Center for Medical Education

What Center for Medical Education does

The Center for Medical Education, Inc. (CCME) is a privately held Pennsylvania-incorporated continuing medical education provider founded in 1977 and headquartered in Skippack, PA. The company serves U.S. healthcare professionals — primarily emergency physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, family medicine physicians, ED leadership teams, and nurses — through a catalog of more than 30 accredited CME courses delivered via a direct-to-consumer online platform at courses.ccme.org. Its course portfolio spans board review (NCLEX-RN, National Family Medicine Board Review, National Emergency Medicine Board Review), flagship boot camps (Original EM Boot Camp, Advanced EM Boot Camp), specialty courses (Emergency Medicine Cardiology with Dr. Amal Mattu, Mastering Emergency Imaging, The Heart Course, The Brain Course, The Airway and Lung Course), conference-derived on-demand programs (IncrEMentuM, ACOEP Scientific Assembly, ACOFP, USC Trauma Symposium, EM Cases Summit, DFCon), self-study programs (High Risk EM, EM:Prep LLSA, Cadaver-Based Procedures, MACC), and monthly audio publications (Risk Management Monthly, The 2 View podcast).

CCME's underlying technology is a conventional online learning management system supporting streaming video, downloadable video, MP3 audio, PDF manuals, and optional USB drives, with CME credit tracking and certificate generation; the only specialized tool is the EM QuickSearch open-book search engine for ABEM MyEMCert exam preparation. The company holds ACCME, AOA Category 1-A, and California BRN accreditations, and operates a phone-based sales support line (1-800-458-4779). Marketing relies on organic SEO for medical-education keywords, multi-platform social presence (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn), podcast distribution (Apple, Google, YouTube), email, and partnership-driven content from ACOEP, ACOFP, USC, AOA/OMED, and other specialty societies.

The business model is direct-to-consumer one-time course purchases with a small group/institutional discount channel for hospitals and residency programs; live courses are anchored by the Original EM Boot Camp in Las Vegas and the annual Innovations in ED Management conference. Pricing ranges from roughly $195 for single-year EM:Prep LLSA study guides to $975 for ACOFP digital bundles, with live courses priced $645-$995 including optional workshops. Since 1977, the company states it has served over 100,000 participants, with Original EM Boot Camp alone serving 23,000+ clinicians since 2012 and Advanced EM Boot Camp serving 6,700+ since 2014.

Name

Center for Medical Education

Legal name

The Center for Medical Education, Inc.

Website

https://courses.ccme.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Center for Medical Education is a privately held, ACCME/AOA-accredited continuing medical education provider founded in 1977, serving U.S. emergency physicians, PAs, NPs, family physicians, ED leaders, and nurses with 30+ online and live CME courses delivered through courses.ccme.org.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC), Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA) (EDANAIAA), Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Medical board review
• Emergency medicine training
• CME online courses
• Self-study medical courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Creamery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Self-Study CME Course Sales: Sale of on-demand continuing medical education courses in multiple formats (streaming video, downloadable video, MP3 audio, PDF manuals, USB drives). Individual courses and bundled packages available. Group discounts offered for teams.
2. Live Conference Registration: In-person attendance fees for live courses such as Original EM Boot Camp in Las Vegas and Innovations in ED Management conferences. Includes optional workshops at additional cost.
3. Subscription Publications: Monthly audio programs including Risk Management Monthly podcast. May include subscription-based access.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

The Center for Medical Education produces and sells accredited continuing medical education (CME) content to healthcare professionals. Its core offerings are self-study course bundles (streaming video, downloadable video, MP3 audio, PDF manuals, USB drives), live in-person conferences such as the Original EM Boot Camp and Innovations in ED Management, specialty board-review courses, and monthly audio podcast publications. Products are delivered individually or as bundled digital/physical packages with tiered pricing for physicians, residents, PAs, NPs, and nurses.

Product overview

The Center for Medical Education provides a comprehensive platform of continuing medical education (CME) products and services for healthcare professionals. The portfolio consists of multiple distinct course brands including board review courses (NCLEX-RN, National Family Medicine Board Review, National Emergency Medicine Board Review), boot camp programs (Original EM Boot Camp, Advanced EM Boot Camp), specialty courses (Emergency Medicine Cardiology, Mastering Emergency Imaging, The Airway and Lung Course), conference programs (IncrEMentuM, ACOEP Scientific Assembly, ACOFP On-Demand, USC Trauma Symposium), self-study programs (EM:Prep LLSA, High Risk Emergency Medicine, Cadaver-Based Procedures), and audio publications (Risk Management Monthly podcast, The 2 View podcast). Products are delivered in multiple formats including streaming video, downloadable content, MP3 audio, USB drives, and printed materials. The company has served over 100,000 participants since 1984 and operates a course delivery platform at courses.ccme.org with accreditation from ACCME, AOA, and California BRN.

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Brands

• Risk Management Monthly: Monthly audio podcast designed to help emergency clinicians reduce malpractice risk and stay out of the courtroom.
• The 2 View (EM PA & NP Podcast)

Products and services

• NCLEX-RN Core Review Comprehensive faculty-led review course built for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN (NGN) exam and aligned with the 2026 test plan, designed to strengthen clinical judgment and prepare nursing graduates for exam success.
• The National Family Medicine Board Review Course Concise, exam-focused review course led by expert USC faculty covering the full family medicine knowledge base to prepare physicians for board certification exams.
• National Emergency Medicine Board Review Highly focused, high-yield course delivering the core information needed by emergency physicians to pass their certification exams in a concentrated format.
• The Brain Course 13-hour course equipping emergency clinicians with diagnostic strategies and management approaches for neurologic emergencies through 22 case-based lectures taught by nationally recognized leaders in emergency neurology.
• Original EM Boot Camp Essential emergency medicine knowledge base course designed by a nationally recognized emergency medicine faculty, providing the foundational information needed to practice in modern emergency departments or urgent care centers. Includes 53 lectures and serves as the company's flagship boot camp.
• Emergency Medicine & Acute Care: The Year in Review Engaging, fast-paced tag-team review of key studies published in the prior year that affect emergency medicine practice, led by front-line educators.
• Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal: The Audiovisual Course Course using 15 real bounceback cases, guided by Drs. Mike Weinstock and Kevin Klauer, covering pitfalls to avoid including charting errors, nursing notes, repeat ECGs, vital signs, and subtle biases.
• Emergency Medicine Cardiology Course (EMC²) Advanced online ECG course taught by master electrocardiographer Dr. Amal Mattu, featuring dozens of real cases for diagnosing and managing life-threatening cardiac presentations in the ED.
• Mastering Emergency Imaging Intensive, in-depth course designed to strengthen and elevate imaging interpretation skills of emergency clinicians, from board-certified physicians to advanced practice providers.
• The Airway and Lung Course 18-hour online course combining essential skills for achieving an emergency airway with a comprehensive literature-focused review of ED-focused lung disorders.
• The Heart Course (Self-Study Program) Intense, evidence-based deep dive into the assessment and emergency care of a wide variety of cardiac and neurovascular emergencies.
• DEA Licensee SUD Training Course 8-hour DEA-required substance use disorder (SUD) training course covering MATE Act education requirements.
• Mastering Pediatric Emergencies 3-day, literature-based comprehensive review course providing renewed confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric emergencies.
• The Cutting Edge Full-day hands-on skills lab providing procedural training in cadaver lab, airway, and ultrasound training for physicians and APPs seeking hands-on emergency medical training.
• IncrEMentuM Conference On-Demand Annual on-demand emergency medicine educational program featuring 45-50 high-impact sessions, lifelike simulations, expert panels, and Q&A sessions led by internationally recognized EM educators.
• Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon) 2025 - On-Demand 13.25-hour on-demand course covering the full range of limb preservation techniques and team-based approaches to improve diabetic patient care.
• EM Cases Summit '24 - Online Course Premier case-based conference in emergency medicine featuring world-class presentations, procedural videos, symposiums, simulations, and more.
• USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium Annual symposium featuring 45-73 leading-edge lectures, plenary sessions, panel discussions, and keynote addresses by leaders in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery.
• Mastering Acute Care Charting 4-hour charting course covering updated 2023 AMA evaluation and management guidelines effective January 1, 2023, with practical risk management focus.
• EMCert Module Mastery In-depth module review courses combined with the EM QuickSearch open-book search engine to help clinicians prepare for and pass ABEM MyEMCert exams.
• Advanced EM Boot Camp Intensive 23.5-hour course designed for experienced PAs, NPs, and primary care physicians working in emergency departments, featuring 41 focused topics with optional ECG and imaging workshops.
• EM:Prep LLSA Study Guides Single-year study guides designed to efficiently prepare physicians for ABEM LLSA exams while strengthening emergency medicine knowledge, taught by distinguished educators in a tag-team format.
• Innovations in ED Management 20-hour advanced ED operations conference designed for ED leadership teams, covering tools and techniques to create world-class emergency departments. Includes 26 lectures in the 2025 self-study version.
• High Risk Emergency Medicine (Self-Study Program) Self-study course covering high-yield strategies to limit risks associated with miscommunications, documentation errors, high-risk chief complaints, and malpractice prevention, featuring 23 lectures from expert clinicians and a medical malpractice attorney.
• The Cadaver-Based Emergency Procedures and Suturing Self-Study Courses Two cadaver-based video courses covering key emergency department procedures and a separate suturing course with Suture Buddy for actual skin closure practice, taught by Dr. Joan Kolodzik.
• ACOEP Scientific Assembly On-demand course featuring over 45 leading-edge topics from the ACOEP Scientific Assembly General Sessions, offering AOA 1-A or AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits.
• ACOFP On-Demand Convention Course American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Annual Convention on-demand course featuring 21-43 clinical presentations across family medicine topics, eligible for AOA 1-A and AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits.
• OMED Self-Study Courses Self-study courses from OMED conferences featuring cutting-edge clinical topics presented by recognized authorities, with AOA 1-A CME credit.
• Risk Management Monthly Monthly high-impact audio podcast designed to help emergency clinicians reduce malpractice risk through practical case-based insights, closed claims analysis, and documentation strategies.
• The 2 View (EM PA & NP Podcast) Podcast featuring EM clinicians Martha Roberts NP and Michael Sharma PA-C discussing hot topics in EM and urgent care for advanced practice providers, including literature reviews and case studies.

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Direct peers

• Hippo Education: Audio- and video-based continuing medical education company targeting emergency medicine, urgent care, and primary care clinicians with podcasts, video courses, and live events, competing directly for the same EM Boot Camp, Advanced EM Boot Camp, and podcast-listening audience.
• Audio Digest Foundation: Long-running audio-based continuing medical education provider offering journal- and lecture-based audio programs with CME credit, a direct analog to CCME's Risk Management Monthly and The 2 View podcast products.
• Board Vitals: Online board review and CME question bank covering emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and nursing (including NCLEX), with practice exams and CME credit comparable to CCME's board review and NCLEX products.
• EB Medicine: Independent emergency medicine-focused CME publisher offering peer-reviewed journals (Emergency Medicine Practice, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice) and self-study products to the same EM clinician base as CCME, with comparable ACCME accreditation and a similar content-first, direct-to-consumer model.
• MedStudy: Specialty board review and CME publisher with deep catalogs in internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine, competing for the same family medicine and pediatric EM clinician base as CCME's National Family Medicine Board Review and Mastering Pediatric Emergencies products.
• Rosh Review: Board review question bank and CME platform serving emergency medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and PA/NP candidates, competing with CCME's NCLEX-RN, family medicine board review, and EM board review product lines on a subscription basis.
• EM:RAP (Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives): Subscription-based emergency medicine education platform offering monthly audio programs, question banks, and live courses, directly overlapping with CCME's audio publication (Risk Management Monthly, The 2 View) and EM board review offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Pri-Med: Large-scale primary care and clinician CME provider delivering live conferences, online courses, and podcast-based learning, with overlapping audience in family medicine and APP segments served by CCME's ACOFP and family medicine board review products.
• MedBridge Education: Larger healthcare education and patient engagement platform offering accredited continuing education across physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and other allied health professions, with broader institutional and enterprise reach than CCME's clinician-individual focus.

Emerging players

• Lecturio: Video-based medical education platform offering content for medical students, nursing (including NCLEX), and board prep, with partial overlap with CCME's NCLEX-RN Core Review and board review products in a more digitally-native, subscription-led model.

Market position

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1BtR-QhDTo77VkxxsC9gDA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CenterForMedicalEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/rickbukata
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccme_courses
• TikToktiktok.com/@ccme_courses

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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