American Association of Physicists in Medicine

What American Association of Physicists in Medicine does

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a nonprofit scientific, educational, and professional organization founded in 1958 and headquartered at 1631 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It serves more than 8,000 member scientists whose clinical practice focuses on ensuring accuracy, safety, and quality in the use of radiation for medical imaging and radiation therapy, and it functions as the primary U.S. credentialing and standards body for the medical physics profession.

AAPM's core product surface spans continuing education, scientific publishing, conferences, career services, and standards development. The Online Learning Center delivers more than 600 CAMPEP-approved Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) quiz activities, backed by a Virtual Library of streaming meeting recordings; two peer-reviewed journals — Medical Physics (Wiley) and the open-access Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP) — anchor its scholarly output; the Annual Meeting & Exhibition (~4,000 attendees), Spring Clinical Meeting, Summer School, and ongoing webinar series drive member engagement; and the Career Center (powered by Web Scribble) plus the MP-RAP residency matching program serve the labor market. Supporting products include Task Group Reports, IHE-RO radiation-oncology interoperability standards, the MIDRC imaging data initiative, and RSNA/AAPM web-based physics modules.

The business model is membership-dues driven and diversified across subscription, event registration, journal access, online education credit subscriptions, and Corporate Affiliate sponsorship. Members access the Virtual Library and Medical Physics journal as part of their dues; non-members and lower-tier members pay tiered Online Education Credit subscription fees ranging from $15 to $300 annually. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization is governed by an Executive Committee (President Robin Miller, Secretary Sonja Dieterich, Treasurer Samuel Armato, Executive Director C. David Gammel) operating through Science, Education, Professional, and Administrative Councils, with a small HQ staff of 1–10 and a distributed volunteer committee structure.

Name

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Legal name

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Website

https://aapm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit professional society founded in 1958 that serves more than 8,000 medical physicists through continuing education, two peer-reviewed journals, major scientific meetings, and accreditation-related standards, with revenue drawn from membership dues, conference registration, online education subscriptions, and corporate affiliate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Physics Association

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Medical physics education
• Professional membership organization
• Continuing medical education
• Radiation oncology conferences
• Scientific journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees with different tiers based on member category (Full, Associate, Student, etc.). Subscriptions to Medical Physics journal included with membership.
2. Online Education Credits: Annual subscription fee for Online Education Credits (OEC) program offering MPCEC and SA-CE credits. Fees vary by membership status: $15-$150 for members, $50-$300 for non-members depending on category.
3. Meeting Registration: Registration fees for Annual Meeting, Spring Clinical Meeting, Summer School, specialty meetings, and webinars. Reduced or waived registration opportunities available.
4. Corporate Affiliate Program: Corporate partnership and sponsorship revenue from companies in the medical physics technology and services space.
5. Journal Subscriptions: Medical Physics journal subscriptions included in membership. Non-member subscriptions and institutional access available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AAPM is a nonprofit scientific and professional membership organization for medical physicists, founded in 1958. It sells individual and institutional memberships, hosts scientific meetings and conferences (Annual Meeting, Spring Clinical Meeting, Summer School), publishes two peer-reviewed journals (Medical Physics and JACMP), and operates an Online Learning Center that delivers CAMPEP-approved continuing education credits and a Virtual Library of meeting recordings for medical physicists and students.

Product overview

AAPM is a scientific and professional organization (not a technology company) offering a portfolio of membership-based educational and professional services for medical physicists. The core offerings include the Online Learning Center with Virtual Library (streaming video/audio presentations and CE credits), two peer-reviewed journals (Medical Physics and JACMP), major annual conferences (Annual Meeting, Spring Clinical Meeting, Summer School), ongoing webinar series, and the AAPM Career Center. Supporting services include Task Group Reports, the MP-RAP residency matching program, IHE-RO standards initiative, and the MIDRC research data resource. Education is delivered through multiple modalities including self-assessment modules, online quizzes, and web-based physics modules developed with RSNA. The organization functions as a professional society rather than a software product company, with no documented API, AI-powered products, or formal integration ecosystem beyond basic RSS feeds and third-party vendor relationships for specific services like the career center and CME credit tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AAPM Membership Annual membership providing access to journals, the Virtual Library, member directory, career services, and the Online Learning Center for medical physicists, students, and related professionals.
• AAPM Online Learning Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ MPCEC quiz activities for certification maintenance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal umbrella organization for medical physics societies worldwide. AAPM collaborates on international programs including the AAPM/IOMP Library Program serving developing countries and the AAPM/IOMP Equipment Donation Program.
• British Institute of Radiology (BIR)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBIR World Partner Network. AAPM members receive discounted membership rates to BIR, a multidisciplinary membership organization connecting professionals within imaging and radiation oncology.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAPM collaborates with RSNA in preparing scientific and educational programs relating to medical physics for RSNA's annual meeting held in late November/early December, the world's largest meeting of radiological professions.
• European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean federation of national medical physics organizations. Collaborates on educational events, maintains list of European graduate programs (MSc and PhD), and provides EFOMP Examination Board for certification.
• Asian-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation for Asia-Pacific region. Joint webinars and international programming for medical physicists in the region.
• Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational medical physics organization. Joint Annual Meetings held in conjunction with AAPM (e.g., 2020 Vancouver, 2011 Vancouver). Collaborates on programming and standards.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAEA maintains Directory of Radiotherapy Centers (DIRAC), sponsors training courses, and lists events specific to radiotherapy. AAPM directs members to IAEA resources for international education and training.
• Southeast Asian Federation for Medical Physics (SEAFOMP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation for Southeast Asia. Joint webinar series on Global Rising Stars and collaborative educational programming.
• Federation of African Medical Physics Organizations (FAMPO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation for Africa. Supports developing countries through international programs and educational resources.
• Middle East Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (MEFOMP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation for Middle East region. Collaborates on international educational programs and resources.
• Latin American Medical Physics Association (ALFIM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation for Latin America. Participates in international programming and developing country initiatives.
• Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditation body for medical physics graduate programs and residency programs. AAPM supports CAMPEP accreditation and administers MPCEC credits transferable to CAMPEP.
• American Board of Radiology (ABR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertification body for medical physicists. AAPM provides continuing education and Self-Assessment credits that support ABR maintenance of certification (MOC) and Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American College of Radiology (ACR): Major U.S. medical association for radiologists that also accredits facilities and provides practice standards. Comparable as a nonprofit healthcare professional society that sets accreditation standards and provides CE — overlapping with AAPM's CAMPEP accreditation and CE functions.
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): Premier U.S. society for radiation oncology professionals. Comparable as a peer nonprofit professional society whose members (radiation oncologists) work directly alongside AAPM's medical physicists in radiation therapy delivery.
• American Board of Radiology (ABR): Certification body for radiologists and medical physicists. Comparable as a closely-linked standards/certification entity whose MOC and OLA requirements drive demand for AAPM's MPCEC and SA-CE products.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): Larger radiology professional society with ~50,000+ members worldwide. Directly comparable as a nonprofit scientific/educational organization serving the imaging community; AAPM collaborates with RSNA on joint scientific programming at RSNA's annual meeting.
• American Institute of Physics (AIP): Umbrella organization for physical science societies that publishes journals and supports member societies including AAPM-adjacent physics communities. Comparable as a nonprofit scientific publishing and member-services organization for physics disciplines.

Direct peers

• Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP): National medical physics society in Canada that has held joint annual meetings with AAPM (e.g., 2020 Vancouver). Directly comparable as a peer national society serving the same profession with overlapping membership and programming.
• International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP): Global umbrella organization for national medical physics societies. AAPM is a leading member society and partners with IOMP on the Library Program, Equipment Donation Program, and Exchange Scientist Program — making it the most direct functional peer.
• Health Physics Society (HPS): U.S. professional society for health physicists working with radiation safety. Comparable as a peer nonprofit scientific/educational organization serving a closely related radiation-science profession with overlapping standards and CE functions.
• European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP): European federation of national medical physics organizations that runs educational events and the EFOMP Examination Board for certification. Directly comparable as a regional peer society serving the same professional community in a different geography.

Emerging players

• Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM): Scientific society focused on imaging informatics, AI, and data science in medical imaging. Comparable as an adjacent professional society whose topical coverage (AI in imaging, informatics) increasingly overlaps AAPM's emerging webinar content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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