DGIM

What DGIM does

DGIM (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin e.V.) is Germany's largest medical-scientific professional society for internal medicine, founded in 1885 by Theodor Frerichs and headquartered in Wiesbaden. The society represents over 30,000 individual physician members across all internal medicine subspecialties, plus 1,419 medical students with guest access and a network of corporate members from the healthcare industry. DGIM operates as a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) under German law, with no external shareholders or parent entity.

DGIM's product portfolio combines digital and event-based offerings: the DGIM e.Akademie continuing education platform, the DGIM-App, the O-Ton Innere Medizin podcast, the DGIMTalk live broadcast series, and a Kongress On-Demand portal hosting over 800 recorded sessions. Its flagship is the annual Internistenkongress (132nd edition in 2026), a hybrid congress with 8,500+ attendees in 2025 and ~9,000 expected in 2026, organized with m:con-mannheim:congress GmbH in Wiesbaden. The society also publishes the peer-reviewed journal 'Die Innere Medizin' with Springer, the Ärzte Codex ethics guidelines, the 'Klug entscheiden' recommendation initiative, the DGIM Wirkstoffliste, and scientific guidelines (Leitlinien).

DGIM's revenue is derived primarily from individual membership dues, corporate membership fees, congress registration (members receive free or reduced congress access), and publication-related income. It distributes approximately 1M EUR annually in scholarships, stipends, and awards. The society pursues a community-led go-to-market model centered on the annual congress and a multi-channel marketing mix (newsletter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, press conferences, and PR). Its governance structure includes an elected Vorstand, scientific advisory board, multiple commissions (digital transformation, gender-sensitive medicine, guidelines), and the JUNGE DGIM young physicians working group.

Name

DGIM

Legal name

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin e.V.

Website

https://dgim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (DGIM) is Germany's largest internal medicine professional society, serving over 30,000 physician members through continuing education, the annual Internistenkongress congress, scientific guidelines, and digital learning platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA) (EDANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Medical professional society
• Continuing medical education
• Clinical guidelines publishing
• Medical congress events
• Internal medicine research

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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 fees from over 30,000 individual members (internists, physicians). Members receive benefits including free congress attendance, journal subscription, digital platform access, and legal advisory services.
2. Kongress Registration Fees: Revenue from the annual Internistenkongress with 8,500+ participants in 2025 and ~9,000 expected in 2026. Fees include various ticket categories with potential student discounts.
3. Corporate Membership: Corporate members (companies, institutions) that pay for organizational membership and participate in congress activities.
4. Scientific Journal: Publication revenue from the Fachzeitschrift 'Die Innere Medizin' journal, provided as a membership benefit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DGIM is Germany's largest internal medicine professional society, providing membership services, continuing medical education, an annual Internistenkongress, scientific journals, and clinical guidelines to over 30,000 internists. The society operates digital education platforms (DGIM e.Akademie), mobile applications, podcasts, and live broadcasts to support physician professional development. Beyond education, DGIM advocates for internal medicine in healthcare policy, funds research scholarships (~1,000,000 Euro annually), and publishes evidence-based medical guidelines.

Product overview

DGIM operates as a professional medical society offering a portfolio of digital platforms and services for its over 30,000 members. The core offerings include the DGIM e.Akademie for digital continuing education, DGIMTalk for live educational broadcasts, the O-Ton Innere Medizin podcast for audio-based learning, and a mobile application for member services. The organization also organizes the annual Internistenkongress (Internal Medicine Congress) as a hybrid event and publishes medical guidelines including the Ärzte Codex 'Medizin vor Ökonomie' and the DGIM-Wirkstoffliste. These products collectively serve the professional development and networking needs of internists in Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DGIM e.Akademie Digital continuing education platform offering online courses, webinars, update seminars, and fresh-up seminars for internists to maintain and enhance their clinical knowledge through continuous medical education.
• Internistenkongress Annual medical congress (132nd edition in 2026) held as a hybrid event combining in-person attendance at RheinMain CongressCenter in Wiesbaden with online streaming, featuring over 800 on-demand presentations available post-congress and offering CME credits across all internal medicine subspecialties.
• DGIMTalk Innovative live broadcast sessions for medical education featuring expert discussions on current topics in internal medicine, providing interactive learning opportunities for members.
• O-Ton Innere Medizin Podcast Podcast series delivering audio content on internal medicine topics and society news, enabling physicians to access educational material in audio format for on-the-go learning.
• DGIM-App Mobile application providing members access to DGIM services, congress information, and medical resources on smartphones and tablets; the app does not process or store health data.
• Fachzeitschrift Die Innere Medizin Official peer-reviewed professional journal of DGIM covering internal medicine topics, published in partnership with Springer Fachverlag and included with membership along with online access.
• DGIM-Wirkstoffliste List of clinically relevant pharmaceutical active ingredients published by DGIM to support physicians in medication decisions and address drug shortages.
• Ärzte Codex "Medizin vor Ökonomie" Ethical codex titled 'Medizin vor Ökonomie' (Medicine before Economics) providing guidance on medical decision-making prioritizing patient welfare over economic considerations; adopted as ethical foundation in medical training by the German Medical Association.
• Klug entscheiden Evidence-based recommendation initiative providing guidance on which medical interventions to pursue or avoid, aimed at reducing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in internal medicine.
• Membership (Ordentliche Mitgliedschaft) Annual subscription membership for practicing internists and physicians providing free congress attendance, journal subscription, DGIM e.Akademie access, scholarships, awards, legal advisory services, and other professional benefits.
• Korporative Mitgliedschaft (Corporate Membership) Organizational membership tier for healthcare companies, medical industry organizations, and institutions participating in DGIM activities and congress sponsorship.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ members served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• m:con – mannheim:congress GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional congress organizer handling the annual Internistenkongress logistics, registration, and venue management. Located at Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim. Project leadership contact: Alexander Feuerstein.
• Springer FachverlagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishing partner for the Fachzeitschrift 'Die Innere Medizin' journal. Responsible for journal distribution to DGIM members.
• European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for European collaboration on internal medicine. Includes young internist exchange programs and joint congress activities.
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Innere MedizincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian internal medicine society participating in the 132nd congress as a guest country partner.
• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Innere MedizincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss internal medicine society participating in the 132nd congress as a guest country partner.
• Royal College of Physicians (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBritish medical society participating for the first time in the 132nd congress as a guest country, strengthening UK-Germany medical exchange.
• Stadt WiesbadencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Wiesbaden co-organizing the annual Patiententag public health event held at Wiesbaden Rathaus.
• Volkshochschule WiesbadenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWiesbaden adult education center co-organizing Patiententag public education event.
• Wiesbadener KurierminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal newspaper media partner for Patiententag event coverage.
• VivArt / Lebenszeit MagazinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth magazine media partner for Patiententag event.
• Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit e.V. (APS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient safety coalition co-organizing events on digital violence prevention in healthcare.
• Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung (DNVF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare research network co-organizing mentoring programs for young researchers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Amboss: Amboss is a digital medical knowledge and exam prep platform widely used by German medical students and physicians for clinical decision support and CME. It competes with DGIM's e.Akademie for physician learning time with a more modern, AI-augmented product experience.

Direct peers

• Royal College of Physicians of London: The Royal College of Physicians serves as the UK counterpart to DGIM, performing the same functions of physician membership, CME accreditation, guideline publication, and MRCP examinations. DGIM has a formal partnership with RCP as a guest country at the 132nd Internistenkongress.
• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (SGIM): The SGIM is the Swiss society for general internal medicine and a guest country partner at DGIM's 132nd congress. It mirrors DGIM's structure of membership, annual congress, and CME for the Swiss German-speaking physician community.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): The ACP is the largest US medical specialty society for internists, with a comparable model of membership, Annals of Internal Medicine journal, MOC/CME programs, and annual Internal Medicine Meeting. It represents the most prominent English-language equivalent of DGIM's role.
• European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM): EFIM is the umbrella federation of European internal medicine societies with DGIM as a leading member. It coordinates European congress activities, young internist exchange programs, and cross-border CME initiatives that DGIM participates in and helps fund.
• Berufsverband Deutscher Internistinnen und Internisten (BDI): The BDI is the professional association for German internists focused on outpatient practice and health policy advocacy, directly paralleling DGIM's role for hospital-based internists. They serve overlapping but distinct segments of the same internal medicine population in Germany.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung (DGK): The DGK is Germany's largest cardiology society with a comparable structure of annual congress, CME, journals, and guideline-setting authority. It operates the same membership/congress/journal model in the closely related cardiovascular subspecialty of internal medicine.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie (DGHO): DGHO is the German society for hematology and oncology with a parallel model of annual congress, continuing education, scientific guidelines, and policy advocacy. It competes with DGIM for the attention and dues of internal medicine physicians in the oncology subspecialty.
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (ÖGIM): The ÖGIM is the Austrian internal medicine society and a formal guest country partner at DGIM's 132nd congress. It operates the same membership, congress, and continuing education model for the smaller Austrian internal medicine community.

Broad incumbents

• UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer): UpToDate is the leading global evidence-based clinical decision support resource used by German physicians for point-of-care learning and CME credits. It overlaps with DGIM's guideline and education functions but as a broader commercial incumbent rather than a society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcbFYMULGgqGly9F9XqYbJw
• Facebookfacebook.com/DGIM.Fanpage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dgim-ev
• Instagraminstagram.com/dgim_ev
• Xx.com/dgimev

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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