Frequently asked questions

Answers for organizations and experts.

What Linco does, who we serve, how expertise is qualified, and how a project begins. For engagement-specific detail, talk to our team.

About Linco

What is Linco Medical System?+

Linco is a U.S.-based managed expert-services company connecting global AI organizations with qualified Ethiopian medical expertise for medical AI work.

Is Linco a staffing agency or freelancer marketplace?+

No. Linco is a managed expert-services provider. Organizations work through one commercial and operational relationship, and Linco manages expert sourcing, qualification, matching, coordination, and delivery.

Does Linco provide medical care?+

No. Linco supports medical AI evaluation and expert data work. It is not the practice of medicine and involves no patient care.

Why Ethiopia?+

Ethiopia has a large body of qualified medical professionals, multilingual capability, and clinical perspective shaped by environments that are underrepresented in medical AI evaluation.

For AI organizations

What types of medical AI projects can Linco support?+

Clinical evaluation, expert feedback, safety testing, medical data creation, multilingual evaluation, clinical reasoning tasks, and other workflows requiring qualified medical expertise.

What specialties can you provide?+

Linco is building an Ethiopia-first physician network across primary care and medical specialties. Available capacity depends on the project and current network.

Can Linco provide multilingual medical expertise?+

Yes. The network is developed with English and Ethiopian-language capability, including Amharic, with coverage expanding over time.

Can Linco provide a cohort rather than individual experts?+

Yes. Expert capacity can be structured around project-specific requirements.

How does a project begin?+

Submit your requirements through the contact page. Linco then discusses the appropriate expert capacity and engagement structure.

Do you guarantee expert availability?+

No. Availability depends on specialty, project requirements, timing, and current network capacity.

How is pricing determined?+

Engagement pricing is project-specific and depends on expertise, complexity, volume, duration, and delivery requirements.

Can organizations request a pilot?+

Yes. Pilot engagements can be discussed based on project requirements and available expert capacity.

Quality and trust

How are experts qualified?+

Linco uses a structured multi-stage qualification framework covering professional credentials, clinical expertise, communication, safety judgment, identity, and project readiness.

How is quality maintained during a project?+

Delivery is supported by structured quality oversight covering accuracy, safety, task completion, client acceptance, responsiveness, and reliability.

How is confidentiality handled?+

Project material, client information, and assessment content are confidential and covered by contractual obligations for every participating expert.

Is patient data ever involved?+

No. Linco work involves synthetic cases, expert data, and AI outputs. Patient information must never be submitted.

For physicians

Who can join the expert network?+

Qualified physicians and medical professionals who can evidence their credentials, training, experience, and identity.

Does joining guarantee work?+

No. Enrollment does not guarantee project placement, availability, or compensation.

What does enrollment involve?+

A guided profile covering personal details, medical background, credentials and documents, languages, availability, and assessments, followed by Linco review.

How long does review take?+

Review timing depends on the completeness of your profile, document verification, and current review volume.

Do I need a U.S. medical license?+

No. Linco records your country of licensure as part of qualification. Work through Linco is not clinical practice in the United States.

Can I take part alongside other work?+

Yes. Participation is project-based and designed around agreed availability.

Still have a question?

Tell us the specialty, expertise, language, capacity, and project requirements, and we will respond with an assessment of fit.