Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo

What Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo does

Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo (SOCHMET) is a non-profit scientific organization (asociación científica sin fines de lucro) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, that serves as the primary professional association for occupational medicine practitioners in the country. Its mission is to promote the development, study, and ethical practice of occupational health in service of Chilean workers. The organization operates with approximately 10 employees and is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of senior occupational medicine physicians, many of whom hold concurrent roles in mining companies (AngloAmerican, BASF), safety associations (ACHS, IST), regulators (SUSESO, COMPIN, MINSAL), and universities (USS, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de los Andes).

SOCHMET delivers a portfolio of professional services centered on four pillars: annual congresses (I–IV Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo, rotated across Santiago, Concepción, and Antofagasta, with the 2023 edition jointly held with the XVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Salud Ocupacional), continuous training courses (including the V Curso de Medicina del Trabajo on regulatory updates, delivered through the SAVAL/emc-saval.cl platform), specialized seminars (such as the 2026 Mining Medicine Seminar on hypobaria/hyperbaria), and a community of specialists network. It operates laterally with international bodies including IOMSC (44 member countries), ALSO (Asociación Latinoamericana de Salud Ocupacional), and ICOH, and maintains MINSAL-promoted surveillance protocols.

Revenue is generated through two streams: membership dues across three categories (Socio Titular, Socio Colaborador, Socio Colaborador especialista) subject to committee and board approval, and event registration fees for congresses, courses, and seminars. Some events (e.g., the Mining Medicine Seminar) are offered free with limited spots, while others require paid registration. Marketing is conducted through the organization website (sochmet.cl), Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and email newsletters. The society is currently pursuing the formal recognition of occupational medicine as a medical specialty in Chile and CONACEM accreditation of its training programs, with the IV Congreso 2026 positioned as a milestone event tied to these regulatory objectives.

Name

Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo

Legal name

Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo

Website

https://sochmet.cl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOCHMET is a Chilean non-profit scientific association that promotes occupational medicine through annual congresses, training courses, specialized seminars, and a professional community network, serving occupational health physicians, nurses, and related specialists across Chile and Latin America.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: SOCHMET generates revenue through registration fees for congresses, seminars, and courses. Events such as the III Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo (November 2025) and the V Curso de Medicina del Trabajo (July 2024) have registration requirements, with some courses offering free admission like the Mining Medicine Seminar.
2. Membership Dues: SOCHMET operates a membership system with different categories (Socio Titular, Socio Colaborador, Socio Colaborador especialista) requiring an application process including committee review and board validation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOCHMET is a non-profit scientific association that promotes the development, study, and ethical practice of occupational medicine in Chile. It delivers an integrated portfolio of professional services including annual national congresses, multi-week occupational medicine courses, academic seminars, continuous training programs, scientific research and publications, and technical advisory services. Its core function is to convene, certify, and upskill occupational health professionals, connecting physicians, nurses, and related specialists across Chile and Latin America through a member community.

Product overview

Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Trabajo (SOCHMET) is a non-profit scientific organization, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of professional services including annual congresses (IV° Congreso 2026 in Antofagasta, III Congreso 2025 in Concepción, II Congreso 2024 in Santiago, and I Congreso/ALSO 2023), occupational medicine courses (V Curso 2024, 2° Curso online 2018, Primer Curso 2018), seminars, continuous training programs, a specialist community network, research and scientific publications, and technical advisory services. These offerings form an integrated ecosystem supporting occupational health professionals through education, networking, and knowledge sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo (National Congress series) Annual flagship congress convening occupational medicine physicians, nurses, and specialists from Chile and abroad for scientific exchange, with hybrid in-person and remote participation.
• III Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo 2025 Third edition of the national congress, held in Concepción with more than 200 occupational health professionals and national and international speakers in hybrid format.
• IV Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo 2026 Fourth edition of the national congress focused on mining occupational health including silicosis prevention, industrial hygiene, fatigue management, AI in data management, and occupational cancer.
• Cursos de Medicina del Trabajo (Occupational Medicine Course series) Multi-week structured training courses for occupational medicine physicians and related professionals on regulatory updates and clinical practice, delivered online through the SAVAL platform.
• Seminario de Medicina del Trabajo en Minería: Hipobaria e Hiperbaria Single-day academic seminar addressing occupational health challenges in high-altitude and hyperbaric mining environments, offered free with limited spots requiring advance registration.
• Membership Program (Socios SOCHMET) Structured membership program with three categories (Socio Titular, Socio Colaborador, Socio Colaborador especialista) requiring application, committee review, and board validation.
• Investigación y Publicaciones Científicas (Applied Research and Scientific Publications) Applied research initiatives and scientific publications in occupational health and medicine produced by the association's expert members.
• Asesoría Técnica (Technical Advisory Services) Technical advisory services supporting government agencies, companies, and other organizations with occupational health expertise, policy input, and prevention program guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 professionals attended international congress events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Universidad de AntofagastamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2026Universidad de Antofagasta's Hospital Clínico (HCUA) will host the Mining Medicine Seminar (March 2026) and the IV Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo (November 2026) in Antofagasta, Chile's mining center.
• CMT (Centro de Medicina del Trabajo)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026CMT's Latin American Medical Director serves as moderator for SOCHMET events and collaborates on occupational health initiatives.
• Universidad San SebastiánmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Universidad San Sebastián hosts SOCHMET's III Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo at its campus Las Tres Pascualas in Concepción (November 2025). The university also hosted the II Congreso at Campus Bellavista in Santiago.
• SAVAL (Sociedad de Edición Médica)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2024SAVAL provides the course platform (emc-saval.cl) for SOCHMET's V Curso de Medicina del Trabajo and other educational offerings, handling registration and content delivery.
• SOCHENSO (Sociedad Chilena de Enfermería en Salud Ocupacional)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024SOCHMET and SOCHENSO jointly organize the II Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo (November 2024), promoting interdisciplinary collaboration between occupational medicine physicians and nurses.
• ALSO (Asociación Latinoamericana de Salud Ocupacional)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023SOCHMET co-organized the XVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Salud Ocupacional and I Congreso Chileno de Medicina del Trabajo with ALSO in Santiago, Chile. SOCHMET's past president served as ALSO president, indicating deep collaborative ties.
• IOMSC (International Organization of Occupational Medicine Societies Collaboration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023SOCHMET participates as a member society in IOMSC, an international collaboration of occupational medicine societies from 44 countries. SOCHMET presented at the 10th Anniversary Meeting in Philadelphia, USA, sharing its activities and achievements in promoting occupational medicine in Chile.
• MINSAL Chile (Ministerio de Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2018SOCHMET shares and promotes MINSAL's occupational health surveillance protocols, referring members to official Ministry of Health guidelines for occupational health standards in Chile.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sociedad de Medicina del Trabajo de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (SMTBA): Argentine provincial society of occupational medicine. Closely comparable as a Spanish-language, membership-based medical society focused on occupational health, hosting congresses and continuing education for specialists.
• ANAMT (Associação Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho): Brazilian national society of occupational medicine. Most directly comparable peer: same model (membership, national congresses, specialty recognition advocacy, training), similar Latin American regulatory environment, and overlapping corporate/mining employer base.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM): U.S. professional society for occupational and environmental medicine physicians. Comparable in core mission (specialty recognition, continuing education, board certification, advocacy); larger, more established, and offers a benchmark for what a fully-mature occupational medicine society can become.
• Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM, UK): UK professional body for occupational health professionals. Comparable in member-driven training, policy advocacy, and congress programming; useful as a benchmark for a more mature occupational medicine society structure.
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Salud Ocupacional (ALSO): Latin American regional umbrella for occupational health societies. Comparable as the parent network SOCHMET belongs to; both organize multi-country congresses and represent occupational medicine professionals across Latin America.
• International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH): Global professional organization for occupational health with scientific committees and international congresses. Comparable in mission (advancing occupational medicine as a profession) and event-driven engagement model, but at a global rather than national scale.
• IOMSC (International Occupational Medicine Societies Collaboration): International collaboration of national occupational medicine societies representing 44 countries. Directly comparable as SOCHMET's international peer body; both coordinate cross-border knowledge sharing and policy influence among national societies.

Others

• Universidad de los Andes – Diplomado en Salud Ocupacional: Chilean university running a long-standing occupational health diploma co-directed by SOCHMET's honorary director. Comparable as a training provider in the same occupational medicine continuing-education space, with degree-granting authority that SOCHMET itself lacks.
• Instituto de Seguridad del Trabajo (IST): Chilean mutual safety association delivering occupational health services. Adjacent ecosystem participant — the SOCHMET Secretary General is Gerente de Modelamiento Preventivo at IST, and IST competes for employer occupational health training budgets.
• Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS): Chilean mutual safety association providing occupational health and safety services to employers. Adjacent rather than competing — multiple SOCHMET board members work at ACHS, and ACHS delivers applied training and occupational medicine services that complement SOCHMET's society/congress role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sochmet
• Facebookfacebook.com/sociedadmedicinadeltrabajo
• Instagraminstagram.com/sociedad_chilena_mdt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sochmet

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Profiles6 records

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