Physician who is certified by the Industrial Medical Council (IMC) and conducts medicolegal evaluations of injured workers in workers’ compensation cases for insurance companies or workers’ compensation appeals board. IMEs render an unbiased opinion about the degree of disability of an injured worker. In addition to workers’ compensation cases, sometimes an IME is required for disability insurance, liability lawsuit, or other legal proceedings. May be referred to as agreed medical evaluator (AME) or qualified medical evaluator (QME) .