CME Institute

What CME Institute does

CME Institute is a private, ACCME-accredited continuing medical education provider founded in 1996 and operated by Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. from Memphis, Tennessee. It delivers accredited educational activities to US-based clinicians across four learner segments: physicians (MD/DO), nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and PharmDs. Programming is organized across 15 therapeutic areas concentrated in psychiatry, neurology, and mental health, including Alzheimer's Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease, Sleep, Suicide, and Women's Mental Health. The organization has positioned itself as a long-tenured specialist provider rather than a generalist CME platform, with an explicit mission to reduce silos of practitioner knowledge through what it calls 'collective mindfulness.'

The product surface comprises three core lines: live CME activities delivered both in-person (such as the Emerging Perspectives in Psychiatry meeting in New York City) and as live virtual webinars; on-demand CME activities in video, tweetorial, and recorded webinar formats; and a Manuscript Peer Review Program that yields AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for peer review of submissions to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. The dedicated education portal at education.cmeinstitute.com runs on Forj LMS, a third-party learning management system from Forj Software, Inc., which handles enrollment, pre-tests, credit claiming, and progress tracking. Content is integrated with two peer-reviewed journals within the Physicians Postgraduate Press publishing ecosystem, and faculty is drawn from academic medical centers including Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Pennsylvania, and NYU Langone.

The business model is unusual among education companies because revenue does not come primarily from learners. Most online CME activities are free for clinicians to access and complete, and the only direct learner charge is event registration, where the 2023 Emerging Perspectives in Psychiatry event priced day-of attendance at $95 for full-day access, with proceeds partially donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The economic engine is pharmaceutical educational grants, with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, and Sage Therapeutics named as supporters of specific CME activities, structured under ACCME independence requirements. This model trades learner monetization for sponsor underwriting, which creates grant-side revenue concentration but enables the freemium learner funnel that drives volume.

Name

CME Institute

Legal name

Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.

Website

https://cmeinstitute.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CME Institute is an ACCME-accredited continuing medical education provider delivering free online and live CME activities across 15 psychiatric and neurological therapeutic areas to physicians, NPs, PAs, and PharmDs, funded primarily through pharmaceutical educational grants under Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

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), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Accredited CME programs
• Medical education platform
• Clinician learning activities
• Psychiatric CME courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Educational Grants: CME activities are supported by educational grants from pharmaceutical companies including Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, and Sage Therapeutics. These grants fund specific CME programs while maintaining ACCME independence requirements.
2. Event Registration Fees: Live CME events such as the Emerging Perspectives in Psychiatry meeting charge registration fees ($95 day-of pricing). Proceeds from some events support charitable causes like NAMI.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CME Institute provides ACCME-accredited continuing medical education activities for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and PharmD learners. Programming is organized across 15 therapeutic areas (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease, Sleep, Tardive Dyskinesia, Women's Mental Health) and delivered via live in-person and virtual events, on-demand video CME, tweetorials, recorded webinars, and a manuscript peer review program. Online activities are free to learners and yield AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Product overview

CME Institute is a continuing medical education provider offering a unified platform of accredited educational activities for physicians, NPs, PAs, and PharmDs. The core offerings include Live CME events (in-person and virtual), On-Demand CME Activities (video, tweetorials, recorded webinars), and Manuscript Peer Review. All activities are organized across 15 therapeutic areas spanning psychiatry, neurology, and related medical specialties. The company has operated since 1996 and holds ACCME accreditation. The education platform is powered by Forj LMS and delivers content through multiple formats including text-based courses, video presentations, live interactive sessions, and peer review activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live CME Activities Real-time, interactive continuing medical education programs delivered virtually or in-person, featuring expert faculty and case-based learning for clinicians across multiple medical specialties, including up to 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits per event.
• On-Demand CME Activities Self-paced continuing medical education modules available online, including video CME, tweetorials, and recorded webinar formats accessible through the education platform, free for physicians, NPs, PAs, and PharmD learners.
• Manuscript Peer Review Program Accredited CME activity where physicians review research manuscripts for The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, earning AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (eligible for up to 15.00 credits per year).
• Therapeutic Area CME Programs Continuing medical education organized by clinical specialty areas including Alzheimer's Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Cognition, Dementia, Depression, Geriatric Psychiatry, Movement Disorders, Neurology, Parkinson Disease, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Sleep, Suicide, Tardive Dyskinesia, and Women's Mental Health, covering psychiatric and neurological conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for medical license maintenance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Journal of Clinical PsychiatrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2023CME Institute operates in partnership with The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, part of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. The journal provides peer-reviewed clinical content while CME Institute delivers accredited educational activities. Attendees at live events receive complimentary subscriptions.
• The Primary Care Companion for CNS DisorderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2023Part of the same publishing ecosystem as The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, this peer-reviewed companion journal focuses on primary care and CNS disorders, providing additional content integration with CME activities.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 June 2023Proceeds from the 2023 Emerging Perspectives in Psychiatry event registration fees were donated to support NAMI's mission.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pri-Med: Pri-Med delivers in-person and online CME/CE activities for primary care clinicians through a large national events portfolio and online learning platform. It is comparable to CME Institute in combining live meetings with on-demand digital CME, though Pri-Med is focused on primary care rather than psychiatry and neurology.
• Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL): ACHL is an ACCME-accredited CME provider delivering live, virtual, and enduring CME activities across multiple specialties. It is comparable to CME Institute as a similarly sized accredited provider that relies on pharma educational grants and serves advanced practice clinicians.
• Clinical Care Options: Clinical Care Options is an ACCME-accredited CME provider offering live and online activities across multiple therapeutic areas, with a strong presence in psychiatry, HIV, and oncology. It is comparable to CME Institute as a peer-reviewed, grant-supported CME/CE publisher serving physicians and advanced practice providers.
• PRIME Education: PRIME Education is an accredited CME/CE provider focused on healthcare professional education supported by educational grants. It is comparable to CME Institute as a grant-funded, multi-format CME publisher with strong activity in specialty therapeutic areas.
• Haymarket Medical Education: Haymarket Medical Education produces ACCME-accredited CME/CE activities across therapeutic areas for physicians, NPs, and PAs. It is comparable to CME Institute as a pharma grant-supported CME provider offering both live and online formats to advanced practice clinicians.
• Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM): PIM is an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing education for healthcare professionals, partnering with medical education companies to deliver live and online CME/CE. It is comparable to CME Institute as an accredited CME infrastructure and joint-providership partner serving physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Annenberg Center for Health Sciences: The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences is an ACCME-accredited CME provider delivering live and online activities across multiple specialties. It is comparable to CME Institute as a similarly sized accredited provider offering pharma-supported CME to clinicians.
• National Association for Continuing Education (NACE): NACE is an ACCME-accredited provider of live and online CME activities for primary care and specialty clinicians. It is comparable to CME Institute as a peer in the ACCME-accredited CME provider landscape, with similar grant-supported programming for physicians and advanced practice providers.

Broad incumbents

• Medscape Education: Medscape Education is one of the largest online CME/CE providers for clinicians globally. It is comparable to CME Institute as a multi-therapeutic, ACCME-accredited digital CME platform, though it operates at significantly greater scale and across all specialties rather than focusing on psychiatry and neurology.
• American Medical Association (AMA Ed Hub): AMA Ed Hub is the American Medical Association's online learning portal offering CME across a broad range of specialties. It is comparable to CME Institute as an ACCME-aligned CME platform targeting physicians, but operates at much larger scale and across all clinical areas rather than psychiatry and neurology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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