Our
story
From scrappy startup to the gold standard.

2011

A Startup Spins Out

Leo is born as LCMS+, a “spin-out” from Duke School of Medicine, with a mission to help medical schools use data technology to streamline effort, deepen insights and improve outcomes around program management and accreditation reporting.

2012

International Impact

LCMS+ is adopted by the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College in Tanzania, sparking our commitment to improve healthcare education in low-resource environments. The College reports that LCMS+ has “transformed our teaching and learning.”

2013

AAMC Authorized Vendor

LCMS+ becomes an authorized vendor for the AAMC Curriculum Inventory, giving our client partners a trusted and reliable path to improved accreditation reporting.

2015

New Space, New Energy

As the LCMS+ team grows, the company moves up to American Underground@Main, a Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub in booming Durham, North Carolina.

2016

Welcome Fitz

Matt Fitzpatrick joined the team as its first Chief Product Officer, with the mandate to steer product strategy and development forward in alignment with what our client partners need and what the future of healthcare education demands.

2017

Welcome Alexis

Dr. Alexis Rossi joined the team to oversee our training and professional development efforts in support of client education and success. As our Chief Academic Officer, Alexis also led our initiatives around diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

2018

Curriculum Mapping Masters

Multiple client partners rely on the rich curriculum mapping capabilities of LCMS+ to prove successful program performance in their accreditation reviews. Site visitors notice a growing number of education programs adopting LCMS+.

2019

Welcome Annie

Annie Bourgeois takes the reins as CTO, applying her deep expertise in programming, system administration and DevOps management to lead the technical team forward in exciting new ways.

2019

The Renaissance

The LCMS+ platform becomes Leo. Powered by DaVinci Education, Leo and the DaVinci team embrace a renewed vision of improving global public health by improving healthcare education.

2020

The Year Like No Other

As the global pandemic rocks the world of higher education, the DaVinci team doubles down on delivering product and service enhancements that anticipate and address needs that change almost daily. Leo is also named the “Best Higher Education Solution” in the prestigious EdTech Digest Awards.

2011

A Startup Spins Out

Leo is born as LCMS+, a “spin-out” from Duke School of Medicine, with a mission to help medical schools use data technology to streamline effort, deepen insights and improve outcomes around program management and accreditation reporting.

2013

AAMC Authorized Vendor

LCMS+ becomes an authorized vendor for the AAMC Curriculum Inventory, giving our client partners a trusted and reliable path to improved accreditation reporting.

2016

Welcome Fitz

Matt Fitzpatrick joined the team as its first Chief Product Officer, with the mandate to steer product strategy and development forward in alignment with what our client partners need and what the future of healthcare education demands.

2018

Curriculum Mapping Masters

Multiple client partners rely on the rich curriculum mapping capabilities of LCMS+ to prove successful program performance in their accreditation reviews. Site visitors notice a growing number of education programs adopting LCMS+.

2019

The Renaissance

The LCMS+ platform becomes Leo. Powered by DaVinci Education, Leo and the DaVinci team embrace a renewed vision of improving global public health by improving healthcare education.

2012

International Impact

LCMS+ is adopted by the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College in Tanzania, sparking our commitment to improve healthcare education in low-resource environments. The College reports that LCMS+ has “transformed our teaching and learning.”

2015

New Space, New Energy

As the LCMS+ team grows, the company moves up to American Underground@Main, a Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub in booming Durham, North Carolina.

2017

Welcome Alexis

Dr. Alexis Rossi joined the team to oversee our training and professional development efforts in support of client education and success. As our Chief Academic Officer, Alexis also led our initiatives around diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

2019

Welcome Annie

Annie Bourgeois takes the reins as CTO, applying her deep expertise in programming, system administration and DevOps management to lead the technical team forward in exciting new ways.

2020

The Year Like No Other

As the global pandemic rocks the world of higher education, the DaVinci team doubles down on delivering product and service enhancements that anticipate and address needs that change almost daily. Leo is also named the “Best Higher Education Solution” in the prestigious EdTech Digest Awards.

2021:
A Decade
of Difference

As we celebrate a decade of making a difference, Leo and the DaVinci team continue to set the gold standard for managing competency-based healthcare education programs. As we look ahead to the future, our commitment remains the same: to help our partners be make their work easier and more efficient, and to deliver insights that can accelerate the success of students, faculty, staff and leadership.