CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Discovery Institute of Medical Education (DIME), part of the Publicis Healthcare Communications Group network, announced today the appointment of Steve Mandell, to SVP, Director of Educational Strategy and Development reporting to Don Young, Managing Director, DIME. Steve previously served as SVP, Sales and Strategic Projects for CME, LLC where he was employed from 2000 to the present. Under Steve’s leadership, CME LLC was successful in expanding their pharmaceutical business base, establishing new product offerings, and developing a strategically-focused business development team responsible for implementing and gathering support for multi-million dollar medical education programs and projects.