Guide

To be a utilization review nurse, earn an RN license, build bedside experience, learn payer rules, and move into a hospital or health plan UR role.

A medical review officer is a licensed physician who completes MRO training, passes a board exam, and requalifies every five years.

To become a clinical reviewer, pick your track, earn the right degree, build GCP and appraisal skills, then prove them with real reviews.

To become a journal reviewer, build niche expertise, show it with papers and profiles, then pitch editors and register on official reviewer portals.

To become a journal peer-reviewer, build expertise, register with journals, complete profiles, and accept invitations that match your skills.

To become a certified utilization review nurse, earn an RN license, gain 1–2 years of UM or case management experience, then pass a recognized exam such as

A clinical reviewer evaluates trial evidence for safety, effectiveness, and compliance; build a health-science base, trial hours, and credentials.

Apply via agency portals (NIH CSR, HRSA RRM), match your expertise, complete reviewer training, and accept panel invites to review federal grants.

To be a reviewer in a journal, build expertise, make your profile easy to find, and accept editor invitations through journal systems.

To be a journal reviewer, show subject expertise, publish or present work, register on reviewer databases, and accept well-matched invitations.