Required Reading


To become a proficient independent specialist examiner for the IC, it is necessary to have a strong working knowledge of the following information, which can be accessed through the links below:


  • Chapters 1 and 2, as well as, the Spine; Upper Extremity; Lower Extremity; Central and Peripheral Nervous System, and; Pain chapters of The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition.

  • First chapter, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS (pgs. 1-17) and the Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Central and Peripheral Nervous System section and examples (pgs. 18-35) from the Ohio Industrial Commission Medical Examination Manual.

  • Independent Medical Examinations: Medical/Musculoskeletal IME Evaluations PowerPoint.

  • The IC MediScene newsletters.

  • Chapters 1 and 2 of The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition.

  • First chapter, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS (pgs. 1-17) and Oral and Maxillofacial section and examples (pgs. 36-57) from the Ohio Industrial Commission Medical Examination Manual.

  • The IC MediScene newsletters.

  • Chapters 1 and 2, as well as, the Ear, Nose, Throat and Related Structures chapter of The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition.

  • First chapter, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS (pgs. 1-17) and the Ear, Nose, and Throat section and examples (pgs. 82-91) from the Ohio Industrial Commission Medical Examination Manual.

  • The IC MediScene newsletters.

  • Chapters 1 and 2, as well as, the Visual System chapter of The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition.

  • First chapter, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS (pgs. 1-17) and The Visual System section and examples (pgs. 72-81) from the Ohio Industrial Commission Medical Examination Manual.

  • The IC MediScene newsletters.