QME Prep Built for Mental Health Providers.
The only course designed specifically for psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.
Created by mental health QMEs who have been through it.
Built for Mental Health:
Not a physical medicine course with a psych module tacked on. Every lesson is designed for psychologists and licensed MH professionals.
Know What’s Actually on the Exam:
Coverage of all exam content, with clear guidance on what applies to your day-to-day psych QME practice.
Write Reports That Hold Up:
Learn how attorneys read and use your reports, so your opinions are defensible when it counts.
Most QME prep courses were built for orthopedic surgeons. You are not one.
If you’ve looked into other QME prep programs, you’ve probably noticed something: the content leans heavily on physical medicine. AMA Guides, impairment ratings for spinal injuries, and other concepts that matter enormously in orthopedic practice, and barely at all in yours.
Mental health providers face a different challenge on the QME exam, and an even more different challenge when they sit down to write their first report. Generic prep courses don’t bridge that gap.
Oak Tree QME was built by California-licensed mental health QMEs who experienced exactly this disconnect. We built the course we wish had existed.
One clear path to becoming a QME.
BUNDLE BOTH COURSES
& SAVE-
Everything you need to become a QME — exam prep and your mandatory 16-hour report writing course, bundled together.
REPORT WRITING COURSE
DWC-Approved 16-Hour Report Writing Course-
Fulfills the mandatory DWC report writing requirement for QME appointment. Built specifically for psych evaluations.
QME EXAM TEST PREP
Pass the California QME Competency Exam-
Self-paced video lessons, written content, and flashcards, with context on what actually matters for mental health practice.
Why Oak Tree QME?
✓ Built specifically for mental health
We don’t bolt on a psych module at the end of a physical medicine course. Mental health evaluation is our entire focus.
✓ Know what’s on the exam — and what actually matters in practice
We cover the full exam, including the sections that feel more relevant to other specialties. But we also tell you exactly what applies to your day-to-day work as a mental health QME, so you’re not confused after you pass.
✓ Understand how the legal side reads your reports
Your reports don’t just go into a file. They’re read by attorneys, interpreted in hearings, and used to resolve disputes. We teach you how to write reports that hold up on that side of the table, because writing for clinical peers and writing for the legal system are two different skills.
✓ DWC-approved
Our 16-hour report writing course satisfies the DWC mandatory report writing requirement for QME appointment.
✓ Made by practitioners, not test prep companies
Our materials were developed and refined by mental health professionals actively practicing as QMEs in the California workers’ compensation system.
The stakes are real.
Roughly half of all candidates fail the QME Competency Exam. The exam is only offered twice a year. Fail once and you’re waiting six months to try again. That’s six months of lost QME income and delayed career growth.
The right preparation matters. And for mental health providers, the right preparation means prep that speaks your language.
What mental health QMEs are saying
Adam Smith
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Janet Zuko
Licensed Psychiatrist
