Empowering Healthcare Associations to Create Impact

Medical professional organizations across the globe have trusted Kellen’s full-service association management company to shape strategic leadership, increase revenue, engage members, and navigate a complex political landscape. Our structure, expertise, and extensive network help associations like yours thrive in a complex industry.

How Kellen Addresses the Needs of Medical Professional Organizations

Board & Leadership Guidance

We establish governance best practices and provide counsel tailored to your association’s unique culture and goals to reduce operational inefficiencies and support your board’s strategic vision.

Compliance & Regulatory Support

Our association management company (AMC) helps healthcare associations stay ahead of evolving regulations and policy changes, ensuring ongoing compliance.

Member Engagement & Growth

We develop strategies to enhance member participation, deliver impactful events, and create valuable networking and educational opportunities.

Financial Sustainability & Non-Dues Revenue

With Kellen’s help, your healthcare association can diversify its revenue streams and optimize financial strategies to strengthen long-term sustainability.

Education, Credentialing & Professional Development

Kellens assists with CME/CE program management, evidence-based content delivery, and credentialing, certification, and maintenance programs. We also help develop online or hybrid education models to engage more members.

Meetings, Events & Scientific Conferences

With end-to-end meeting planning and execution, abstract management and peer review, and sponsor and exhibitor optimization, your association will be able to host its best events yet. We’ll also help with risk mitigation and contract negotiation to protect your association.

Learn how Kellen helped AMRPA, a national medical specialty organization, exceed its sales goals by 40% and successfully secure a $40,000 grant.

An Association Management Company with Expertise in Healthcare

Healthcare associations need a partner who understands the unique challenges of the medical or dental industries. At Kellen, we take pride in our specialized expertise and ability to navigate complex landscapes and changing regulations. This can look like:

Policy Advocacy

Our headquarters in Washington, D.C., along with our extensive network of like-minded clients, grants our partners direct access to key decision-makers. For healthcare associations, this access is critical since the industry is uniquely driven by legislation and regulation.

Navigating Health-Related Regulatory Shifts

Kellen’s team monitors and advises on significant shifts relevant to healthcare, including potential changes to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including restructuring, staffing, and re-prioritization.

Mitigating Government Shutdown Impacts

We help medical professional organizations weather government shutdowns that create delays in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for healthcare organizations and halt federal grant competitions in research and public health.

Our Healthcare Association Partners

Frequently Asked Questions

How does working with an AMC benefit healthcare associations?

Working with a full-service AMC like Kellen helps healthcare associations resolve daily challenges—such as compliance, strategic communication, and digital marketing—while also fueling long-term growth through strategy-driven services like member engagement and revenue diversification.

How can healthcare associations navigate the modern political landscape?

To stay up-to-date with changing regulations, maintain stability during government shutdowns, and drive policy development, medical professional associations should partner with an association management company like Kellen that is uniquely tuned in to the particular demands of healthcare associations and offers unrivaled political access.

Our team constantly monitors relevant shifts in the HHS, CDC, and NIH that could impact your members. We’ll go to the Hill to advocate for your priorities again and again, and we’ll connect you with like-minded organizations to establish your industry leadership and increase your leverage.

How can medical professional associations engage members more effectively?

Kellen’s global team of association management professionals helps healthcare associations in the medical and dental industries create member engagement strategies that increase the perceived value of your membership and drive growth year after year.

Our event planners and education professionals will design programs and meetings that reflect the needs and interests of your unique member base, and we’ll execute these events to perfection. Our segmentation strategies will also ensure every communication reaches the right audience, curating a sense of belonging that drives membership retention and growth.