Clinical Directors Network

Name

Clinical Directors Network

Legal name

Clinical Directors Network, Inc.

Website

https://cdnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Practice-Based Research and Continuing Medical Education

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Practice-based research network
• Continuing medical education
• Clinician training programs
• Community health research
• Health equity research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Program Fees: CDN generates revenue through fees for accredited educational programs including Harvard Clinical Leadership courses ($300-$350 per person depending on group size) and webcast-based training programs with CME credits.
2. Research Grants: As an AHRQ-designated Center of Excellence and NIH-designated Best Practice Clinical Research Network, CDN receives grant funding to conduct practice-based research with Community Health Centers.
3. Membership Organization: CDN is described as a not-for-profit clinician membership organization providing peer-initiated activities for clinicians.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clinical Directors Network is a not-for-profit clinician membership organization that operates a practice-based research network (N2 PBRN spanning 16 states with nearly 200 active practices) and delivers accredited continuing medical education through a webcast library of over 900 free webcasts. CDN's core commercial offerings include the Harvard Clinical Leadership Virtual Academy (10-session CME course), Office Hours sessions, and the EnCoRE PCORI engagement training curriculum for community health center teams.

Product overview

Clinical Directors Network (CDN) operates as a not-for-profit clinician membership organization, practice-based research network (PBRN), and clinician training organization. The company offers a unified platform combining a webcast library (over 900 free webcasts), structured training programs, and practice-based research network coordination. Core offerings include the Harvard Clinical Leadership Virtual Academy (10-session course with AAFP credits), monthly Harvard Clinical Leadership Academy Office Hours, EnCoRE PCORI engagement training, and the N2 PBRN network spanning 16 states. Additional specialized programs cover Infection Prevention, Chagas Disease, Colorectal Cancer Screening for Russian-speaking communities, Lean Leadership, and foreign language webcasts in Spanish, Russian, and Haitian Creole.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EnCoRE: Enhancing Community Health Center PCORI Engagement - a year-long training curriculum designed to educate and engage Health Center teams in Patient Centered Outcomes Research
• Harvard Leadership Virtual Academy
• N2 PBRN

Products and services

• Webcast Library A library of over 900 free webcasts covering clinical research, public health, and medical education topics, many accredited for Continuing Medical Education (CME). The library includes multilingual content in Spanish, Russian, and Haitian Creole.
• Harvard Clinical Leadership Virtual Academy A 10-session webcast series developed with Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care covering fundamental concepts and skills for leading change within healthcare practices, including leadership styles, team building, and quality improvement. Offers up to 15.0 Prescribed credits by AAFP.
• Harvard Clinical Leadership Academy Office Hours Monthly virtual office hours providing participants access to leadership experts with content updates based on new research and trends in healthcare leadership. Covers leadership concepts, leading teams, and leading change. Offers up to 4 CME/CNE credits.
• EnCoRE (Enhancing Community Health Center PCORI Engagement) A year-long training curriculum designed to educate and engage Health Center teams including patients, clinical and administrative staff in Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR). Builds infrastructure to strengthen comparative effectiveness research capacity. Funded by PCORI.
• N2 PBRN (Network of Networks Practice-Based Research Network) A network of networks led by CDN that includes nine established PBRNs covering 16 states with nearly 200 active research-engaged practices. Represents over 2,700 FTE physicians, 1,750 FTE nurses, and a combined patient population of 4.2 million.
• Certificate in Practice Based Research Methods Training program in research methods for community-based clinicians and staff, part of CDN's specialty education offerings.
• Infection Prevention Training for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Training program for healthcare professionals on infection prevention practices in ambulatory surgical centers, including continuing education credits.
• Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening for NYC Russian Speaking Community Webcast series improving colorectal cancer screening rates among Russian-speaking communities in New York City, with bilingual resources in English and Russian.
• Lean Leadership Training Training program integrating lean management principles into healthcare leadership practices.
• Chagas Disease Educational Series Educational webcast series covering Chagas disease, a tropical parasitic disease, with multilingual video resources in Spanish and English.

Quantifiable outcome

• N2 PBRN covers 16 states with 200 active research-engaged practices serving 4.2 million patients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Harvard Medical School Center for Primary CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint delivery of Harvard Clinical Leadership Virtual Academy, a 10-session webcast series teaching fundamental concepts and skills for leading change within healthcare practices. Program offers up to 15 CME/CNE credits. CDN provides operational infrastructure while Harvard provides faculty and academic credibility.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research and training partnership supporting community health center capacity building. NACHC serves as a key partner in the EnCoRE PCORI engagement training program and N2 PBRN network development.
• The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for clinical and translational science research support, including grant funding (NIH NCATS Grant # 8 UL1 TR000043). CDN serves as Co-Director for Community Engaged Research at Rockefeller University.
• Institute for Community Health (ICH) at Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvard-affiliated institute serving as partner in EnCoRE PCORI engagement training program, contributing faculty expertise in community health research methods.
• South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EnCoRE PCORI engagement training program, contributing Vicki Young, PhD as faculty for measurement and statistics sessions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU): Non-profit membership organization dedicated to improving health care for underserved populations through clinician training, leadership development, and policy advocacy. ACU's mission, member base, and CME/CE programming closely mirror CDN's focus on clinicians in community health settings.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): The national membership organization for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). NACHC is both a CDN research/training partner and a peer in serving the CHC ecosystem — it operates its own training catalog and policy research programs comparable to CDN's N2 PBRN work.
• CDC TRAIN Learning Network: Federal free CME/CE platform operated through CDC and partner public health organizations. Like CDN, TRAIN offers free accredited continuing education to clinicians and public health workers and functions as both a partner and a direct competitor in the free CME space.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): The largest U.S. professional society for family physicians. AAFP accredits CDN's Harvard Leadership programs for prescribed credits but also operates its own CME platform (AAFP CME) serving the same primary care clinician audience with a much larger membership base.
• American Medical Association (AMA Ed Hub): AMA's online CME platform offering accredited continuing education across all specialties to the broad U.S. physician population. Operates at significantly larger scale than CDN's webcast library but with less focus on community health and underserved populations.
• Medscape Education: Largest commercial online CME provider for U.S. clinicians, offering thousands of free accredited activities across specialties. Medscape's content scale and marketing reach dwarf CDN's library, but it lacks CDN's community-health-center focus and PBRN integration.
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Membership association representing U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals. AAMC operates research, training, and workforce programs analogous to CDN but at much larger scale and with a broader academic-medicine orientation rather than community health focus.
• Pri-Med: Major commercial provider of primary care CME through in-person conferences and online programming. Targets the same primary care clinician segment as CDN but emphasizes industry-sponsored content and large-scale conferences rather than community-health research integration.

Emerging players

• Doximity: Digital professional network for U.S. physicians that has expanded into accredited CME delivery. While not a non-profit or PBRN, Doximity represents a well-capitalized emerging channel competing for clinician engagement and CME time that historically went to organizations like CDN.

Others

• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA): Federal agency within HHS that funds FQHCs, health workforce training, and community health programs. HRSA is a key funder and policy shaper for the safety-net ecosystem in which CDN operates, making it a critical adjacent stakeholder rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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