Haiti Medical Education Project

Name

Haiti Medical Education Project

Legal name

Haiti Medical Education, Inc.

Website

https://hmeproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO)

Keywords

• Medical education services
• Nonprofit healthcare training
• Continuing medical education
• Curriculum development services
• Distance learning healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Hackensack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: HME Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that operates entirely on donations. They accept contributions via PayPal and check donations sent to their Hackensack, NJ address. Donations are tax-deductible.
2. Grant Funding: The organization works with various partners and supporters to fund medical education programs in Haiti.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HME Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works in alliance with Haitian medical leadership, faculty, and students to support and improve Haiti's medical education system. It delivers Curriculum Development for medical schools, Distance Learning via teleconferencing (powered by Vidyo) to overcome limited internet connectivity, Continuing Medical Education (CME) for practicing physicians, the recorded Wednesday Lecture Series, and Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) emergency medicine training. Programs span undergraduate medical education, post-graduate residency training, and practicing physician development.

Product overview

The Haiti Medical Education Project is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization offering a suite of medical education programs and services in Haiti. The core offerings include Curriculum Development for medical schools and teaching hospitals, Distance Learning via teleconferencing technology for remote education delivery, Continuing Medical Education for practicing physicians, the Wednesday Lecture Series of recorded medical lectures, and Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) training for emergency medicine. The organization focuses on all levels of medical education: undergraduate (medical schools), postgraduate (residency programs), and practicing physicians (CME).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curriculum Development
• Distance Learning
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Established after 2010 earthquake to support Haitian medical education system

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VidyocoreTechnology or Integration · 19 January 2012Vidyo is HME Project's partner in teleconferencing. Their technology enables high-quality transmission from educators around the world, supporting numerous participants at various sites simultaneously, sharing of lecture slides, and recording of lectures for later viewing.
• GHESKIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHESKIO is a partner organization referenced in COVID-19 resources shared by HME Project. GHESKIO centers in Haiti are part of the medical education and healthcare infrastructure.
• Partners in Health (PIH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Dr. Cruff Renard previously worked with Partners in Health for five years as Director of TB and HIV/AIDS programs. PIH operates in Haiti and shares similar global health mission.
• Haitian Medical Schools and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partners include medical schools and the Université d'État d'Haïti (UEH). HME works in close collaboration with these institutions to create and implement medical education initiatives.
• Haitian Medical Associations and Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHME Project works with medical associations and government agencies in Haiti to assess current programs and enact changes in medical education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Last Mile Health: Trains community health workers and frontline health providers in remote African settings. Comparable in using distance learning and train-the-trainer approaches for under-resourced health workforce development, though focused on community rather than physician education.
• Health Equity Initiative: Nonprofit advancing health equity through research, education, and community programs. Thematically aligned with HME's focus on access to quality medical education and care for disadvantaged populations.

Direct peers

• Partners in Health: Major global health NGO with deep roots in Haiti providing clinical care, medical education, and residency training. Most directly comparable to HME in mission, geography, and operating partners — including a former HME board member who served as PIH's Director of TB and HIV/AIDS programs.
• Health Volunteers Overseas: Sends volunteer clinicians and educators to improve healthcare workforce capacity in low-resource countries. Comparable in its focus on teaching-the-teachers, curriculum support, and residency/CME-style programming that HME delivers in Haiti.
• Physicians for Haiti: U.S.-based nonprofit focused on building Haitian medical workforce capacity through education, mentorship, and training. Most directly comparable on geography, mission (medical education in Haiti), and program design to HME.
• GHESKIO: Haitian research and clinical care organization (HIV, TB, public health) and a named HME partner. Operates within the same Haitian medical education ecosystem and shares overlapping CME, training, and clinical-research activities.
• MEDICC (Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba): International NGO that uses medical education and capacity-building to improve health in low-resource countries. Overlaps with HME's curriculum-development and physician-training mission across the Americas.
• Seed Global Health: Strengthens health systems by training physicians, nurses, and midwives in resource-limited settings. Closely aligned with HME's model of investing in local medical education capacity rather than short-term clinical delivery.
• Global Health Corps: Places and trains emerging leaders in global health roles across Africa and the U.S. Similar in mission (workforce and leadership development in health) and in operating as a small, mission-driven nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER): Established organization under ECFMG focused on international medical education research, faculty development, and accreditation. Broader portfolio than HME but operates in the same domain of improving quality of medical education in low-resource settings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HMEProject
• Facebookfacebook.com/HMEproject
• Instagraminstagram.com/haitimedicaleducationproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haiti-medical-education-project-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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