Best Paid Medical Surveys for Doctors

Early when this blog was created, I published a post called Make Money with Medical Surveys.  I wanted to discuss how I personally utilized paid medical surveys to create supplemental income.  There are nuances to know and understand when it comes to paid surveys.  As physicians, there are certain ways to navigate these surveys to best optimize your inclusion as well as your reimbursement.  From quick 5 minute surveys you can complete on your phone, to lengthy telephone interviews, there are many options available to you.  Now, I want to take a closer look at some of the best paid medical surveys for doctors.  What follows is a list of the best medical survey platforms that best respect your time and reward you for your expertise.  Check it out!

1. M3 Global Research

M3 Global Research is one of the more senior paid medical platforms.  I personally have been using the platform since I became a board-certified physician.  They do a great job of offering regular emails that are short and straight-forward.  They offer all paid medical surveys that you may qualify for.  I use the term ‘may’ as for most of these paid medical surveys there is often a gated screening survey.  These screening surveys are often brief 2-5 minute questionnaires where you answer further professional and demographic information about yourself.  Depending on your answers you will either be screened in or out for the survey.  Keep in mind that you could meet criteria for the survey but be excluded because they already met their needed number of respondents.

In my experience with M3, there are always a handful of surveys available at any given time.  I can often complete them on my phone or computer while I relax or have a moment of down time.  Many of the surveys will allow you to save and return to them later if needed.

Online surveys pay anywhere from $5 to $400 dollars depending on your specialty and length of the survey.  Telephone interviews offer substantially more.  You are allowed to redeem your cash rewards once over $100.  The process is easy and you can return to your account to track your surveys and reimbursement. 

Pros of M3 Global Research

• One of the largest platforms, surveys always available
• Incentivized reimbursement for particular subspecialties
• Incentivized reimbursement if you recruit another colleague

Cons of M3 Global Research

• Commonly require short screening surveys to ensure the survey is suitable for you
• Large population of participants, thus requiring quick response to be included

2. All Global Circle

The second paid medical survey platform on our list of the best paid medical surveys for doctors is All Global Circle.  All Global Circle, according to their website, is ‘an international company that specializes in engaging healthcare profession market research activities that informs the healthcare industry.’  All Global Circle prioritizes focusing on providing a safe and rewarding experience for their panel of members while simultaneously providing clients with a consultative service.

For healthcare professionals, (primarily physicians) All Global Circle wishes to ‘provide research surveys that are relevant and rewarding and ultimately help shape the future of medical research.’   They predominantly target physicians for their medical opinions using both online surveys and telephone interviews.  They provide reimbursement through cash and maintain a reward catalogue associated with your account.  Some of these rewards include products, electronic certificates, gift cards and vouchers.  They can also provide rewards in the form of PayPal and Amazon electronic certificates. 

I personally have had great interactions with All Global Circle.  Either through their paid medical surveys or their customer service, they are easy to work with and user friendly.  I encourage you to sign up using the links provided here!

Pros of All Global Circle

• Well reimbursed surveys
• Offers a results section to compare your responses to current results
• Great option for physicians in medical subspecialties (pulmonary, oncology, neurology, rheumatology, cardiology, gastroenterology, etc.)

Cons of All Global Circle

• Limited to healthcare professionals in United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain currently
• You must be an active member for at least 90 days and login twice a month to receive loyalty bonus

3. InCrowd

InCrowd is another platform that I remain well acquainted with.  They are somewhat unique in the world of paid medical surveys and platforms.  The primary reason separating InCrowd from others included in this list is because they offer predominantly microsurveys.  Microsurveys are short (or short-form) surveys that only ask the participant a handful of questions.  Because of this, their surveys are easily completed on mobile devices (tablets and phones).  For busy physicians, I have discovered InCrowd’s microsurveys are quick, straightforward, and user-friendly. 

Another great aspect of InCrowd’s platform is that they offer surveys to a wide array of healthcare professionals.  These include:

• Physicians
• Pharmacists
• Mid-level providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants)
• Nurses
• Hospital administrators
• Dentists
• Veterinarians
• Optometry
• Psychology

Registration for InCrowd’s platform can be completed quickly and mostly asks for generic profile information (name, email, password, address, and professional information).  InCrowd is a great paid medical survey platform for those looking to increase their supplemental income without offering up too much of their time. 

Pros of InCrowd

• Microsurveys offer quick, easily completed surveys
• User-friendly interface
• Can be readily completed on mobile devices
• Survey options for many different professions in healthcare

Cons of InCrowd

• Given the smaller size of the survey, often pay less than competitors

4. OpinionSite

OpinionSite is one of the more established paid medical survey platforms on this list.  Joining OpinionSite is very easy and straight-forward and should take less than 5 minutes.  Once your registration is approved, OpinionSite will start offering you ‘meaningful medical research that fits your interests, with invites being sent to your inbox whenever a new research opportunity matches your profile.’ 

Some of OpinionSite’s advertised member benefits include a wide array of surveys and interviews that are well compensated, privacy, and digital payment tools to allow for quick and easy reimbursement.  Information required for signup includes: name, birth year, email, phone number, and a chosen password.  You can select if you want surveys delivered to your email, mobile device, or both.  Lastly, they offer paid medical surveys to a wide array of healthcare professionals including:

• Physicians
• Medical residents and fellows
• Pharmacists
• Mid-level providers (NP and PA)
• Nurses
• Dentists
• Dental hygienists
• Veterinarian
• Hospital administrators
• Genetic counselors
• Image technologists
• Psychologist
• Optometrists

Pros of OpinionSite

• Well established platform with plethora of surveys
• Surveys available to many healthcare professionals
• Offers many memberships benefits (surveys, privacy, payment)
• Honoraria received through PayPal

Cons of OpinionSite

• Only accept physicians in all active regions, other healthcare professionals need to be in the United States

5. ZoomRx

ZoomRx is another relatively young platform that has made a name for itself in recent years.  Similar to InCrowd, they have prioritized ease-of-use as a factor when creating their survey platform.  ZoomRx utilizes an app that is downloadable on both iPhones as well as Android phones.  Given the fact that ZoomRx’s paid medical platform is interacted with through an application, it offers a very user-friendly experience.  According to their website, ZoomRx is ‘designed to be quick and easy.  You can take our surveys on the go from any mobile device and record voice responses instead of typing.  If you get interrupted, you can pick it up right where you left off.’

Like The Motivated M.D., ZoomRx also has a charitable mission.  You have the option to donate a portion of your medical survey honoraria to Watsi.  Watsi’s mission is simple, they wish to make ‘healthcare accessible for everyone.’ 

Pros of ZoomRx

• User-friendly app available on mobile devices
• Can use voice to complete survey instead of typing
• Can leave and return to a survey later
• Has a charitable mission

Cons of ZoomRx

• Honoraria received through PayPal or check

Take home points

Paid medical surveys are a great way for healthcare professionals to supplement their income.  This is often based on the amount of free time they are willing to devote to surveys, as well the surveys they are candidates for.  There is a wide variety in reimbursement and time commitment from survey to survey, as well as platform to platform.  As such, the best way to capture the most surveys is to sign-up for a large portion of these platforms and take surveys as they become available. 

More surveys equals more opportunities

Remember that just because you receive an email about a survey does not mean you will make it past the screening survey.  Do not be discouraged, this is just a tool utilized to make sure the research company is getting the correct respondents.  If you want more information on how to best utilize the best paid medical surveys for doctors, make sure to check out our previous post titled Make Money With Medical Surveys.  As always…

Stay motivated!

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