Clinical TMS Society

Name

Clinical TMS Society

Legal name

Clinical TMS Society

Website

https://clinicaltmssociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues based on professional category and country of residence income level. Categories include Physician/Medical Doctor ($400), Research ($350), Non-Physician Practitioner ($300), Trainee ($60), Associate ($125), and Business ($550). Membership follows a calendar-year cycle requiring annual renewal.
2. Grand Rounds Webinars: Monthly webinar series featuring TMS expert presentations with CME/CE credits. Pricing: Member $25, Trainee Member FREE, Non-Member $50. On-demand recordings available for purchase through member portal.
3. Event Registration: Registration fees for Annual Meeting, PULSES TMS Training courses, and Pain Academy workshops. Both pre-conference courses and main conference events generate revenue.
4. Advertising: The society permits advertising from industry partners including TMS device manufacturers. Advertising must be factually accurate, evidence-based, and compliant with regulations. Includes advertising in TMS Today e-mails, PULSES coursework material, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation journal, Grand Rounds, social media, and annual meeting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clinical TMS Society is an international non-profit medical society that delivers professional education, certification, clinical standards, and community for practitioners of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). It sells tiered annual memberships, runs the PULSES TMS Training certification course and Pain Academy, hosts monthly Grand Rounds webinars and an Annual Meeting, and publishes clinical standards statements and the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation journal for its ~1,100 members across 40+ countries.

Product overview

The Clinical TMS Society is an international medical society (501(c)(6)) dedicated to optimizing clinical practice, supporting research, and increasing access to high-quality, evidence-based Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Rather than offering a unified software product, CTMSS provides a portfolio of educational and professional services including: PULSES TMS Training (comprehensive certification course), Pain Academy (pain disorder training), Grand Rounds Webinars (monthly expert presentations), the Annual Meeting (international conference), Membership (with tiered categories and benefits), Find a TMS Provider directory (245+ clinics), the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation journal and Journal Club, TMS Devices Directory, and Clinical Standards Statements. These services support TMS practitioners, researchers, and trainees through education, certification, networking, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PULSES: The most comprehensive TMS Certification course available, developed by skilled clinicians and researchers in the Clinical TMS Society, designed to educate physicians, clinicians, researchers, and TMS technician operators with lectures and hands-on training.
• Pain Academy
• Grand Rounds

Products and services

• PULSES TMS Training The most comprehensive TMS certification course available, developed by skilled clinicians and researchers in the Clinical TMS Society. It educates physicians, clinicians, researchers, and TMS technician operators with in-depth lectures and hands-on training across multiple TMS devices. Targeted at clinicians seeking formal certification in TMS therapy delivery.
• Pain Academy Specialized training program for providers interested in utilizing TMS for pain disorders. Covers pain pathophysiology, clinical trials, evidence-based protocols, and TMS technology for chronic neuropathic pain, acute pain, fibromyalgia, headache/migraine, CRPS, cancer pain, and peripheral magnetic stimulation. Targeted at TMS clinicians expanding into pain indications.
• Grand Rounds Webinars Monthly webinar series featuring leading TMS experts presenting deep dives into critical topics, from advocacy and research to cutting-edge neurotherapeutics. Live Q&A plus CME/CE credits available; on-demand recordings accessible via the member portal. Pricing: Member $25, Trainee Member FREE, Non-Member $50. Targeted at TMS practitioners seeking monthly continuing education.
• Annual Meeting International conference of TMS providers and researchers featuring two pre-conference training courses (PULSES and Pain Academy), poster sessions, networking, demonstrations, and keynote sessions with industry leaders. Targeted at the global TMS community attending annually (2026: Boston, June 4-6 at The Westin Copley Place).
• CTMSS Membership Tiered annual society membership offering access to cutting-edge research, registration discounts, the member directory, mentoring networks, research affinity groups, Find a Provider database inclusion, exclusive portal access, leadership opportunities, advertising discounts, job postings, and submission opportunities for the Annual Meeting and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation journal. Six tiers by professional category and country income classification.
• Find a TMS Provider Directory Public geographic-search directory of TMS clinics operated by society members who have opted into public listing, spanning 245 clinics across multiple countries. Enables patient referrals to qualified TMS providers and gives member clinics visibility.
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Journal Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing TMS research and related scholarly articles. Articles are presented at Grand Rounds and discussed in the Journal Club, providing a dedicated publication venue for TMS clinical and scientific work.
• Journal Club Monthly meeting featuring TMS researchers presenting and discussing papers published in the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation journal. Targeted at TMS researchers and clinicians seeking critical appraisal of recent literature.
• TMS Devices Directory Public directory of TMS device manufacturers and their TMS systems (Ampa, Apollo TMS, Brain Ultimate, BrainsWay Deep TMS, CloudTMS, EXOMIND, Magstim, MagVenture, Nexstim, NeuroStar, SEBERS Medical). Provides clinicians and patients an overview of available TMS technology; inclusion does not imply endorsement.
• Clinical Standards Statements Official Clinical TMS Society statements on TMS clinical practice, including position statements on emerging topics such as Exomind media coverage, level of evidence for single-day TMS combined with medications, and EEG-informed TMS treatments. Provided to members to guide standardized clinical practice.
• Insurance Coverage Resources Member resources supporting insurance coverage for TMS, including Recommended Insurance Coverage Policies, Clinical Standards Statements, and Insurance Appeals Letters to assist practitioners in payer negotiations and reimbursement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 60% of TMS patients reduce depression symptoms by at least 50% (responders), and 30% achieve remission
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FACTMS (Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical TMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACTMS is the foundation arm of CTMSS, working to support ongoing TMS science and access to treatment. FACTMS hosts events during the Annual Meeting and presents awards such as the Ad Astra Award to recognize TMS researchers.
• Ampa (TMS Device Manufacturer)minorOthersTMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
• Apollo TMSminorOthersMag & More TMS therapy system listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• BrainsWay Deep TMSminorOthersDeep TMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• MagstimminorOthersTMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• MagVenture TMS TherapyminorOthersMagVenture TMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• NexstimminorOthersTMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• Neurostar Advanced TherapyminorOthersNeurostar TMS device manufacturer listed on CTMSS website as part of the TMS Devices directory.
• Amedco LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited continuing education provider jointly accredited by ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC to provide CME/CE credits for Grand Rounds webinar series.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry: International umbrella for national biological psychiatry societies. Comparable in global professional society model and in covering TMS research, but with broader psychiatric research scope.
• American Academy of Neurology: Largest US professional society for neurologists, many of whom are TMS prescribers and researchers. Comparable as a specialty society delivering education, advocacy, and clinical standards, but with much broader neurological scope.
• American Psychiatric Association: Largest professional psychiatric society in the US, which adopted CTMSS's TMS Position Statement as official APA Policy in 2025. Comparable in mission (mental health clinical practice, education, advocacy) but vastly larger and broader in scope.
• World Psychiatric Association: Global psychiatric society covering all mental health disciplines. Comparable in international medical society structure and mental health mission, though its scope spans all of psychiatry rather than a single modality.
• Society of Biological Psychiatry: Established US society for biological psychiatry research and clinical practice. Comparable in serving psychiatrist-researchers at the intersection of neuroscience and mental health treatment, including TMS research.

Others

• BrainsWay: Manufacturer of Deep TMS systems and listed CTMSS partner/advertiser. Comparable as a leading TMS device maker with overlapping clinician-education and clinical-evidence initiatives that intersect with CTMSS's mission.
• Neuronetics: Manufacturer of NeuroStar TMS systems and listed CTMSS partner/advertiser. Comparable as a key commercial stakeholder in the TMS ecosystem whose practitioner-training and provider-network activities complement CTMSS's educational mission.

Direct peers

• International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation: International society focused on electroconvulsive therapy and neurostimulation, including TMS-adjacent modalities. Comparable as a small specialty medical society providing education, certification guidance, and advocacy for a neurostimulation modality.
• North American Neuromodulation Society: Regional neuromodulation society serving North American practitioners and researchers. Closely comparable in mission, education programs, and membership model to CTMSS, with broader neuromodulation scope.
• International Neuromodulation Society: Global medical society dedicated to neuromodulation therapies including TMS, spinal cord stimulation, and deep brain stimulation. Directly comparable as an international professional society serving overlapping clinician and research audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClinicalTMS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@clinicaltmssociety
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClinicalTMS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinical-tms-society

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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