What Symposia Medicus does

Symposia Medicus is a private non-profit continuing medical education (CME) organization incorporated in 1978 and headquartered in Pleasant Hill, California. It provides accredited continuing education to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, physician associates, and pharmacists, with conference content spanning OB/GYN, women's health, pediatrics, family medicine, emergency medicine, and primary care. The company is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and pursues additional specialty credit approvals from organizations including ACOG, AAP, AAFP, ACEP, AMCB, NCCPA, and the California Board of Pharmacy. Its operations are supported by a team in the 11-50 employee range.

The core product is a portfolio of approximately 35 multidisciplinary educational activities delivered annually, including long-running annual conference series (e.g., the 28th Annual Fetal Monitoring conference, the 38th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatrics, the 34th Annual Spring Conference on Women's Health). Delivery formats include in-person conferences at international resort destinations (Caesars Palace, Atlantis Resort, Royal Sonesta Kauai, Westin St. Thomas) and a virtual attendance option for remote participants. Educational content is structured as didactic lectures, Q&A sessions, case studies, and small-group breakouts, with online access to session materials. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through website, phone, and mail registration, supported by a digital marketing presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and a blog.

The business model is tuition-based: healthcare professionals pay registration fees (publicly listed at $890-$1,240 per attendee for the Fetal Monitoring conference, with tiered early-bird and discounted rates for groups, residents, military, and retirees) for accredited CME/CE credits required for license and certification maintenance. The organization is self-supporting and does not accept commercial support or grants. Travel and ground transportation partnerships with Delta, United, Alaska Airlines, AVIS, and Budget provide attendee discounts, while venue partnerships with resort hotels underpin the destination-conference value proposition.

Name

Symposia Medicus

Legal name

Symposia Medicus

Website

https://symposiamedicus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Symposia Medicus is a non-profit continuing medical education organization that delivers accredited conferences (in-person at resort destinations and virtually) to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals across OB/GYN, pediatrics, women's health, emergency medicine, and primary care specialties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Medical conferences
• Healthcare professional training
• CME accreditation
• Nursing continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasant Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Tuition: Symposia Medicus generates revenue through conference registration fees (tuition) paid by healthcare professionals seeking continuing education credits. As a self-supporting non-profit organization, they do not accept commercial support or grants. Tuition covers continuing education sessions, educational materials, continental breakfast, break refreshments, and in some cases group receptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Symposia Medicus is a self-supporting non-profit organization that produces and delivers accredited continuing medical education conferences to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. It offers approximately 35 multidisciplinary in-person and virtual conferences annually in specialties including OB/GYN, women's health, pediatrics, family medicine, and emergency medicine, awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and ANCC contact hours. Tuition is paid by attendees and covers educational sessions, materials, and on-site amenities at resort destinations.

Product overview

Symposia Medicus is a non-profit organization providing high-quality continuing healthcare education since 1978. The company operates as a conference-based educational platform offering approximately 35 multidisciplinary activities annually across OB/GYN, women's health, pediatrics, family medicine, emergency medicine, and primary care specialties. The product portfolio consists of in-person conferences held at resort destinations and virtual conference options for remote attendance. Each conference features evidence-based content presented by academic experts and provides accredited continuing education credits (AMA PRA Category 1 for physicians, ANCC contact hours for nurses, and various specialty credits). The conferences follow a format of didactic lectures, question and answer sessions, case studies, and small group breakouts, with educational session materials available online. The company is accredited by ACCME and ANCC, and courses are approved for credit by multiple medical specialty boards and organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Symposia Medicus Continuing Medical Education Conferences Multi-disciplinary, evidence-based accredited continuing healthcare education conferences for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals across OB/GYN, women's health, pediatrics, family medicine, and emergency medicine, awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and ANCC contact hours.
• 28th Annual National Conference on Fetal Monitoring Specialized conference for healthcare providers responsible for maternal-fetal assessment, covering fetal heart rate monitoring, obstetric malpractice prevention, and maternal-fetal medicine topics, with application filed for ACOG cognates.
• 38th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatrics Annual pediatrics conference covering evidence-based advancements in pediatric care, including orthopedic injuries, autism spectrum disorders, vaccine-preventable diseases, and pediatric emergencies, with AAP credit applicability.
• 31st Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies Emergency medicine-focused conference for pediatric care providers covering emerging epidemics, envenomations, procedural sedation, toxicology, and resuscitation topics, approved for ACEP Category I credit.
• 34th Annual Spring Conference on Women's Health Women's health conference addressing thyroid disease, menopausal hormone therapy, gynecologic cancer screening, diabetes management, and lifestyle medicine.
• 34th Annual Spring Conference on High Risk Obstetrics High-risk obstetrics conference covering fetal growth restriction, genetic screening, obesity in pregnancy, obstetric hemorrhage, and substance use disorders in pregnancy.
• Online Educational Session Materials Online access to conference session materials provided to registered attendees before each conference and available for separate purchase afterward.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 35 multidisciplinary activities annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caesars PalacecoreOthersConference hotel partner for the 28th Annual National Conference on Fetal Monitoring (April 29 - May 1, 2027). Provides conference group rates for attendees ($140-$249/night depending on day of week). Located on the Las Vegas Strip.
• Horseshoe Las VegascoreOthersConference hotel partner located across from Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. Offers conference group rates ($30-$199/night depending on day of week) for fetal monitoring conference attendees.
• Delta AirlinesminorOthersProvides discounted airfare for conference attendees using meeting code NY4VF. Available for multiple conferences including Fetal Monitoring, Pediatrics, and Women's Health.
• United AirlinesminorOthersProvides discounted airfare for conference attendees using promotion code ZSJ7339506 (varies by conference). Available for multiple conferences.
• Alaska AirlinesminorOthersProvides discounted airfare for conference attendees using discount code ECMQ277 for Fetal Monitoring conference.
• AVIS Car RentalminorOthersProvides discounted car rentals for conference attendees. AWD # B766625.
• Budget Car RentalminorOthersProvides discounted car rentals for conference attendees. BCD # U076767.
• Atlantis Resort (Paradise Island, Bahamas)coreOthersConference hotel for 38th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatrics (April 7-10, 2027). Group rates: $378-$478/night. Features Aquaventure water park, casino, and multiple dining options.
• Royal Sonesta Kauai ResortcoreOthersConference hotel for 31st Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies (April 7-10, 2027). Group rates: $451-$541/night. Hawaii's Garden Island resort with largest single-level pool in Hawaii.
• The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's ReefcoreOthersConference hotel for 34th Annual Spring Conference on Women's Health (March 17-20, 2027). Group rates: $399-$539/night including daily buffet breakfast for two. Located in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CME Outfitters: Accredited provider of live and online CME/CE activities for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Directly comparable in target customer base, accreditation-driven model, and multi-specialty programming.
• Medical Education Resources (MER): ACCME-accredited provider of live CME conferences for physicians and nurses across multiple specialties. Highly comparable destination-conference model serving similar clinician personas.
• Contemporary Forums: Healthcare-focused conference organizer offering live continuing education events for nurses and allied health professionals. Directly comparable conference-based CME/CE delivery model with similar specialty focus.
• Global Education Group: Accredited joint provider of live and enduring CME/CE activities for healthcare professionals. Comparable accreditation-driven, multi-specialty programming targeting physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
• EB Medicine: Emergency-medicine-focused CME publisher and conference provider. Directly comparable as a specialty-narrow CME provider with ACCME accreditation serving emergency medicine clinicians.

Broad incumbents

• Pri-Med: Large-scale CME provider serving primary care clinicians through conferences and digital platforms. Comparable in primary-care physician targeting and conference-plus-online hybrid delivery, though significantly larger scale.
• Haymarket Medical Education: Large medical communications company offering CME/CE activities across many specialties. Comparable in multi-specialty accredited programming targeting primary care and specialty clinicians.

Emerging players

• Medscape Education: Largest free digital CME/CE platform for clinicians globally. Comparable in serving physician and nurse continuing-education needs, though competing primarily on digital convenience rather than destination experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/symposiamedicus
• Facebookfacebook.com/symposiamedicus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/symposia-medicus
• Instagraminstagram.com/symposiamedicus

Compliance12 records

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