Society For Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Name

Society For Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Legal name

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Website

https://scmr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) is a non-profit professional membership organization that advances cardiovascular magnetic resonance through education, research, training, certification (FSCMR/MSCMR), and the JCMR journal, serving over 3,000 cardiologists, radiologists, technologists, scientists, and engineers worldwide.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

SECONDARYHLAGAKAI

Clinical Quality Assurance (GCP QA, TMF/QMS oversight)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Compliance Services (GxP)

Keywords

• Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
• Professional medical society
• CMR clinical guidelines
• Medical imaging education
• Peer-reviewed cardiology journal

Headquarters

HQ city

Dundee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues are tiered based on World Bank country income classifications (Low Income, Lower Middle Income, Upper Middle Income, High Income). Regular members pay $0-$285/year, Technologist/Trainee members pay $0-$75/year. Membership runs on calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31).
2. Events and Courses: Revenue from Annual Scientific Sessions, mid-year meetings, stress perfusion courses, Level I workshops, board review courses, and SCMR-endorsed third-party events. Non-members and guests pay higher registration fees.
3. Journal Publication (JCMR): Article processing charges (APC) for the open-access Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Members publish for $750 (80% discount off $3,000 full APC).
4. Certification and Verification: Fees for FSCMR designation applications, MSCMR nominations, Letters of Verification for physicians and technologists, and course endorsement reviews.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Sponsorship and industry partnership revenue from corporate supporters including Bayer, GE Healthcare, Siemens, Philips, Vista AI, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging, NeoSoft, and Medis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SCMR operates as a non-profit international professional society that delivers a tiered global membership program for cardiologists, radiologists, technologists, and scientists working in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Its sellable offerings include FSCMR and MSCMR professional credentials, structured training programs (Level I-III courses and Leadership Academy), the open-access Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR), paid scientific events and workshops, the SCMR Registry, online learning via the Peach New Media portal, and verification/certification services for physicians and technologists.

Product overview

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) operates as a professional membership organization rather than a commercial product company. The SCMR offers a comprehensive ecosystem of membership types (Regular, Technologist/Trainee), professional credentials (FSCMR Fellow, MSCMR Master), and educational programs (Level I-III training courses, Leadership Academy, online learning portal). Supporting infrastructure includes the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) for research publication, the SCMR Registry for multicenter research, Cases of SCMR for clinical case studies, and annual scientific sessions. The society also publishes clinical guidelines and position statements, provides verification/certification services, and maintains an online portal with webinars, podcasts, and newsletters. All offerings serve the global CMR professional community of cardiologists, radiologists, technologists, and scientists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HeartMRI: Patient information portal for cardiovascular magnetic resonance
• Kids.HeartMRI
• Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR)
• NewsBeat

Products and services

• SCMR Membership Tiered annual membership program ($0-$285) for physicians, scientists, and technologists in cardiovascular magnetic resonance, with dues based on the World Bank country income classification of the member's country of residence; provides voting rights, discounted events, reduced JCMR APCs, and access to member-only resources.
• FSCMR (Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) Distinguished professional credential recognizing physicians, scientists, and technologists with significant involvement, dedication, and accomplishments in CMR; awarded through a formal application process.
• MSCMR (Master of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) Prestigious professional credential awarded through nomination to individuals with distinguished service to the Society and outstanding accomplishments in scientific, educational, clinical, or advocacy domains.
• SCMR Training Programs Structured training pathway including Level I-III courses, the SCMR Leadership Academy (24-month program), training guidelines, and fellowship opportunities for physicians, technologists, and scientists pursuing CMR competence.
• Verification and Certification Services Paid Letters of Verification for physicians and technologists confirming that CMR training meets SCMR guidelines, with links to external certification boards; available at 50% off for SCMR members.
• Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) Official open-access peer-reviewed journal of SCMR publishing CMR research; article processing charges are $750 for SCMR members (80% discount off the full $3,000 APC for non-members).
• SCMR Registry Global registry supporting multicenter research, quality control, and educational projects in cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
• SCMR Annual Scientific Sessions Annual scientific conference (28th held in 2025, SCMR 29th in 2026, SCMR 30th in February 2027 in Rome, Italy) featuring clinical, scientific, and technologist tracks, with awards, presentations, and networking.
• SCMR Stress Perfusion Course Hands-on workshop focused on stress CMR techniques, held in various international locations including the 2026 edition in Kaunas, Lithuania and the 2026 Stress MR 4 course in Washington DC, USA.
• SCMR Extra-Cardiac Findings Course One-day virtual course addressing extracardiac findings encountered during cardiac imaging, covering recognition and clinical management; SCMR Extra-Cardiac Findings Course scheduled for December 12, 2026.
• SCMR Online Learning Portal Peach New Media-based learning platform hosting online courses, recorded sessions, webinars, and the Introductory CMR Course. The Introductory CMR Course is free for SCMR and BSCMR members and $100 for non-members.
• Cases of SCMR Peer-reviewed case reports and images demonstrating CMR applications in various cardiac conditions, published with editorial oversight as a member-accessible clinical resource.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ members globally representing all CMR professional categories
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASCI (American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Level I Course held in May 2026, open only to ASCI 2026 Congress attendees with separate course registration fee.
• EACVI (European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint AI summit and educational courses. EACVI/SCMR Joint Summit on AI in CMR held in May 2022 and prior years. Courses endorsed together including Greek College of Clinical Applications of CMR.
• MICCAI (Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint session SCMR-MICCAI 2026, combining CMR and medical image computing expertise.
• SCCT (Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinars on topics such as vascular rings, pulmonary veins, and congenital heart disease imaging, combining CMR and CT expertise.
• HeartMRI.org (Patient Information Portal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient-facing portal linked from SCMR website, providing cardiovascular MRI information to patients and the public.
• Kids.HeartMRI.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild-friendly patient education portal for cardiovascular MRI information.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• European Society of Cardiology (ESC): ESC is the broad European cardiology society umbrella under which EACVI operates. It is a broad incumbent comparable to ACC/AHA and overlaps with SCMR's European cardiologist and imaging members across multiple cardiovascular subspecialties.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): RSNA is the principal broad radiology society, serving radiologists globally with journals (Radiology), annual meetings, and CME. It is a broad incumbent because SCMR's radiologist members and CMR imaging content overlap with RSNA's general radiology focus.
• Heart Rhythm Society (HRS): HRS is a broader cardiovascular specialty society (electrophysiology) that runs journals, large annual meetings, and certification programs. It is a peer by analogous specialty-society operating model, though in a different cardiac subspecialty.
• American Heart Association (AHA): AHA is a broad cardiovascular science and advocacy organization that publishes leading journals (Circulation), funds research, and runs Scientific Sessions. It is a broad incumbent covering cardiology more deeply, with imaging as a subset.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC): ACC is a broad incumbent cardiology society with global membership, CME, journals (JACC), and annual meetings. It overlaps with SCMR's cardiologist members and competes for sponsorship and education dollars within cardiovascular imaging.

Direct peers

• Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT): SCCT is the direct peer for cardiac CT imaging, organized as a specialty society with cardiovascular imaging members, journals, annual scientific sessions, and training/certification programs. SCMR and SCCT already collaborate on joint webinars, making them natural co-specialty peers in cardiac imaging.
• American Society of Echocardiography (ASE): ASE is a U.S. cardiovascular imaging specialty society providing education, accreditation, and an annual scientific sessions. It competes for the same cardiology-imaging member wallet (echocardiography vs CMR) and operates a similar membership-and-events model.
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM): ISMRM is the principal international society for MR science and applications. It is the closest direct peer to SCMR because both serve MR-focused physicians, scientists, and technologists with education, journals (MRM), annual scientific meetings, and global membership — though ISMRM covers MR more broadly while SCMR specializes in cardiovascular.
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC): ASNC is the U.S. specialty society for nuclear cardiology, offering journals, board review, CME, and annual meetings. It is a direct peer competing for the cardiac imaging member base alongside CMR, CT, and echo.
• European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI): EACVI is the European cardiovascular imaging arm of the ESC. It is a direct peer because it serves a similar multi-modality imaging audience (including CMR), runs parallel journals, and already co-hosts AI summits with SCMR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SCMRorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/society-for-cardiovascular-magnetic-resonance

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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