Gather-ed

What Gather-ed does

Gather-ed is a private, US-based digital collaborative social learning platform serving healthcare professionals, operated as a brand under HealthCourse Inc. (New York, founded 2007). The platform delivers accredited continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education (CE) curricula through self-study modules, synchronous live group discussions, and asynchronous group challenges, organized around small groups led by recruited expert Group Leaders who invite colleagues from their practices or institutions. Product offerings include the core Gather-ed Platform, the Group Leader Program (a facilitation and mentorship funnel), and specialty-specific curricula distributed across numerous co-branded partner subdomains with premier institutions (Einstein, Johns Hopkins, AAAAI, National Kidney Foundation, among others), as well as through 'Powered by HealthCourse' third-party websites, mobile and wireless platforms.

The underlying technology is a proprietary educational technology platform that has been used by medical educators for over twelve years to design, publish, and analyze 5,000+ health professional programs, with the platform described as 'award-winning' on the company's own materials (specific awards not detailed). Distribution occurs through four channels: (i) a self-serve owned digital platform (gathered.com), (ii) co-branded OEM/white-label partner subdomains for institutional customers, (iii) third-party mobile and wireless platforms serving mid-market learners, and (iv) direct enterprise sales of customized group learning experiences to healthcare organizations. The Go-to-market motion blends community-led recruitment of Group Leaders with a sales-led motion for institutional enrollment, supported by content marketing (Effective Leadership blog, SEO) and organic social (Twitter, LinkedIn).

Gather-ed monetizes through two primary revenue streams: fee-based CME/CE content and e-commerce services delivered to individual learners on a subscription basis with multi-year contracts, and licensing of its platform and program library to medical education providers and accrediting bodies that issue CME/CE credit. Customer segmentation is vertical: health professionals as the primary persona (physicians, nurses, allied health), Group Leaders as the supply-side persona, and medical specialty practices/institutions as the business-unit customer. Operations are restricted to the United States. No third-party investment, headcount, revenue, or management team data is disclosed in the source material.

Name

Gather-ed

Legal name

HealthCourse Inc.

Website

https://gathered.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gather-ed is a US-based digital social learning platform that delivers accredited CME/CE curricula to physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals through small-group discussions and self-study modules, operating as a brand under HealthCourse Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Group Work, Breakout & Collaborative Document/Workspace Tools (EDAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Peer-to-peer learning
• Healthcare professional development
• Collaborative learning software
• CME/CE platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fee-based CME/CE Content: HealthCourse makes available certain fee-based content and other e-commerce services. The platform provides continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education (CE) credits for health professionals through fee-based curricula.
2. Educational Program Licensing: Platform and technology used by medical educators to design, publish, and analyze over 5,000 health professional programs. Revenue generated through licensing the platform to medical education providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gather-ed is a digital collaborative social learning platform that delivers continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education (CE) curricula to healthcare professionals through small, expert-led peer group experiences. The platform combines asynchronous self-study modules with synchronous live group discussions and group challenges, enabling physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to earn accredited CME/CE credits while engaging in mentorship, debate, and case-based collaboration. Programs are distributed via the gathered.com platform and co-branded partner subdomains with major medical institutions and accrediting bodies.

Product overview

Gather-ed is a digital collaborative learning platform for health professionals offering peer-to-peer social learning experiences through small group interactions. The core Gather-ed Platform serves as the primary offering, enabling Group Leaders to facilitate structured learning with curated curricula. The platform incorporates self-study modules, live group discussions, and group challenges as integral components. Specialty-specific curriculum offerings are distributed across partner subdomains (e.g., einstein.gathered.com, jhu.gathered.com, aaaai.gathered.com) covering diverse medical specialties including oncology, immunology, endocrinology, cardiology, and more. Healthcare institutions utilize the platform for onboarding, trainee programs, and cross-team shared learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gather-ed Platform Award-winning digital collaborative social learning platform that delivers CME/CE-accredited curricula to healthcare professionals through small-group peer-to-peer interactions, expert-led facilitation, self-study modules, live group discussions, and collaborative group challenges. Used by medical educators to design, publish, and analyze health professional programs with a focus on engagement, measurement, and impact.
• Group Leader Program A mentorship and facilitation program that enables expert clinicians to invite colleagues into small learning groups, lead peer-to-peer exchanges, and support continuing medical education efforts on the Gather-ed platform. Group Leaders are recruited through online enrollment and onboarded with support from a Gather-ed Facilitator.
• Specialty-Specific Curriculum Offerings Specialty-specific CME/CE curricula delivered on co-branded Gather-ed partner subdomains, combining self-study modules, live group discussions, and collaborative group challenges for clinicians in oncology, immunology, sleep medicine, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, and other therapeutic areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed, published, and analyzed over 5,000 health professional programs

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Instant EU GDPR Representative LtdminorOthersAppointed EU Representative under Article 27 of the EU GDPR. Contact: Adam Brogden, Office 2, 12A Lower Main Street, Lucan Co. Dublin, K78 X5P8, Ireland.
• GDPR Local LtdminorOthersAppointed UK Representative under Article 27 of the UK GDPR. Located at 1st Floor Front Suite, 27-29 North Street, Brighton, England, BN1 1EB.
• Medical Education Partners (Einstein, Johns Hopkins, AAAAI, NKF, etc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-branded curriculum partnerships with major medical institutions including Einstein Medical, Johns Hopkins University, AAAAI, National Kidney Foundation, and numerous other CME/CE providers. Each partner has dedicated subdomain (e.g., einstein.gathered.com, jhu.gathered.com) hosting specialty-specific curricula.
• Accrediting Bodies and CME ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird party accrediting bodies supply CME credit content and work with HealthCourse to provide co-branded or 'powered by' versions of the Services. Continuing medical education credits are issued through these partnerships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MedBridge: MedBridge is a healthcare professional education platform delivering CE/CME across PT, OT, SLP, and nursing with cohort-based and self-paced formats. Directly comparable to Gather-ed in combining group learning, accredited CE, and healthcare-professional personas.
• Pri-Med: Pri-Med is an established ACCME-accredited CME provider serving primary-care physicians through live programs and digital content. Comparable to Gather-ed in serving practicing clinicians seeking accredited CME across specialties.
• Clinical Care Options: Clinical Care Options is a CME/CE platform providing peer-led and case-based learning to healthcare professionals, especially specialists. Closely comparable in leveraging expert clinicians as facilitators of small-group, peer-to-peer accredited learning.
• CME Outfitters: CME Outfitters is an ACCME-accredited provider of live and online CME activities with a focus on interactivity and measurement. Comparable to Gather-ed's emphasis on engagement and outcomes measurement rather than passive video delivery.
• AudioDigest Foundation: AudioDigest has delivered ACCME-accredited continuing education audio programs to physicians for decades. Comparable to Gather-ed in distributing accredited CME/CE content digitally to practicing healthcare professionals.
• StatPearls: StatPearls is a major CME/CE content publisher widely licensed by hospitals and health systems. Comparable to Gather-ed in providing accredited continuing education content that institutions procure at enterprise scale.
• Dannemiller: Dannemiller (formerly Dannemiller Memorial Educational Institute) is an ACCME-accredited CME provider offering live, online, and enduring education to clinicians. Comparable to Gather-ed as a long-standing accredited CME/CE provider serving medical professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Relias: Relias is a healthcare workforce training and compliance platform that spans broader continuing education, mandatory training, and competency management. Overlaps with Gather-ed on CE/CME but operates more broadly across compliance and skills training.
• HealthStream: HealthStream is a public, enterprise-scale healthcare learning management system used by thousands of U.S. hospitals. Bundles CE/CME content and credentialing; a much broader incumbent than Gather-ed but directly competing for the same healthcare enterprise training budgets.

Emerging players

• BoardVitals: BoardVitals offers board-prep and CME courses for physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians through a question-bank and video platform. Comparable to Gather-ed as an emerging digital CME/education player serving healthcare professionals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gather_ed
• Facebookfacebook.com/GatheredLearning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gather-ed

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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