Instituto de Ensino Superior da APM

What Instituto de Ensino Superior da APM does

Instituto de Ensino Superior da APM (IESAPM) is a nonprofit higher-education institution headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded circa 2019–2020 and operated by the Associação Paulista de Medicina (APM), a 91-year-old medical association representing more than 40,000 physicians in the state of São Paulo. IESAPM delivers MEC-accredited undergraduate, postgraduate (MBA and specializations), and extension courses focused on hospital management and the broader healthcare value chain. Its flagship offering is the undergraduate Tecnologia em Gestão Hospitalar program, with its first graduating class in March 2025 and a second cohort scheduled for April 2026; extension programs had enrolled more than 3,000 students as of early 2022.

The institution's product surface combines synchronous and asynchronous (EAD/distance-learning) modalities, supported by a digital library of more than 14,000 e-books and partnerships with EPM/Unifesp, Grupo Educacional Primum, ABQV, SES-SP, CRA-SP, and CQH that anchor curriculum credibility and credential recognition. Per-course pricing is in the range of approximately R$1,654 to R$2,364.

Commercially, IESAPM generates revenue primarily through individual learner tuition across extension courses, postgraduate programs, and undergraduate seats. As a nonprofit subsidiary of APM, it does not raise external capital and is funded and subsidized by its parent association. Operationally, the institution runs with a very small team of around 8 employees, indicating a lean, partnership-driven delivery model rather than a scaled, faculty-heavy university structure.

Name

Instituto de Ensino Superior da APM

Legal name

Instituto de Ensino Superior da Associação Paulista de Medicina

Website

https://iesapm.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IESAPM is a São Paulo-based, nonprofit higher-education institution operated by Associação Paulista de Medicina, offering MEC-accredited undergraduate, postgraduate, and extension programs in hospital management and healthcare administration to physicians and healthcare professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare management education
• Medical postgraduate programs
• Continuing medical education
• Hospital administration degree
• Telemedicine training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Graduate Degree Programs (Graduação): Tuition-based undergraduate degree program (Tecnologia em Gestão Hospitalar) offered in-person, hybrid, and EAD modalities. Revenue generated through student tuition payments across 2,540 hours of instruction over six modules.
2. Post-Graduate Specialization and MBA: MBA and specialization programs (lato sensu) in health management, quality, and patient safety. Revenue generated through program fees; APM members receive discounted pricing.
3. Extension Courses (Extensão): Short-format certificate courses including medical training (telemedicine, AI for physicians), professional development (Excel), and healthcare skills. Mix of free offerings and paid programs. Some courses are exclusive to APM members at discounted rates.
4. Professional Training and Imersion Courses: Intensive immersion courses (e.g., Sepsis, Covid-19 patient management, emergency medicine) generating revenue through registration fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IESAPM is a higher-education institution offering an MEC-authorized undergraduate technology degree (Tecnologia em Gestão Hospitalar), postgraduate specializations and MBAs in healthcare management, and a catalog of extension courses covering telemedicine, AI for physicians, evidence-based medicine, and professional skills. Programs are delivered in-person at APM headquarters in São Paulo, hybrid, and fully online (EAD), serving physicians, healthcare professionals, and the general public.

Product overview

IESAPM (Instituto de Ensino Superior da Associação Paulista de Medicina) is a higher education institution offering a portfolio of undergraduate degree programs (Tecnologia em Gestão Hospitalar), postgraduate specializations and MBAs (MBA em Gestão Estratégica em Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Qualidade em Saúde e Segurança do Paciente, Pós-Graduação em Urgência e Emergência), and a broad catalog of extension courses (IA para Médicos, Medicina Baseada em Evidências, PBM, Excel Básico/Intermediário, Gestão da Educação Médica, Telemedicina, Teleconsulta, Telessaúde, Gestão Hospitalar em Movimento). The institution operates in-person, hybrid, and EAD modalities, targeting healthcare professionals, physicians, administrators, and the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tecnologia em Gestão Hospitalar (Undergraduate Degree) Undergraduate technology degree in Hospital Management (2,540 hours over six semesters) offered in-person, hybrid, and EAD modalities, training technologists for hospital and healthcare administration.
• MBA em Gestão Estratégica em Saúde e Qualidade de Vida Integrada ao Negócio MBA in Strategic Health Management and Quality of Life Integrated to Business, offered synchronously online in partnership with ABQV, targeting healthcare professionals and leaders seeking organizational health and wellness expertise.
• Pós-Graduação em Qualidade em Saúde e Segurança do Paciente Postgraduate specialization in Health Quality and Patient Safety covering continuous improvement of healthcare management processes, patient safety, and institutional excellence aligned with FNQ quality fundamentals.
• Pós-Graduação em Urgência e Emergência Medical postgraduate specialization in Urgency and Emergency, designed for physicians seeking advanced training in emergency care management and protocols.
• Pós-Graduação EAD (Distance-Learning Postgraduate Catalog) Portfolio of distance-education postgraduate specializations delivered fully online across Brazil.
• Curso IA para Médicos Extension course on Artificial Intelligence for Physicians covering the role of AI in healthcare, automation of complex tasks, data analysis, clinical decision support, and ethical AI use in medical practice.
• Curso de Medicina Baseada em Evidências Extension course on Evidence-Based Medicine teaching professionals to interpret and apply scientific evidence in clinical and healthcare management decision-making.
• Curso de Capacitação em Gerenciamento do Sangue do Paciente (PBM) Patient Blood Management training course covering strategies for optimizing patient outcomes through blood conservation and appropriate transfusion practices.
• Minicurso Gestão Hospitalar em Movimento Free micro-course series on Hospital Management in Motion covering healthcare innovation, transformative leadership, people management, ethics, bioethics, and AI in health-services management.
• Excel Básico – On-line Free online basic Excel extension course with 8 hours of recorded EAD content plus 1 hour of live Q&A, covering spreadsheet fundamentals, formulas, basic functions, formatting, charts, and printing.
• Excel Intermediário – On-line Free online intermediate Excel extension course covering logical functions (SE, OU, E), VLOOKUP/PROCV, pivot tables, conditional formatting, charts, SmartArt, and data manipulation, with 8 hours of recorded content plus 1 hour of live Q&A.
• Curso de Formação e Aperfeiçoamento em Gestão da Educação Médica Strategic training program in Medical Education Management for physicians involved in undergraduate and residency education, covering Brazilian medical education regulations, PPC development, MEC/INEP/CNRM evaluation processes, and competency-based residency organization. Offered 100% online over 180 hours.
• Curso Modular de Telemedicina (CMTM) Modular telemedicine course covering telehealth fundamentals, legislative frameworks, best practices, and secure platform usage for medical professionals.
• Curso Modular de Teleconsulta para Especialidades Médicas Teleconsultation modular course covering specialty-specific remote care for Dermatology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, and Neurology, training physicians to conduct virtual consultations.
• Curso Modular de Telessaúde (CMTS) Multi-professional telehealth course covering telenursing, telenutrition, speech-language telehealth, and telehealth in physiotherapy and occupational therapy, with modules on legislation, platforms, and remote patient care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 students trained across all extension programs since launch in May 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• SES-SP (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026IESAPM entered into a partnership with SES-SP to deliver the first edition of the Curso de Imersão em Sepse (Sepsis Immersion Course), co-developed with the state health secretariat. The program trains healthcare professionals in sepsis management following state-level public health protocols.
• Grupo Educacional PrimumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2025APM and Grupo Educacional Primum announced a strategic partnership to expand educational offerings. The partnership leverages Primum's expertise in medical education technology and platforms to enhance IESAPM's digital learning capabilities.
• Programa CQH (Compromisso com a Qualidade Hospitalar)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2025The CQH program, maintained by APM for 30 years, collaborates with IESAPM to integrate hospital quality management content into courses and to recruit students for the new postgraduate program in Quality in Health and Patient Safety. CQH members provide voluntary teaching and mentoring.
• EPM/Unifesp (Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade Federal de São Paulo)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2025IESAPM and EPM/Unifesp entered into a scientific partnership to strengthen academic and research collaboration in medical education and health management. This partnership enhances the credibility of IESAPM's programs through association with a leading medical school.
• Associação Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida (ABQV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2024IESAPM and ABQV formed a strategic partnership to co-develop and co-deliver the MBA em Gestão Estratégica em Saúde e Qualidade de Vida Integrada ao Negócio. ABQV provides curriculum expertise in quality of life and corporate wellness, while IESAPM provides the educational infrastructure, platform, and accreditation. The partnership includes joint live events, webinars, and marketing.
• CRA-SP (Conselho Regional de Administração de São Paulo)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2023CRA-SP partnered with IESAPM to accredit the Gestão Hospitalar undergraduate program and to provide students with CRA-SP membership benefits including job postings, events, and student resources. A lecture series was held at APM headquarters to promote the profession.
• APM (Associação Paulista de Medicina) - Parent OrganizationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019APM is the founding and sponsoring organization of IESAPM. The institution operates within APM's headquarters, leverages its brand, infrastructure, cultural resources, and professional network. APM provides institutional support, facilities, administrative resources, and access to its network of 40,000+ physician members for faculty recruitment and student placement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo: Private medical school in São Paulo offering medical degrees, postgraduate, and extension programs for healthcare professionals. Direct peer to IESAPM as a São Paulo-based private medical education institution targeting the same physician and healthcare professional segments.
• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa: Operates one of Brazil's most prestigious medical teaching and research institutes in São Paulo, offering residency, postgraduate, and extension programs for healthcare professionals. Highly comparable to IESAPM as a hospital-affiliated healthcare professional education provider in the same São Paulo market.
• Faculdade Unimed (Instituto Unimed): Educational arm of the Unimed cooperative system in Brazil, offering training and postgraduate programs for healthcare professionals and managers. Comparable healthcare-system-backed education provider targeting similar healthcare administration learners.
• Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa: Hospital-affiliated teaching and research institute in São Paulo delivering postgraduate medical education, residencies, and continuing education. Comparable to IESAPM as a São Paulo-based hospital-association-backed health professional education institution.

Emerging players

• Lecturio: Global online medical education platform offering video-based courses, exam prep, and CME for medical students and physicians. Comparable to IESAPM in delivering structured medical professional education via digital modalities across geographies.
• MedBridge Education: US-based online continuing education platform for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other allied healthcare professionals. Comparable to IESAPM's extension and postgraduate offering for healthcare professionals in a digital delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering degrees, certificates, and short courses including healthcare management programs from universities worldwide. Broad incumbent in the same higher-education extension category where IESAPM competes for online learners.
• Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP): Brazil's most prestigious medical school, offering undergraduate medical education, postgraduate programs, and medical residency. A dominant incumbent in São Paulo healthcare education that competes for the same faculty and student talent as IESAPM.
• Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP / EPM): Federal university and home of the historic Escola Paulista de Medicina, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and extension medical programs. IESAPM has an active scientific partnership with EPM/UNIFESP, but the institution is a much larger incumbent serving the same medical professional learner base.

Regional players

• Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC): Medical school in Santo André (Greater São Paulo ABC region) offering medical degrees and postgraduate health programs. Comparable private medical education institution operating in the broader São Paulo metropolitan area with similar target learners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IESAPM
• Facebookfacebook.com/IESAPM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iesapm
• Instagraminstagram.com/iesapm
• TikToktiktok.com/@iesapm

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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