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University of Florida
PO Box 100233, Gainesville, FL 32610
352-265-8081; Fax 352-265-8082
docom-cmemail@hsc.ufl.edu
www.cme.ufl.edu
Business model: Education Only
Capabilities: Global
Type of firewall: Separate teams for certified education
Tax status: Not-for-profit
Year founded: 1853
CME advisory board: Yes
Joint sponsor programs: Yes
Co-sponsor programs: Yes
ACCME accredited: Yes
Credit provided for: physicians
Majority of company funding from: academic institutions
Number of employees: 10
Number of licensed healthcare professionals on staff: 1500
Education format: All
Primary activities: Educational content development and delivery, quality and patient safety efforts
Area of therapeutic expertise / specialty: all
Member of: NAMECC

University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555
Deanna Tessenyi
409-772-9300; Fax 409-772-9333
drassin@utmb.edu
www.utmb.edu
Business model: Education Only
Capabilities: Global
Type of firewall: Academic Health Science Center
Tax status: Not-for-profit
Year founded: 1891
Parent/sibling company: The University of Texas System
Alliances or strategic partnerships: The University of Texas School of Medicine
CME advisory board: Yes
Joint sponsor programs: Yes
Co-sponsor programs: No
ACCME accredited: Yes
Credit provided for: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, osteopaths, AACN (Nursing)
Majority of company funding from: industry
Number of employees: 11,000
Number of licensed healthcare professionals on staff: 3500
Education format: Live, series, journal, Web-based
Primary activities: Full-service office of continuing education developing new directions
Clients / Grantors: University of Texas, multiple pharmaceutical companies
Area of therapeutic expertise / specialty: All medical specialties
Member of: TACME, ACCME, ACME

Vindico Medical Education
6900 Grove Rd., Bldg. 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086
Wayne B. McCourt, Sr. VP/Dir. of Opers.
856-994-9400, 888-960-0256; Fax 856-384-6680
VindicoMedEd.com
Business model: Education Only
Capabilities: Global
Type of firewall: Separate companies/divisions
Tax status: For Profit
Year founded: 2005
Parent/sibling company: The Wyanoke Group
CME advisory board: Yes
Joint sponsor programs: Yes
Co-sponsor programs: Yes
ACCME accredited: Yes
Exemplary compliance: 2.2 Needs Assessment
3.1 Organizational Framework
Credit provided for: physicians, nurses, pharmacists
Majority of company funding from: industry, meeting registrations
Number of employees: 40
Number of licensed healthcare professionals on staff: 2
Education format: Live meetings; print; web-based; journal CME; teleconferences
Primary activities: Vindico is solely dedicated to delivering the highest quality educational activities to physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers with the ultimate goal of improving patient health
Clients / Grantors: Allergan, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Merck
Area of therapeutic expertise / specialty: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology
Member of: MECCA, NAMECC

VMS, Inc
8425 Woodfield Crossing, Ste. 350, Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-805-6600; Fax 317-805-6650
www.vmsconnect.com
Business model: Education and Promotion
Capabilities: Global