What AcademicCME does

AcademicCME is a privately held, jointly accredited medical education company (AcademicCME LLC) headquartered in Tampa, Florida, founded in 2008. The company develops and distributes accredited continuing education for licensed healthcare professionals — physicians (MD), nurses (RN), and pharmacists (PharmD) — across more than ten therapeutic specialties including cardiology, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology, nephrology, dermatology, gastroenterology, immunology, and hepatology. It holds joint accreditation from ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC, allowing it to issue AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, CNE Contact Hours, and CPE Contact Hours from a single educational activity.

The company operates a multi-format digital education platform. Its core products are webcasts (on-demand video courses), tweetorials (Twitter/X-delivered serialized case studies), and podcasts (audio programming distributed across Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and other platforms), supplemented by live symposium events at major medical conferences (ESC, AHA, ASCO, EADV, AANEM, CCR West, Eastern Pulmonary Conference, European Charcot Foundation). Content is developed in collaboration with world-renowned faculty from institutions including Oxford, Stanford, Cleveland Clinic, and Johns Hopkins, and is frequently derived from major conference presentations for rapid clinical-trial dissemination. The platform includes a self-serve registration system, credit claiming module, and course catalog filtered by specialty and credit type.

AcademicCME operates a grant-funded business model in which its accredited CE is provided free of charge to healthcare professionals, with revenue derived from independent educational grants from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb/J&J Alliance, Amgen, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, argenx, UCB, BridgeBio, and Merck. The company is small (1-10 employees) and independently operated, with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or investor backing.

Name

AcademicCME

Legal name

AcademicCME LLC

Website

https://academiccme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AcademicCME is a privately held, jointly accredited medical education company that delivers free CME, CNE, and CPE credit courses to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists across 10+ specialties via webcasts, tweetorials, podcasts, and live conferences, funded by pharmaceutical educational grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Accredited CME programs
• Medical education webcasts
• Healthcare professional training
• Specialty medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Grants from Pharma/Biotech: AcademicCME generates revenue through independent educational grants from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies seeking to support accredited medical education. Grants fund specific CME programs in therapeutic areas aligned with the grantor's products.
2. Free CE for Healthcare Providers (Grant-Supported): Free continuing education credits provided to healthcare professionals (MD, RN, PharmD). The education is funded by industry grants, allowing clinicians to access accredited content at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AcademicCME develops and delivers accredited continuing medical education (CME, CNE, CPE) programs to healthcare professionals through webcasts, tweetorials, podcasts, and live conference events. Programs cover multiple therapeutic specialties including cardiology, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology, nephrology, dermatology, gastroenterology, and immunology, and are funded by independent educational grants from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company is jointly accredited by ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC, allowing single activities to confer multiple professional credit types.

Product overview

AcademicCME is a Jointly Accredited healthcare solutions medical education company offering a multi-format educational platform delivering accredited CE courses in collaboration with leading medical societies and faculty. The portfolio consists of three primary content delivery formats—Webcasts (on-demand video courses), Tweetorials (Twitter/X-delivered serialized case studies), and Podcasts (audio programming)—alongside Live Events held at major medical conferences. Content is organized across a comprehensive specialty catalog spanning Cardiology, Cardiometabolic, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Hepatology, and more. The platform supports Joint Accreditation from ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC, enabling healthcare professionals to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, CNE Contact Hours, and CPE Contact Hours through a unified registration and credit claiming system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webcasts On-demand accredited webcast courses offering CME, CNE, and CPE credits for healthcare professionals, covering clinical updates and therapeutic areas across multiple specialties.
• Tweetorials Twitter/X-delivered serialized accredited continuing education content featuring case studies and expert commentary, accessible via social media for engaged clinicians.
• Podcasts Audio-based accredited CME/CE programming available through podcast platforms, featuring expert-led discussions on medical topics with pre-quiz and post-credit claiming.
• Live Events (Symposia at Conferences) In-person accredited educational symposia and satellite sessions held in conjunction with major medical conferences (ESC, AHA, ASCO, EADV, AANEM, CCR West, Eastern Pulmonary Conference), offering CME credits for physician attendance.
• Specialty Course Catalog Accredited CME/CE courses organized by medical specialty including Cardiology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Oncology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Immunology, and more, browsable via the course catalog.

Quantifiable outcome

• Programs designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, CNE Contact Hours, and CPE Contact Hours with defined credit amounts (e.g., 1.25 CME, 1.25 CPE, 1.25 CNE)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Charcot FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademicCME co-develops educational programs with the European Charcot Foundation, including the Advanced Curriculum for Multiple Sclerosis Pre-European Charcot Foundation Course. Programs are held in conjunction with the Foundation's annual meetings.
• Eastern Pulmonary ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademicCME develops CME symposium content for the Eastern Pulmonary Conference, including programs on COPD, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and emerging biologic therapies.
• Congress of Clinical Rheumatology WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademicCME derives educational content from CCR West meetings, including programs on CAR T-cell therapy for SLE and other rheumatology topics.
• Pharmaceutical/Biotech Grant FunderscoreOthersCompanies including Bristol Myers Squibb/Johnson & Johnson Alliance, Amgen, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, argenx, UCB, BridgeBio, Merck, Vor Bio, Insmed, Viatris, and others provide independent educational grants to support specific CME programs. These are commercial supporters, not equity investors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pri-Med: Pri-Med operates one of the largest U.S. primary care CME platforms, combining live CME conferences with enduring digital content funded by pharma grants. It competes directly with AcademicCME in grant-funded CME for primary care and specialty clinicians.
• ReachMD: ReachMD is a digital CME/CE provider built heavily around podcast and audio formats, similar to AcademicCME's podcast strategy. It is directly comparable in audience (licensed clinicians) and grant-supported free CE business model.
• Medscape Education (WebMD): Medscape Education is the largest free CME/CE provider globally, offering accredited content across dozens of specialties. It is the most direct competitor to AcademicCME in pharma-funded, multi-format continuing medical education for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
• PlatformQ Health: PlatformQ Health produces digital, live, and on-demand accredited CME/CE programs across therapeutic areas using an outcomes-focused model. It overlaps directly with AcademicCME in pharma grant-funded, multi-format continuing education for specialists.
• Vindico Medical Education: Vindico is a jointly accredited provider (like AcademicCME) that produces CME/CE content through live symposia at major conferences and enduring digital activities, supported by educational grants. It is a direct peer in the joint-providership segment.
• Haymarket Medical Education: Haymarket Medical Education delivers free, grant-supported CME/CE across multiple specialty areas including oncology and primary care. It competes with AcademicCME for the same pharma grant dollars and clinician audience.
• CME Outfitters (KnowFully Learning): CME Outfitters is a long-standing ACCME-accredited provider of live, webcast, and podcast CME funded by independent educational grants. Its multi-format, pharma-funded model and specialty breadth make it a closely comparable peer.
• Clinical Care Solutions: Clinical Care Solutions produces grant-funded CME/CE activities across dermatology, rheumatology, neurology, and other specialties via webcasts, podcasts, and conference symposia. Its content mix and therapeutic coverage closely mirror AcademicCME's.
• Global Education Group: Global Education Group is a jointly accredited provider delivering live and enduring CME/CE activities across multiple specialties funded by educational grants. It is a direct peer in the joint-providership segment that competes with AcademicCME for pharma sponsorships.

Broad incumbents

• DynaMed (EBSCO): DynaMed is a clinical reference tool owned by EBSCO that increasingly offers CME/CE credits as part of its point-of-care evidence platform. It overlaps with AcademicCME on clinician-targeted CME delivery but operates at much larger scale as part of EBSCO's clinical decision portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Investors

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