Methodology
Verified, endorsed, recognized.
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Verified
Find your profile and sign in. A one-time identity check verifies it.
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Endorsed
Colleagues endorse you, and you endorse them. Only doctor endorsements count toward awards.
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Recognized
One endorsement, given or received, makes you a Nominee. The most doctor endorsements wins. Ties share the award.
Eligibility
It starts with verification.
Doctors in every specialty, verified before they become a Nominee.
Identity
Verified against primary sources.
The rules
How Nominees and winners are decided.
The highest number of doctor endorsements wins, and 1 is enough. Ties share the award. Every award is free.
Top Doctor of the Month is decided every month. City, State and National Winner are decided once a year, when the cycle closes.
What counts
Endorsements from doctors.
- Endorsements from doctors in the 24 months before the cycle closes.
- Any healthcare professional may endorse, in any specialty and any city.
- An endorser may endorse as many colleagues as they like, once each per cycle.
- No one is paid to endorse.
Disputes
Corrections, disputes and opt-outs.
Doctors can request a correction, dispute a result, or opt out. We acknowledge within 5 business days and resolve within 10. Results can be appealed once per cycle.
