|
|
| Academic |
Tier
|
| |
|
|
|
Primary/Secondary
school |
1
|
|
|
Undergraduate (baccaulaureate)
college/university |
2
|
|
|
Doctorate/master's degree
granting research university |
3
|
|
|
Medical school |
3
|
|
|
| Medical |
|
| |
|
|
|
Private practice
office or clinic |
1
|
|
|
Residency program |
1
|
|
|
Nursing school or allied
health training program
(e.g. chiropractic, physical therapy) |
2
|
|
|
Community hospital or clinic
(not a major teaching or clinical research facility) |
2
|
|
|
Major teaching or research hospital
(medical school-affiliated, multiple residency programs) |
3
|
|
|
Healthcare network (multi-site shared
access) |
4
|
|
|
| Public
/ Nonprofit |
|
| |
|
|
|
Non-research public library |
1
|
|
|
Independent research library |
2
|
|
|
Small nonprofit or givernment research laboratory |
2
|
|
|
Health policy or advocacy nonprofit |
2
|
|
|
Local or regional government agency/ministry
(e.g. city or state public health authority) |
2
|
|
|
Charitable organization |
2
|
|
|
Professional society or trade union |
2
|
|
|
Industry trade association |
2
|
|
|
Large nonprofit/government research institute or
national government agency
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
| Corporate |
|
| |
|
|
|
Small for-profit organization
(e.g. small consulting partnership, law firm) |
3
|
|
|
Mid-size for-profit organization
(e.g. regional or national corporation) |
4
|
|
|
Large for-profit organization
(e.g. multinational corporation) |
5
|