National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc.

What National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc. does

NAAHP (National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc.) is a U.S.-based nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1974 and headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. It serves health professions advisors who work at colleges and universities guiding students toward careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, optometry, physician assistant, nursing, public health, and other health fields. Its membership base is described as 500+ advisors across higher-education institutions in the United States, governed by a Board of Directors and supported by a National Office staff of 8 employees.

NAAHP's core product is its tiered annual membership program (individual plus five institutional tiers from $325 to $1,500), which delivers access to professional development, an online community (HLTHPROF Forum, hosted on Higher Logic), the monthly NAAHP-Net eNewsletter, The Advisor Online journal, advocacy programming, and reduced rates on conferences, advertising, and job board postings. Supporting products and services include the biennial National Conference (NAAHP 2026 in New Orleans), NAAHP-Ed On-Demand Learning (a certificate-bearing LMS), the NAAHP Job Board, an Upcoming Events Calendar, and a public Student Resources library including a Find an Advisor matching service. Technology infrastructure is entirely third-party: MemberClicks for membership management and job board, Cvent for event registration, and Higher Logic for community.

NAAHP's business model is diversified across five revenue streams: recurring membership dues (primary), biennial conference registrations and exhibitor fees (with sponsor contributions from schools such as UQ-Ochsner, PHSU, RUSM/AUC, Kaplan, St. George's, WAUSM, and AAVMC), transactional job board listing fees ($50-$100 for non-members), digital advertising, and paid NAAHP-Ed courses. Distribution runs through the naahp.org website, in-person national and regional conferences, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn), and an 18-member Advisory Council comprising the leading U.S. health professions associations (AAMC, AAVMC, ADEA, AACP, etc.). Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc.

Legal name

National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc.

Website

https://naahp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) is a U.S. nonprofit founded in 1974 that serves 500+ higher-education advisors guiding students into health careers. It delivers tiered membership, a biennial conference, an LMS, a peer-reviewed journal, and a job board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Champaign

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: NAAHP generates primary revenue through tier-based annual membership dues paid by individual advisors and association memberships. Individual memberships renew annually on October 31. Association memberships are tiered based on the number of representatives (1-2 reps: $325; 3-5 reps: $450; 6-10 reps: $650; 11-20 reps: $1,050; 21+ reps: $1,500).
2. National Conference Revenue: The biennial National Conference (NAAHP 2026 in New Orleans) generates revenue through attendee registration, exhibitor fees, and health professions fair participation. Exhibitor and fair spaces were sold out for the 2026 conference.
3. Job Board Listings: The NAAHP Job Board generates revenue through listing fees. Members receive free listings for 30/60/90 days; non-members pay $50 (30 days), $75 (60 days), $100 (90 days). Featured listings add $75 for members and $150 for non-members.
4. Digital Advertising: NAAHP offers digital advertising opportunities on the website, with reduced rates for members. The conference sponsorship program (featuring sponsors such as University of Queensland/Ochsner, PHSU, Ross University/AUC, AAVMC, Kaplan, St. George's University, and WAUSM) is another revenue stream.
5. Professional Development / NAAHP-Ed: NAAHP-Ed On-Demand Learning provides certificate and non-certificate courses for professional development, including topics such as advisor training, holistic admissions review, postbaccalaureate programs, data analysis, pre-professional competencies, and advising course creation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NAAHP is a nonprofit professional membership association providing tiered annual memberships, professional development, networking, and resources for advisors who guide students pursuing health profession careers. Core offerings include the NAAHP Membership program, The Advisor Online peer-reviewed journal, NAAHP-Ed on-demand learning courses, a biennial National Conference, and an open-access Job Board for health professions advising positions. Supporting offerings include public student resources, a Find an Advisor service, and an institution-based advisor directory.

Product overview

NAAHP is a professional membership association offering a unified platform of products and services for health professions advisors. The core offering is the NAAHP Membership program, which provides access to online communities, professional development, advocacy, and member resources. Supporting products include The Advisor Online Journal (quarterly peer-reviewed publication), NAAHP-Ed On-Demand Learning (LMS with certificate courses), NAAHP National Conference (biennial event), NAAHP Job Board (open-access posting board), and public-facing Student Resources including a Find an Advisor service, Upcoming Events Calendar, and various educational fact sheets. The organization operates primarily on web-based platforms including Higher Logic community software and MemberClicks membership management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Advisor Online: A peer-reviewed journal published by NAAHP that accepts articles on topics relevant to advising in the health professions. Currently undergoing reorganization into a peer-reviewed format with planned improvements.
• NAAHP-Ed
• HLTHPROF Forum

Products and services

• NAAHP Membership
• The Advisor Online Journal
• NAAHP-Ed On-Demand Learning On-demand professional development courses for health professions advisors, offering certificate programs and quick courses on holistic admissions review, postbaccalaureate programs, data analysis, pre-professional competencies, advisor training, and advising course creation.
• NAAHP National Conference The biennial flagship national conference providing professional development, networking, and educational sessions for health professions advisors, with health professions fair, exhibitor, and advertising opportunities. NAAHP 2026 scheduled for New Orleans.
• NAAHP Job Board Open-access online job board for health professions advising positions, offering 30/60/90-day listings with pricing for members and non-members, featuring job categories including Health Professions Advising, Admissions, Administration, Associations, and Education.
• Student Resources Free public resources for pre-health students, including health profession information, advisor location services, postbaccalaureate program information, funding opportunities, student opportunities (internships, shadowing), and student fact sheets covering topics such as gap years, reapplying, and community college advice.
• Find an Advisor Service Volunteer-based advisor matching service connecting students without institutional advising access to volunteer health professions advisors, including step-by-step guidance for finding advisors at their institutions or requesting volunteer support.
• Locate an Advisor by Institution Public directory allowing students to search for NAAHP member advisors by institution name or city, enabling students to find health professions advisors at their college or university.

Quantifiable outcome

• The NAAHP National Conference is a biennial flagship event. The 2026 conference in New Orleans had sold-out exhibitor and Health Professions Fair spaces, indicating strong demand and attendance.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered featured sponsor, key partner, core partner and infrastructure.

• University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Healthfeatured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference in New Orleans. The partnership allows UQ-Ochsner to promote its MD program to health professions advisors attending the conference.
• Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU)featured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference in New Orleans, promoting its health sciences programs to conference attendees.
• Ross University School of Medicine and American University of the Caribbean (RUSM/AUC)featured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Joint featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference, promoting medical education programs to health professions advisors.
• American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)featured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference. AAVMC also collaborates with NAAHP on events such as the AAVMC Veterinary Admissions Virtual Fair.
• Kaplanfeatured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference, providing MCAT prep resources and promoting its MCT Prep offerings to conference attendees.
• St. George's Universityfeatured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference, promoting its medical and veterinary programs to health professions advisors.
• Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM)featured sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Featured sponsor of the NAAHP 2026 National Conference.
• Association for STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP)key partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ASPBP collaborates with NAAHP to promote the ASPBP 2026 Virtual Conference and Recruitment Fair through NAAHP's Upcoming Events Calendar. NAAHP serves as a distribution channel for ASPBP events relevant to health professions advising.
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)key partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAMC is a member of the NAAHP Advisory Council (one of 18 health professions associations). AAMC resources for pre-health students (MCAT, AMCAS, fee assistance) are featured on the NAAHP About Health Professions page and student resources.
• AACP (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy)core partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the NAAHP Advisory Council. AACP resources for prospective pharmacy students are featured on NAAHP's About Health Professions page.
• ADEA (American Dental Education Association)core partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the NAAHP Advisory Council. ADEA GoDental resources are featured on NAAHP's About Health Professions page, along with ADEA Money Matters and fee assistance programs.
• Higher LogicinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationNAAHP's website and online community platform (connect.naahp.org) is powered by Higher Logic, a community engagement platform provider.
• MemberClicksinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationMemberClicks provides NAAHP's membership management platform (naahp.memberclicks.net), handling member login, renewals, profile management, and the job board.
• CventinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationCvent provides event management and registration platform for NAAHP's National Conference (cvent.me/0M4z5B) and regional meetings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges): AAMC is a large, established professional association serving medical schools and teaching hospitals, and is also a member of NAAHP's Advisory Council. Both organizations operate on membership dues, conferences, and publications, but AAMC is a broader industry body while NAAHP specializes in the advisor-facing layer of the pipeline.
• AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing): AACN represents nursing schools and provides resources for prospective nursing students, overlapping with NAAHP's mission on the nursing advising side. Both are membership-based associations hosting conferences, publications, and student pipeline tools, but AACN is the institutional voice for nursing education while NAAHP supports the cross-disciplinary advisor role.
• ADEA (American Dental Education Association): ADEA is the leading national association for dental education and a NAAHP Advisory Council member. Like NAAHP, it supports prospective-student-facing advising resources (e.g., GoDental) and runs conferences and publications, but is discipline-specific to dentistry rather than cross-health-professions.
• AAVMC (Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges): AAVMC is the national association for veterinary medical colleges and a NAAHP Advisory Council member and featured sponsor. Comparable in running conferences, prospective-student resources, and institutional advocacy, but is veterinary-specific rather than cross-disciplinary.
• AACP (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy): AACP is the national organization for pharmacy education and a NAAHP Advisory Council member. Both support prospective-student pathways and provide advising-relevant resources, but AACP is discipline-specific to pharmacy and operates at the school level.

Direct peers

• NACADA - The Global Community for Academic Advising: The most direct comparable: NACADA is a professional membership association supporting academic advisors at colleges and universities. Like NAAHP, it serves advisors through conferences, publications, and communities, and operates on tiered membership dues — differing only by advising scope (general academic vs. health professions).
• NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers): NACE is a professional membership association serving college career services and employer relations professionals. NAAHP is to health-professions advising what NACE is to career services advising — both run annual/biennial conferences, professional development, job boards, and publications for specialized university advising roles.

Emerging players

• HOSA-Future Health Professionals: HOSA is a student-facing professional organization supporting students pursuing health professions, complementary to NAAHP's advisor-facing model. While HOSA is student-rather than advisor-focused, both organizations sit at the health-professions pipeline and run conferences and competitions that overlap in target audience.
• ASPBP (Association for STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs): ASPBP is a newer professional association for STEMM pathway and bridge programs and an active NAAHP partner. It overlaps with NAAHP's pre-health advising mission but focuses on bridge programs and pathway development rather than cross-disciplinary advisor support, making it an adjacent emerging peer.

Regional players

• NAICU (National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities): NAICU is a membership association of private US colleges and universities with a strong advocacy function, recently referenced via NAAHP's reconciliation advocacy carousel. While broader in scope than NAAHP, it is structurally comparable as a higher-education membership association supporting institutions with advocacy, conferences, and resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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