California Medical Instrumentation Association

What California Medical Instrumentation Association does

CMIA is a nonprofit professional membership association incorporated in 1992 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, that serves the state's clinical biomedical engineering and healthcare technology management (HTM) workforce. Its membership base spans biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs), clinical and biomedical engineers, biomedical technology students, and medical device manufacturers, organized across nine regional chapters covering the Capitol Region, Coachella Valley, Greater San Francisco, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley, and Silicon Valley.

The association's core offerings are community-based rather than technology-based: monthly chapter meetings, the annual CMIA Connect conference (next scheduled March 6-8, 2026 in San Ramon), HTM Mixer events, MD Expo partnerships, an online knowledge base of presentations and videos, and educational programming aligned with AAMI national certification. It administers two scholarship funds — the Frank Yip Memorial Scholarship (established 1998) and the Heiselt & Lively Scholarship — and runs the Professional of the Year Award sponsored by Welch Allyn.

Revenue is generated through four streams: tiered membership dues (Individual, Associate/student, Corporate), event registration for CMIA Connect and chapter programming, corporate sponsorship and advertising from more than 40 medical device companies, and scholarship fund endowments. The organization is governed by an elected Board of Directors (Dave Ogren, Chairman; Eddie Acosta, Chairman Pro Tem; Leslie "Les" R. Atles, President; Mike Speer, Board Secretary; Paul Kelley, Board Advisor), is not owned by any parent company, and is not a venture-backed or PE-owned entity.

Name

California Medical Instrumentation Association

Legal name

California Medical Instrumentation Association

Website

https://cmia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CMIA is a California-based nonprofit professional membership association serving the state's clinical biomedical engineering and healthcare technology management workforce through nine regional chapters, an annual conference, scholarship programs, and corporate-sponsored education for technicians, engineers, and medical device manufacturers.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from Individual, Associate (student), and Corporate members providing voting rights and access to chapter events, resources, and professional development opportunities.
2. Event Registration: Revenue from annual CMIA Connect conferences, MD Expo events, chapter meetings, and training seminars. Includes exhibitor table fees, speaker submissions, and attendee tickets.
3. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate members and sponsors pay for chapter meeting sponsorships, website advertising, job advertising, and promotional visibility at events.
4. Scholarship Fund Endowments: Donations from individuals, vendors, and chapters contribute to endowed scholarship funds (Frank Yip Memorial Scholarship, Heiselt & Lively Scholarship) that support biomedical education.

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Core offering

CMIA provides paid professional membership services, regional chapter programming, and continuing education for biomedical equipment technicians, clinical/biomedical engineers, and students across California. Its core deliverables are tiered annual memberships (Individual, Associate/Student, Corporate), monthly chapter meetings across nine regions, the annual CMIA Connect conference plus MD Expo and HTM Mixer events, scholarship and recognition programs, and BMET career resources.

Product overview

California Medical Instrumentation Association (CMIA) operates as a professional membership association for biomedical engineering and healthcare technology management professionals in California, not as a technology product company. The organization provides a unified platform of member services, educational programs, and professional development offerings. The portfolio includes membership programs at individual, student, and corporate levels; regional chapter meetings across 9 California regions; the annual CMIA Connect conference; MD Expo events; HTM Mixer networking events; scholarship programs (Frank Yip Memorial Scholarship and Heiselt & Lively Scholarship); Professional of the Year and Life Membership awards; BMET career resources; and learning resources including a knowledge base, presentations, and videos. Revenue is generated through membership dues, event registrations, corporate sponsorships, and advertising. The organization facilitates networking, education, and professional recognition for clinical biomedical engineering professionals throughout California.

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Products and services

• CMIA Membership Programs Tiered annual membership program offering Individual Membership (for hospital/medical equipment company employees engaged in manufacture, support, use, or maintenance of medical equipment, with one voting right), Associate Membership for students in medical instrumentation programs (no voting rights), and Corporate Membership for businesses that manufacture, sell, or service medical instruments (one voting right). Members receive access to chapter events, educational resources, networking, and professional development opportunities.
• Regional Chapter Meetings Monthly in-person chapter meetings across nine California regions (Capitol Region, Coachella Valley, Greater San Francisco, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley, Silicon Valley) offering networking, educational presentations, and CEU credits for HTM professionals.
• CMIA Connect Annual Conference Annual statewide educational conference and exhibition serving as California's premier event for medical instrumentation and healthcare technology management professionals, featuring industry speakers, networking events, vendor exhibits, and professional development tracks. Next event March 6-8, 2026 at the San Ramon Marriott.
• MD Expo Events Multi-day expo events featuring industry-leading speakers, networking opportunities, exhibit halls with the latest HTM technology and products, Tech Choice Awards, and hands-on training workshops for healthcare technology professionals. Includes MD Expo Spring 2025 in Temecula, CA and other regional MD Expo events.
• HTM Mixer Events Regional networking and educational mixer events for Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) professionals, providing CEU credits (e.g., 12 CEUs at the Denver mixer) and community-building opportunities across different regions, including HTM Mixer Northwest 2026.
• Frank Yip Memorial Scholarship Fund Endowed scholarship program providing $500 awards to qualified CMIA members with 3.0+ GPA who are studying biomedical/clinical engineering in California, encouraging pursuit of biomedical studies and the practice of biomedical/clinical engineering.
• Heiselt & Lively Scholarship Fund Endowed scholarship program supporting CMIA members pursuing education at the College of Biomedical Equipment Technology (CBET), awarding $5,000 to chapter winners and $22,995 to the state-level recipient.
• Professional of the Year Award Annual award presented at the CMIA state banquet recognizing individuals for personal and professional contributions to biomedical/clinical engineering and their local community. Winner receives a $1,000 prize and plaque and is nominated for AAMI awards. Sponsored by Welch Allyn Inc.
• CMIA Life Membership Highest award available to CMIA members, granted to persons having made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of CMIA. Requires active membership in a chapter(s) for a minimum of ten (10) years.
• BMET Information Resources Educational resources hub including information about becoming a Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), HTM job descriptions, CEU credit information, AAMI events and news, and connections to HTM associations for current and aspiring biomedical professionals.
• Learning Resources Library Online knowledge base, presentations, and videos providing educational content for the biomedical engineering community on topics including imaging modalities, medical device management, and industry best practices.
• Job Board and Career Resources Online job listing platform and career resources for HTM professionals. Job posting advertising services are available for purchase by corporate members seeking to recruit biomedical talent.
• Corporate Membership and Sponsorship Corporate membership tier for business organizations that manufacture, sell, or service medical instruments and related products/services. Includes one voting right plus access to advertising opportunities, chapter meeting sponsorships, exhibitor table registrations at CMIA Connect and MD Expo, website advertising, and job advertising on the CMIA job board.

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Direct peers

• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI): The national professional association for healthcare technology management. CMIA explicitly partners with AAMI for certification (CBET) support and national award nominations, and CMIA's leadership sits on AAMI's Board — making AAMI CMIA's closest peer at the national level.
• Texas Biomedical Instrumentation Society (TBIS): A state-level professional association for biomedical equipment technicians analogous to CMIA but serving Texas. Comparable membership tiers, chapter structure, and annual conference format make it CMIA's closest direct state-level peer.
• College of Biomedical Equipment Technology (CBET): The educational institution whose students CMIA's Heiselt & Lively Scholarship is designed to fund. Operates as a workforce-pipeline feeder for CMIA's membership and shares the BMET certification mission.
• MD Expo: A regional expo organizer for HTM professionals featuring training workshops, exhibit halls, and Tech Choice Awards. CMIA partners with MD Expo on regional events including MD Expo Spring 2025 in Temecula, CA, making it a direct event-format peer.
• Florida Biomedical Society: A Florida-based state-level professional society for biomedical/clinical engineering professionals. Operates with a similar mission of education, certification support, and networking for BMETs — directly comparable to CMIA's model.
• American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE): A national professional society for clinical engineers that mirrors CMIA's biomedical/clinical engineering mission but at a national scale. ACCE's focus on the clinical engineer persona overlaps directly with CMIA's secondary member segment.

Others

• AdvaMed (Advanced Medical Technology Association): The national trade association for medical device manufacturers — represents many of CMIA's corporate sponsors (BD, Mindray, etc.). Comparable industry-stakeholder organizing model but representing the vendor side rather than the practitioner side.

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS): A large, established healthcare technology membership organization that overlaps with CMIA at the intersection of healthcare technology and information systems. HIMSS offers broader digital health coverage versus CMIA's device/biomedical focus.

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