About MEI
The Medical Education Institute (MEI) is a mission-driven, non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to helping people with chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health.
The MEI was founded in 1993 by Edith Oberley, Paulette Sacksteder, and William Hofeldt. At that point, Edith had been her husband Terry's home hemodialysis partner for 20 years. They continue in a fruitful partnership today.
Our Business
The Medical Education Institute has extensive experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 and smaller companies and government agencies.
MEI accepts projects on a fee-for-service or contract basis.
Some MEI projects are funded by unrestricted educational grants.
Selected Clients:
- Amgen Inc.
- Baxter Healthcare
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- DaVita
- Forum of ESRD Networks
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Gambro Healthcare
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- International Society of Hemodialysis (ISHD)
- The Kidney Trust
- Northwest Kidney Centers
- National Kidney Foundation
- PRN Family of Companies
- Research Triangle Institute
- Scios
- Synephros
Annual Reports
The MEI Team
The Medical Education Institute team includes experienced researchers, writers, editors, designers, social workers, and patient education experts with decades of experience in healthcare communications.