We know that, for a lot of people, the world of artificial intelligence (AI) only came into their life within the last decade. For us, children of the 1980s, it arrived back in 1986 with the release of the blockbuster epic, Short Circuit (OK fine, it wasn’t a blockbuster and it wasn’t an epic, but it was somehow good enough to justify a sequel). For those not familiar with Short Circuit, the basic concept is that a military robot named Johnny 5 gets struck by lightning, which gives it human-like intelligence. It escapes the military base and is eventually found by a friendly young woman, played by Ally Sheedy. From here, the movie bumbles along a bit as Johnny 5 outwits the bad guys, learns about life, death, and love, and lives happily ever after.

So what’s the point of this, beyond wanting to see if my engaging synopsis results in copies of Short Circuit flying off the shelves of our local Blockbuster? Well, with the world going AI gaga, I figured you’d want more than just us telling you why you should sponsor CMEpalooza in 2025. Here are just a few of the reasons that an unbiased and unfeeling third party who goes by the moniker of “Chat GPT” thinks you should sponsor CMEpalooza in 2025.

1. Targeted Audience Exposure

CMEpalooza attracts a highly specific audience involved in continuing medical education, including professionals, educators, and decision-makers. By sponsoring, you’ll gain direct access to this niche group, allowing you to reach people who are likely interested in your products, services, or thought leadership.

2. Increased Brand Visibility and Credibility

As a sponsor, your brand is prominently displayed across CMEpalooza’s website, live events, and promotional materials. This boosts your visibility, positioning your organization as a leader in the CME space and enhancing brand credibility by association with a well-regarded event.

3. Demonstrate Thought Leadership

CMEpalooza provides an ideal platform to connect with peers, industry leaders, and potential partners. Sponsorship can open doors for you to foster collaborations, strengthen industry ties, and make meaningful connections with decision-makers and influencers.

4. Cost-Effective Marketing

CMEpalooza’s virtual format means no travel or logistical costs, offering a more budget-friendly sponsorship option compared to in-person conferences. You’ll also gain a lasting digital presence through CMEpalooza’s on-demand recordings, extending the lifespan of your exposure.

That all sounds pretty good to us. We have plenty of room for everyone once again this year. Our events are scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, and Wednesday, October 22 – our horoscopes told us these days would yield the best attendance.

Of course, there is the usual gamut of sponsorship opportunities available (click here to access our current Sponsorship prospectus), as well as other creative ways we’ve come up with to promote your company. We’ve thrown in a few new and improved goodies again this year as well. If there is anything particularly creative you have in mind, come talk to us, and we’ll figure out something fun that Johnny 5 would have been proud of.

Confirmed CMEpalooza Fall Sponsors

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS

Med Learning Group
Matthew A. Frese, MBA, General Manager
mfrese@medlearninggroup.com
Andrew Grzybowski, Sr. Vice President, Educational Partnerships
agrzybowski@medlearninggroup.com

Med Learning Group is a full-service accredited medical education company that focuses on developing and implementing continuing education that improves healthcare practitioners’ ability to provide optimal care to their patients. Our goal is to provide high-quality education that is designed to deliver the highest level of outcomes for not only the practitioner, but also the patient. Med Learning Group has expertise in developing both live and online activities that are innovative, case-based, interactive, and patient-centric in nature. We are experts in applying adult learning theory and principles to our programs and, more importantly, understand the nuances of our specialty audiences. We design programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners and have a deep understanding of how to educate both specialty audiences and general practitioners.

Medscape Education
Haleh Kadkhoda, VP, Strategic Partnerships and Division of Public Health
hkadkhoda@medscape.com

Medscape Education (Medscape, LLC) engages members in over 30 healthcare specialties and combines proprietary technology, instructional expertise, and measurable impact to accelerate the adoption of scientific advances into practice. Medscape Education focuses on continuous innovation to better address clinician needs to improve the care and outcomes of patients. Medscape, LLC is Joint Accredited with Commendation and a leading online provider of continuing professional education.

Kaplan Medical Education
Robert Stern, Managing Director
Robert.Stern@kaplan.edu

Kaplan Medical Education (KME), a division of Kaplan, is a global leader in medical education dedicated to supporting clinicians throughout their entire professional journey. From pre-licensure preparation to continuous professional development, we empower healthcare professionals to stay at the forefront of medical advancements. Leveraging Kaplan’s 80-year legacy of educational excellence—including renowned MCAT and USMLE test prep—KME delivers evidence-based, outcomes-oriented education that improves patient outcomes and advances the practice of medicine.

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS

Academic CME
Timothy Hayes, MD, PhD, President
thayes@academiccme.com

DKBmed is a continuing medical education company with an eye for innovation. Since 2002, we have been developing pioneering educational programs that foster engaged learning, impart critical information, and give providers the tools to change practice and improve patient care. We specialize in bringing new learning methodologies to the CME landscape and for making medical education engaging for learners.

Daiichi Sankyo
Suzette Miller, MBA, CHCP, FACEhp, Senior Director, & Head, Medical Proficiency Acceleration Center
Suzette.miller@daiichisankyo.com

Daiichi Sankyo is an innovative global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society that discovers, develops and delivers new standards of care to enrich the quality of life around the world. With more than 125 years of experience, Daiichi Sankyo leverages its world-class science and technology to create new modalities and innovative medicines for people with cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases with high unmet medical need. For more information, please visit www.DaiichiSankyo.com

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, and is focused on the development and delivery of oncology and specialty medicines.

Global Learning Collaborative
Rob Braun, President
rbraun@glc.healthcare

GLC is a Jointly Accredited provider that promotes interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) activities specifically designed to improve interprofessional collaboration in healthcare delivery. We strive to educate physicians and all members of the care team on scientifically rigorous, credible, independent content that is relevant to their professional practices and that contributes to improvements to their strategies, skills, performance, and coordination as healthcare teams. Our IPCE program provides scientific, clinical, and/or outcomes-based education that addresses the practical and communication needs of the interprofessional healthcare team.

Healio CME
Meredith Barnes, Director
mbarnes@healiohss.com

Healio CME is a leading site that provides healthcare professionals with a faster, easier way to obtain free CME tailored to their practice needs. Guided by extensive research and physician usability testing, Healio CME was designed to deliver the best online CME experience imaginable. Healio CME offers 100’s of activities, comprehensive modules, a personal CME dashboard, instant CME certificates and much more! Grantors and our MECC partners enjoy our reach into specialty audiences, our higher learner-to-test taker conversions and our actionable insights derived from journey analytics. Healio CME offers healthcare professionals the personalized experience to lead to better outcomes.

HMP Education
Andrea Zimmerman, EdD, CHCP, Senior Director, Accreditation & Compliance
azimmerman@hmpglobal.com

HMP Education is a leader in accredited continuing medical education across diverse therapeutic areas. Collaborating with leading experts in the medical field, HMP Education designs and delivers programs that are grounded in practical, real-world applications, highlight the latest advancements in treatments and techniques, emphasize best practices, and elevate practitioner competence in evidence-based care.

HMP Education is distinguished by its Joint Accreditation with Commendation, awarded by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In addition, HMP Education holds accreditations from key bodies, including the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN), and the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP).

Medlive 
David Clausen, Senior Vice President 
dclausen@platformq.com 

Medlive provides digital health education as the leader in learner engagement and educational design. By connecting clinicians, patients, and caregivers with live and on-demand videos highlighting potential implications of the latest science, we’ve strengthened shared decision-making for over 100 million learners.   

To drive impact through our educational experiences, Medlive…    

• Implements patient–centered and clinician-driven educational design   
• Partners with top patient advocacy organizations to educate patient communities of any size  
• Delivers structured insights that tell the value story for IME teams of funded programs  

Want to chat about your needs? Head over to www.medlive.com/public or shoot an email to dclausen@platformq.com – we’d love to hear from you! 

Pri-Med
Lucia Kim, Director, Education Development
lkim@pri-med.com
Alex Mozeley, Director, Education Development and Outcomes Strategy
amozeley@pri-med.com

At Pri-Med, we’re proud to foster an all-inclusive community that’s passionate about both the practical and human sides of Primary Care—connecting clinicians to experts from renowned institutions, to deliver evidence-based, expertly curated content. For thirty years, we have been the trusted source for over 190,000 U.S. clinicians, offering live in-person and virtual conferences to a dynamic and comprehensive on-demand digital library. Pri-Med Institute has earned Accreditation with Commendation, and is an accredited provider with AANP and CBRN. We welcome the opportunity to explore new partnerships that can shape the future of healthcare education.  

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS

Answers in CME
Aisha Suhail, Group President
aisha.suhail@answersincme.com

Answers in CME (AiCME) is an independent medical education provider dedicated to delivering succinct, short-format educational activities that connect healthcare professionals with dynamic clinical content. We leverage cognitive learning principles and innovative instructional techniques to present science in a manner that is engaging, informative, and impactful. Our aim is to be a trusted provider of high-quality, evidence-based continuing medical educational activities that help healthcare professionals to stay current with the latest advances in their fields and improve their skills.

At AiCME, we are committed to enhancing the learning experience and improving the quality of education across various therapeutic areas through microburst learning platforms using proprietary technologies. By narrowing the knowledge gap and increasing clinician competence, our CME program supports practice improvements that help patients live longer, healthier, better-quality lives.

Bonum Continuing Education
Allison Kickel, Founder and President
akickel@bonumce.com

Bonum Continuing Education is an independent continuing education company focused on improving the care of patients through the development of high-quality educational initiatives for healthcare professionals (HCPs).

Utilizing adult learning principles, Bonum CE strives to reduce the gaps between current and best practices. Our strategic partnerships with accredited providers, key thought leaders, medical specialty societies, and other stakeholders within the health professions helps us accelerate the transfer of knowledge from bench to bedside.

CMEology
Rob Lowney, Principal/Managing Director
rlowney@cmeology.org

CMEology is a continuing medical education company that develops activities designed to enhance clinical care and improve patient outcomes. Embracing the principles of the National Quality Strategy, we add value to learning and strive to improve the effectiveness of patient care. Educational concepts begin and end with the patient. Activities include graphic illustrations of patient scenarios using comics and integrated healthcare provider and patient education. CMEology believes in demonstrating value through outcomes research and publishing. This research includes qualitative analysis on facilitators and barriers to research implementation as well as economic modeling.

One of our latest patient and healthcare provider activities features a number of celebrity advocates including Pearce Joza (“Disney’s ZOMBIES”), Brent Spiner (“Star Trek”), Gabrielle Ruiz (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Colton Dunn (“Superstore”, “The Recruit”) and Jack Coleman (“Heroes”, “The Office”). Watch the video below and check out what everyone is talking about.

Excalibur Medical Education
Audrie Tornow, Managing Partner
audrie@excaliburmeded.com

Excalibur Medical Education is an independent medical education company devoted to the design and implementation of innovative, credible continuing education for healthcare professionals that presents the latest evidence-based information in an engaging fashion. We are an organization devoted not only to ensuring medical accuracy in every activity we develop but also in creating layered educational curricula that allows learners to leverage the foundation of their current practice and build new skills.

A collaboration of longtime CME/CE professionals Scott Kober, MBA and Audrie Tornow, CHCP, FACEhp, Excalibur Medical Education launched in fall 2020. With more than 30 years of combined experience planning, developing, and assessing the impact of CME/CE-certified education, we represent experience without fear of evolution. We know what we’re good at (and what we’re not). We design education with a creative bent to make learning both engaging and impactful. We are decisive, efficient, and nimble. We focus our time and efforts where it is needed — the conceptualization and delivery of high-quality medical education.

Global Education Group
Andrea Funk, CHCP, General Manager
afunk@globaleducationgroup.com

Global Education Group’s mission is to design, implement, manage, and measure the healthcare effect of continuing education initiatives that promote clinical competence and performance improvement. Since 2003, Global has harnessed the power of partnership in joint providership, outcome measurement, and effective education program management. Our focus is to provide effective collaboration and CME / CE intelligence to grow results for partners, practitioners, and patients. Global’s strategic alliances with more than 20 distinguished academic centers, professional societies, medical education companies, and other organizations ensure independence, performance, and continuous improvement for learners. The staff includes experts in CME/ CE accreditation and regulatory guidelines, adult learning and outcomes, medicine, meeting planning, and project management, providing high-quality services to its partners.

Global is accredited with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians and accredited with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to provide Continuing Education for nurses. In addition to Global’s designation as an ACCME and ANCC accredited provider, Global is also accredited by the AANP, ACPE, APA, AND-CDR, and AGD to certify education and provide credit to nurse practitioners, pharmacists, psychologists, dieticians, and dentists.

infograph-ed
Karen Roy MSc CHCP, Principal
karen@infograph-ed.com

Infograph-ed LLC was co-founded by an experienced leader in the field of continuing medical education and an experienced medical writer and medical education professional with a PhD in neuroscience and graphic design skills. With a combined medical communications experience of more than 35 years-skilled in strategic planning, resource allocation and management of medical communication and medical education, this award-winning team has experience in multiple therapeutic areas and the ability to communicate at all levels.

Infograph-ed works collaboratively with partners to transform their educational content and data into compelling visual communication designed to enhance reader engagement and aid retention of content. Infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. Combining data with design to enable visual learning, this communication process helps deliver complex information in a way that is more quickly and easily understood.

Integritas Communications
Sean Quinn, Managing Partner, Director of Educational Strategy
squinn@integritasgrp.com
Becky Carney, Senior Vice President, Educational Strategy
bcarney@integritasgrp.com

Integritas Communications is an independent medical education company committed to the design, development, and delivery of innovative accredited CME/CE programs for various members of the healthcare team. We focus on integrating adult learning principles and new technologies into novel educational formats that engage learners, enhance knowledge retention, and promote positive behavior change in clinical practice. As professionals dedicated to the creation of scientifically accurate, clinically relevant, and appropriately balanced CME and CE programs, members of the Integritas team have extensive experience educating clinicians in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

Iridium Continuing Education
Melissa Wiles, President and Founder
mwiles@iridiumce.com

Iridium Continuing Education creates educational activities that are timely and relevant to the daily practice of the healthcare providers we serve. We develop innovative activities that engage the learner where they are in order to accelerate the pace from “lab to life.”

Partners for Advancing Clinical Education
Michael Lemon, MBA, FACEHP, CHCP, President
mlemon@partnersed.com

Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) specializes in Joint Providership. As recognized leaders for jointly provided accredited continuing education (CE) activities, we focus exclusively on partnering with organizations that are seeking a true collaborative partner to add value to the CE accreditation process. Our passionate and trusted team that includes executive management, program management, and clinical support has a proven track record of working together for more than twenty years in joint providership to deliver practice-oriented education that drives improvement in patient care. Therefore, you can be confident when partnering with the experienced and responsive Partners team that the accreditation process will be streamlined and focused on promoting the development of effective CE that maintains the highest level of educational integrity and accreditation standards.

Paradigm Medical Communications
Will Riley, Managing Partner
wriley@paradigmmc.com

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC, is a leading provider of continuing medical education for physicians, accredited with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Paradigm has won multiple awards for its innovative and tailored educational activities that address the diverse and sophisticated needs of clinical audiences and foster continuous improvement and growth.

Paradigm strives to build collaborative partnerships that share common interests and goals and is dedicated to creating dynamic accredited educational initiatives that bridge identified professional practice gaps of physicians and other HCPs.

To learn more, visit our website at www.paradigmmc.com or watch our company video below.

PeerView Institute for Medical Education
Ted Singer, Group President
Ted.Singer@PeerView.com
Chris Kris, Group President
chris.kriz@peerview.com

PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI) is jointly accredited with commendation as a provider of continuing education and professional development activities for healthcare teams globally. Through collaborations with academic and community health systems, group practice networks, professional societies, patient organizations, information technology platforms, and other key stakeholders, PVI delivers innovative solutions for measurably improving knowledge, skills, professional performance, and patient outcomes through educational and care process improvement interventions that leverage the integration of live and on-demand formats, practice tools, and QI models.

qdCME
Sapana Panday, MPH, Vice President, Educational Strategy
spanday@QDcme.com
Deborah Augustus, Vice President, Educational Strategy
daugustus@QDcme.com

“At its core, education is the key to everything; being a lifelong learner is not only personally rewarding but critical for self-growth and helping others.”

QDcme is powered by people with a wide range of scientific and clinical skills, including MDs, NPs, PAs, PhDs, PharmDs, and RNs. Founded by industry veterans, our mission is to deliver clinically impactful education that can be trusted to guide everyday healthcare decisions and improve healthcare outcomes. We utilize a targeted approach to reach specialists and practicing clinicians, distributing our education and measuring its impact on an individual level. Simply said, we help each provider be their best every day.

Vindico Medical Education
Robert Esgro, Chief Operating Officer
resgro@vindicocme.com
Katie Robinson. PhD, CHCP, Senior Director, Outcomes and Analytics
krobinson@vindicocme.com

Vindico Medical Education provides high-quality, interprofessional, independent education for healthcare professionals, with the goal of improving patient health. Each year, Vindico produces hundreds of successful programs addressing medical education gaps in skills/strategies and performance, with measurable practice-improving outcomes, reaching thousands of healthcare professionals in-person, online, and by mail. Vindico Medical Education, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 30, 2026. Vindico carefully maps educational objectives to format and program delivery in the execution of hundreds of successful educational activities each year. For more information, go to www.vindicocme.com/publications.

CMEpalooza Scavenger Hunt Sponsor

Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL)
Lisa Keckich, Executive Director
lkeckich@achlcme.org

ACHL actively engages and collaborates with diverse healthcare stakeholders to transform the reach and redefine the value of independent medical education. Through these collaborations and as an independent CME/CE provider, ACHL strives to promote positive change and improve the quality of care for patients everywhere. Based in Chicago, IL, ACHL’s team of 25 employees manages over 250 educational activities each year across a wide range of therapeutic areas – winning awards for our groundbreaking digital technologies, innovative designs, and global reach.

CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge Sponsor

Talem Health
Eric VanStone, President and CEO
evanstone@talemhealth.com

Talem Health is a provider of accredited continuing education (ACE). Our mission is to engage and empower professionals comprising the healthcare team through high-quality, meaningful education across a wide range of topics leading to improvements in team members’ skills/strategy and performance.

Rural Medical Education (RME) Collaborative, a division of Talem Health gives special emphasis to the unique needs of remote and rural clinicians and their patients. Through strategic partnerships and planning, we design educational programs that are tailored to the specific challenges of care in underserved areas.  

CMEpalooza Media Partner

WriteCME Pro
Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP, FACEhp, E-RYT
alex@alexhowson.com

At WriteCME Pro, we know that behind every impactful CME program is a skilled medical writer who can translate complex science into empowering education. If you’re ready to become that writer, we’re here to guide you.

Our professional development program isn’t just another training—it’s your launchpad into the specialized world of CME writing. You get a foundational curriculum that demystifies the CME ecosystem, live coaching sessions where you can ask those “wait, but how do I actually do this…” questions, expert sessions with CME veterans, and a community that genuinely celebrates your wins (and helps you learn from the stumbles).

And we’re thrilled to sponsor CMEpalooza because this community gets it: great CME doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when passionate writers, dedicated planners, and game-changing educators join forces to propel the field forward.