Asociación Española de Cirujanos

What Asociación Española de Cirujanos does

Asociación Española de Cirujanos (AEC) is a private nonprofit professional medical association headquartered in Madrid at Calle O'Donnell 16, founded in 1935 to represent general surgeons in Spain. The association serves licensed general surgeons, residents, and fellows practicing in Spain, with a secondary outreach footprint in Latin America, by delivering continuing medical education, professional accreditation, research support, and peer networking. Its core products include the peer-reviewed Revista Cirugía Española (published in partnership with Elsevier), reference manuals and clinical practice guidelines (Manual AEC, Manuales de Práctica Clínica, Monografías AEC), a portfolio of educational offerings (Cursos AEC, Campus AEC online campus, Aula Virtual virtual classroom, master's programs, and Fellows fellowship placements), and awards and research grants (Premio Nacional de Cirugía José Luis Balibrea, Premio Medtronic para Residentes, Becas de Investigación multicéntricas, unicéntricas, and de metaanálisis). AEC also operates an affiliated foundation, Fundación Cirugía Española, dedicated to surgical research and education.

The underlying technology stack is a conventional web platform: an Extranet member portal for content access and course registration, the Campus AEC online campus (aec-campus.es), a virtual classroom, the AECLector digital reading platform, and an AEC-REDCap research project intake environment hosted at redcap.aecirujanos.es. Distribution is domestic-Spain via the member portal and direct course registration, with the journal distributed through Elsevier's platform for non-members. Marketing channels span a website, email newsletter (Boletín), LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram, and the annual Congreso Nacional de Cirugía. AEC generates revenue primarily through individual membership dues, paid continuing education courses and master's programs, journal-related income via Elsevier, congress registration and sponsorships, and industry-sponsored awards (e.g., the Medtronic-sponsored resident prize); all such revenues are undisclosed publicly.

Name

Asociación Española de Cirujanos

Legal name

Asociación Española de Cirugía

Website

https://aecirujanos.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Asociación Española de Cirujanos is a Madrid-based nonprofit professional medical association, founded in 1935, that provides accreditation, continuing education, peer-reviewed publication (Revista Cirugía Española), research grants, and networking services to general surgeons practicing in Spain.

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Product category

Professional Medical Association / Surgical Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Surgical education
• Continuing medical education
• Surgical research grants
• Professional medical association
• Clinical practice guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Asociación Española de Cirujanos is a professional medical association that provides continuing surgical education, training programs, and research support for general surgeons in Spain. It publishes the official peer-reviewed journal Cirugía Española, offers accredited courses, master's programs, and fellowships, and administers research grants and awards. Members access these offerings through the Extranet portal, Campus AEC online learning platform, and the AECLector digital reading service.

Product overview

Asociación Española de Cirugía is a professional medical association operating as a unified organization that provides surgical education, research support, and professional development services. The portfolio includes the Revista Cirugía Española journal and various publications (Manual AEC, Manuales de Práctica Clínica, Monografías AEC), educational programs (Cursos AEC, Campus AEC, Aula Virtual, Másters, Fellows), digital services (AECLector), research grants (Premio Nacional de Cirugía, Premio Medtronic, Becas de Investigación), and innovation initiatives (AEC INNOVA). Members access these through the extranet platform and main website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Campus AEC: Online campus platform for surgical education and training
• AEC INNOVA
• RED AEC
• Revista Cirugía Española

Products and services

• Revista Cirugía Española

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES): European society promoting minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery through congresses, guidelines, and training. Comparable to AEC's subspecialty sections and educational program focus.
• Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC): French national association for visceral and digestive surgeons running congresses, training, and a flagship journal. Closely comparable in scope and structure to AEC, differing mainly by country and language.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England: UK professional body for surgeons offering training, examinations, fellowships, and research support. Comparable to AEC in its role as the national credentialing and educational body for surgeons, though larger and older.
• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO): European society focused on surgical oncology education, congresses, and research. Overlaps with AEC's mission of subspecialty surgical education and serves a similar multidisciplinary audience.
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI): UK and Ireland surgical association delivering congresses, training, and publications. Directly comparable to AEC in providing national-level professional services and continuing education for general surgeons.
• American College of Surgeons: The US counterpart professional association for surgeons, providing continuing education, accreditation, journals (Journal of the American College of Surgeons), and quality programs. Highly comparable in mission, member services, and operating model to AEC.

Others

• Elsevier (journal publishing platform): AEC's distribution partner for Revista Cirugía Española. While not a peer association, Elsevier is the enabling infrastructure for AEC's flagship journal, making it a structurally important ecosystem participant.

Regional players

• Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General: Mexico's national association for general surgeons, offering congresses, certification, and publications. Comparable to AEC but operating in a different (yet linguistically adjacent) geography, making it a near-peer for AEC's LATAM ambitions.

Broad incumbents

• International Surgical Society (ISS/SIC): Global surgical society founded in 1902 organizing the World Congress of Surgery. Comparable in mission of advancing surgical science and education internationally, operating as a broader umbrella that intersects with AEC's international remit.

Emerging players

• Sociedad Española de Cirugía Torácica (SECT): Spanish thoracic surgery subspecialty society. Comparable as a national subspecialty surgical association but narrower in scope than AEC, representing partial overlap with AEC's section ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aecirujanos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/aecirujanos
• Facebookfacebook.com/aecirujanos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociaci-n-espa-ola-de-cirujanos
• Instagraminstagram.com/aecirujanos

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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