Continuing Medical Education (CME) Market Report by Delivery Method (Classroom Training, E-Learning, Regularly Scheduled Series, Journals, and Others), Providers (NPOS, Publishing/Education Company, School of Medicine, Hospital/Healthcare Delivery System, and Others), Speciality (Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Orthopedic, Gastroenterology, Pediatric, Primary Care, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Market Report by Delivery Method (Classroom Training, E-Learning, Regularly Scheduled Series, Journals, and Others), Providers (NPOS, Publishing/Education Company, School of Medicine, Hospital/Healthcare Delivery System, and Others), Speciality (Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Orthopedic, Gastroenterology, Pediatric, Primary Care, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

Report Format: PDF+Excel | Report ID: SR112025A6537

Market Overview:

The global continuing medical education (CME) market size reached USD 9.8 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 15.9 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.18% during 2025-2033.

Report Attribute
 Key Statistics 
Base Year
2024
Forecast Years
2025-2033
Historical Years
2019-2024
Market Size in 2024
USD 9.8 Billion
Market Forecast in 2033
USD 15.9 Billion
Market Growth Rate 2025-2033 5.18%


Continuing medical education (CME) involves various educational activities that help maintain and develop the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of trainees. It includes multiple courses and conferences, written publications, online programs, and audio, video, and live events on electronic media. It helps develop a healthy relationship between patients and healthcare professionals. It enables practitioners to learn, refine, and discover viable approaches to improve overall patient care and attain professional growth. Besides this, it helps medical professionals learn effective team management skills, address real-world challenges they face professionally, and earn membership in reputed organizations.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Market Trends:

At present, the rising occurrence of new infections and diseases that require updated medical knowledge for treatment represents one of the key factors positively influencing the market. In addition, the development of novel collaborative elements in medical education, along with shifting preference toward online education and CME programs, is creating a positive outlook for the market. Online education offers courses that are engaging and interactive and help users comprehend and retain knowledge with quality images, video, audio, and animation. Apart from this, the expansion of hospitals, medical institutes, and research centers is contributing to market growth. Furthermore, governments of various countries are introducing different initiatives to provide quality education to professionals, which is also providing a thrust to market growth. Additionally, interactive education options and flexibility to continue learning as per the personal choice of healthcare professionals are driving the market. Moreover, considerable changes in medical practice to limit class hours and patient availability and increased diagnostic and management possibilities, coupled with advancements in technology, are bolstering the market growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global continuing medical education (CME) market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on delivery method, providers and speciality.

Breakup by Delivery Method:

  • Classroom Training
  • E-Learning
  • Regularly Scheduled Series
  • Journals
  • Others
     

Breakup by Providers:

  • NPOS
  • Publishing/Education Company
  • School of Medicine
  • Hospital/Healthcare Delivery System
  • Others
     

Breakup by Speciality:

  • Oncology
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Orthopedic
  • Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric
  • Primary Care
  • Others
     

Breakup by Region:

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Market Report

  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • Others
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Russia
    • Others
  • Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Mexico
    • Others
  • Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being AffinityCE, Afya Ltd., CME Outfitters LLC, CME Procedures LLC, Coursera Inc., Elsevier (RELX plc), EXCEL CME, HealthStream Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V. and Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG).

Report Coverage:

Report Features Details
Base Year of the Analysis 2024
Historical Period 2019-2024
Forecast Period 2025-2033
Units Billion USD
Segment Coverage Delivery Method, Providers, Speciality, Region
Region Covered  Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa
Countries Covered United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico
Companies Covered AffinityCE, Afya Ltd., CME Outfitters LLC, CME Procedures LLC, Coursera Inc., Elsevier (RELX plc), EXCEL CME, HealthStream Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V. and Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG).
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Key Questions Answered in This Report

The global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market was valued at USD 9.8 Billion in 2024.

We expect the global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market to exhibit a CAGR of 5.18% during 2025-2033.

The increasing adoption of CME as it allows healthcare practitioners to learn, refine, and discover viable approaches to improve overall patient care and attain professional growth, is primarily driving the global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market.

The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the growing adoption of Continuing Medical Education (CME) educational activities to maintain and develop the knowledge and skills for the treatment of the coronavirus infection.

Based on the delivery method, the global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market has been segregated into classroom training, e-learning, regularly scheduled series, journals, and others. Among these, e-learning currently holds the largest market share.

Based on the providers, the global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market can be bifurcated into NPOs, publishing/education company, school of medicine, hospital/healthcare delivery system, and others. Currently, NPOs exhibits a clear dominance in the market.

On a regional level, the market has been classified into North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa, where North America currently dominates the global market.

Some of the major players in the global Continuing Medical Education (CME) market include AffinityCE, Afya Ltd., CME Outfitters LLC, CME Procedures LLC, Coursera Inc., Elsevier (RELX plc), EXCEL CME, HealthStream Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V., and Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG).

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