Qualified Nominators – The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The right to submit proposals for the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine shall, by statute, be enjoyed by:

 

1.	Members of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm;
2.	Swedish and foreign members of the medical class of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences;
3.	Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine;
4.	Members of the Nobel Committee not qualified under paragraph 1 above;
5.	Holders of established posts as professors at the faculties of medicine in Sweden and holders of similar posts at the faculties of medicine or similar institutions in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway;
6.	Holders of similar posts at no fewer than six other faculties of medicine selected by the Assembly, with a view to ensuring the appropriate distribution of the task among various countries and their seats of learning; and
7.	Practitioners of natural sciences whom the Assembly may otherwise see fit to approach.

Decisions concerning the selection of the persons appointed under paragraphs 6 and 7 above are taken before the end of May each year on the recommendation of the Nobel Committee.