provider shortage in the area selected by the applicant;  

c. third, to any applicant whose residence in the State at any time prior to initiating an application was within a State-designated underserved area;

d. fourth, to any applicant whose approved site is a community-based ambulatory healthcare practice, which includes practices operated by a private entity that provide comprehensive pediatric care, behavioral health care, preventative care, or primary care health services;

e. fifth, to any applicant whose approved site is a hospital-affiliated practice or clinic that provides comprehensive pediatric care, behavioral health care, preventative care, or primary care services;  and

f. sixth, to any applicant who graduated from a high school or institution of higher education in the State or completed a medical residency in the State.

In the event that there are more applicants who have the same priority than there are program positions, the executive director or a designee shall select program participants by means of a lottery or other form of random selection.