WOMEN IN MEDICINE INC

Name

WOMEN IN MEDICINE INC

Legal name

Women in Medicine, Inc.

Website

https://womeninmedicine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Medical professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Physician mentorship programs
• Medical academic scholarships
• LGBTQ physician community

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts donations to support the WIM community and provide medical career resources to lesbian, sexual minority, and gender expansive physicians.
2. Conference Fees: Revenue generated from annual conference attendance fees, which are partially offset by scholarships and financial aid programs.
3. Shop Sales: The organization operates a shop selling merchandise to support their programs and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Women In Medicine Inc operates a nonprofit professional association for lesbian, sexual minority, and gender expansive physicians and medical students. Its core offerings are annual conferences providing continuing medical education (CME) credits, structured mentorship programs pairing students with practicing physicians, and academic scholarships for medical students, supplemented by virtual community events and a merchandise shop.

Product overview

Women In Medicine Inc operates as a single unified nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of programs and services centered around annual medical education conferences and mentorship support. The core offerings include the annual WIM Conference (providing CME credits, networking, and family-inclusive retreats), mentorship programs connecting medical students with physicians, and academic scholarships. Supporting services include community events (virtual coffee chats, book clubs), a news/newsletter platform, Wall of Honor (member tributes), Achievements recognition, and a community board. The organization also provides conference financial aid and operates a merchandise shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Conferences Annual medical education conferences providing CME credits, professional networking, and personal growth opportunities for lesbian, sexual minority, and gender expansive physicians, medical students, and their families. Conferences alternate between east and west coast venues.
• Mentorship Programs Structured mentorship opportunities connecting medical students with experienced physicians for professional guidance, role modeling, and career development.
• Academic Scholarships Financial assistance awards for medical students who identify as lesbian, sexual minority, or gender expansive, or their allies, to support medical education expenses.
• Community Events Virtual and in-person community gatherings including coffee chats, book club meetings, and celebrations to build ongoing relationships among WIM community members.
• WIM Shop Online merchandise store selling branded WIM items, with proceeds supporting the organization's programs and initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• The first conference in 1984 drew 24 lesbian physicians from across the United States and Canada
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GLMA (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026WIM will hold its 2026 WIM Celebration conference immediately following GLMA's 44th Annual Conference in Seattle, WA on September 19-20, 2026. This partnership allows WIM to leverage GLMA's annual conference venue and infrastructure for their community event.
• National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Dr. Audrey Koh from the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study presented at WIM conferences on the topic of adult offspring of lesbian parents and their sperm donor half-siblings. This represents a research collaboration and knowledge-sharing partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Represents medical schools and teaching hospitals. Comparable in providing medical education resources, scholarships, and pipeline programs targeting medical students, though operating at significantly larger institutional scale.
• American Medical Association (AMA): The largest US physician professional association. Comparable as a broad incumbent in physician professional development, CME accreditation, and advocacy, though WIM operates as a much smaller, community-led nonprofit.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): Large specialty society for internists offering CME, mentorship, and member programming. Broad incumbent in physician professional development with overlapping CME and community functions, but operating at materially larger scale than WIM.
• National Medical Association (NMA): The largest US organization representing African American physicians and patients. Comparable as a community-rooted physician professional association offering conferences, mentorship, and CME, with a focus on underrepresented populations.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Large specialty society offering CME, conferences, and member benefits to physicians. Broad incumbent in physician professional development with overlapping conference and educational programming.

Emerging players

• OutCare Health: Nonprofit building an LGBTQ+ healthcare provider directory and community resource network. Comparable as an LGBTQ+ focused health-community organization, with partial overlap in serving LGBTQ+ medical professionals and patients.
• GLMA Health Professionals in Training (HPT): The trainee-focused arm of GLMA supporting LGBTQ+ medical students and residents. Directly comparable to WIM's medical-student-focused mentorship and scholarship programming, though operating within a larger parent organization.

Direct peers

• Women in Medicine Summit: A separate annual conference and community explicitly named on WIM's own website. Closely comparable in format and audience (women in medicine conferences), though broader in scope than WIM's LGBTQ+ focus.
• American Medical Women's Association (AMWA): National professional association for women physicians and medical students. Directly comparable to WIM in structure (membership-based professional society, conferences, mentorship, scholarships for women in medicine) with overlapping but broader scope.
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA): The preeminent US professional association for LGBTQ+ physicians and medical students. Directly comparable to WIM in mission (LGBTQ+ physician community, annual conference, CME, advocacy), and WIM is actively partnering with GLMA for its 2026 conference.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wim_2017
• Facebookfacebook.com/38786510386
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-in-medicine-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/wim.womeninmedicine

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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