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 Mental and Behavioral chapter of The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition.
- First chapter, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS (pgs. 1-17) and the Mental and Behavioral section and examples (pgs. 58-71) from the Ohio Industrial Commission Medical Examination Manual.
- Independent Medical Examinations: Mental and Behavioral IME Evaluations PowerPoint.
- The IC MediScene newsletters.
- 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.