.med

Status:	Proposed
country:	International
Registry:	Medistry LLC
Registry Backend:	Nominet
Type:	Generic
Category:	Health
Priority #:	483 - DocCheck AG 1614 - Second Generation Ltd. (Medistry LLC) 1732 - HEXAP SAS 1867 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
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.med is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Applicants

1. DocCheck AG, Community Priority Application
2. Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
3. HEXAP SAS, Community Priority Application
4. Medistry LLC

Community Applications

Of the 4 applications for .med, two of them are [[community TLD|community priority applications. The two community applicants are DocCheck AG and HEXAP SAS.

DocCheck AG defines the community as falling into 6 groups: Medical, Scientific-Technical, Nursing/Assisting, Pharmacy, Collegiate, and Business/Publishing. DocChecl is known for its DocCheck.com site, which is the largest community of healthcare professionals in Europe. In its application it notes that there is no onde authoritative medical body that oversees the international medical community, but that its own service and 860,000 registered members make it a significant part of the international medical community. It is a German company.

Registration of a .med domain will require registration on DocCheck's exisiting .com site, where they have been verifying medical credentials for 10+ years and are consequently experienced in determining and classifying individuals in the medical profession.

The second community applicant,