Alpha Epsilon Delta

What Alpha Epsilon Delta does

Alpha Epsilon Delta's UCLA Theta Chapter is a student-run pre-health honor society founded in 2003 at the University of California, Los Angeles, by Theresa Kim, Wendy Chen, and John Cho. It operates as a campus chapter of a national honor society that has 186 active chapters and over 144,000 initiated members. The chapter's membership is composed of UCLA pre-health students pursuing careers in medicine, optometry, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and research, and the chapter delivers services through seven programs: Basic Life Support/CPR certification in partnership with the American Heart Association, an Academic Tutoring Program for K-12 students in Los Angeles, the Healthy & Powerful You (HAPY) health fair program, the Global Health Initiative (GHI) operating in Mozambique and Tijuana, the Peer Support Program (PSP) for mental health advocacy, BRIDGE faculty networking dinners, and the myUCLAhealth Ambassadors (MUHA) program embedded in UCLA Health's clinical operations at Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Santa Monica Hospital.

The chapter does not operate as a commercial enterprise: pricing is not publicly disclosed, it generates no commercial revenue, and membership is obtained through a structured annual rush and interview process rather than paid dues. The only revenue-adjacent activity is the BLS/CPR certification program, where profits fund Project CARE community outreach. The organization has no proprietary technology, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities; its offerings are human-delivered training, tutoring, health fairs, volunteer clinical support, and community outreach. Its primary commercial-adjacent assets are institutional partnerships with the American Heart Association, UCLA Health, Ohana One, and Refugee Health Alliance, plus access to a national alumni network of graduate students and healthcare professionals.

The chapter is led by elected student officers, with Joshua Ji serving as President for 2025-2026, and supported by directors and coordinators for each of the seven programs. Its headquarters is on the UCLA campus at Los Angeles, CA 90095, and it recruits through Instagram (@uclaaed), its Squarespace website (aedatucla.com), and Google Forms-based applications during spring rush. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no external investors; the chapter is governed by its student board under the broader national Alpha Epsilon Delta organization.

Name

Alpha Epsilon Delta

Legal name

Alpha Epsilon Delta

Website

https://aedatucla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Alpha Epsilon Delta's UCLA Theta Chapter is a student-run pre-health honor society founded in 2003 that serves UCLA pre-health students through seven programs including AHA-certified BLS/CPR training, K-12 tutoring, health fairs, global health outreach, faculty networking, peer support, and UCLA Health patient portal assistance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pre-Health Honor Society

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways) (EDAJALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Undergraduate (First-Year) Admissions Counseling (EDANAEAA)

Keywords

• Pre-health honor society
• BLS CPR certification
• Academic tutoring program
• Global health outreach
• Student volunteer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Alpha Epsilon Delta's UCLA Theta Chapter is a student-run pre-health honor society that recruits UCLA undergraduates through an annual rush process and delivers seven service and professional development programs: American Heart Association BLS/CPR certification, K-12 academic tutoring, quarterly community health fairs, global health outreach in Mozambique and Tijuana, faculty networking dinners, myUCLAhealth patient portal ambassadorship, and mental health peer support. The chapter is founded on the three tenets of service, scholarship, and camaraderie for students pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, nursing, and research.

Product overview

Alpha Epsilon Delta at UCLA is a pre-health honor society offering a portfolio of seven distinct community service and professional development programs. The core offerings include BLS/CPR certification training through the American Heart Association, an Academic Tutoring Program for K-12 students, the Healthy & Powerful You health fair initiative, Global Health Initiatives for international outreach, BRIDGE for faculty networking, myUCLA Health Ambassadors for clinical experience, and the Peer Support Program for mental health advocacy. These programs collectively support pre-health students in service, scholarship, and camaraderie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BLS/CPR Program: Basic Life Support/CPR certification program through the American Heart Association at UCLA, founded in 2012.
• ATP (Academic Tutoring Program)
• HAPY (Healthy & Powerful You)
• GHI (Global Health Initiative)
• PSP (Peer Support Program)
• BRIDGE
• MUHA (myUCLA Health Ambassadors)

Products and services

• Basic Life Support/CPR (BLS) The AED Basic Life Support Program at UCLA instructs Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association, providing certification in adult and pediatric CPR, rescue breathing, choking relief, advanced airway, and AED usage with hands-on demonstrations and scenarios. Students who complete the program receive an AHA-certified BLS Provider card; it is intended for UCLA pre-health students and community members seeking certification required for many healthcare volunteer opportunities and occupations.
• Academic Tutoring Program (ATP) Offers affordable access to education for students around the Los Angeles area through free tutoring sessions for students in grades K-12, including group tutoring, private tutoring, ACT/SAT preparation, and college preparation. Run by qualified UCLA students; intended for K-12 students and families in the greater Los Angeles area seeking supplemental academic preparation.
• Healthy & Powerful You (HAPY) Provides free healthcare services, resources, and health education to underprivileged communities of low socioeconomic status through quarterly health fairs and the HAPY Newsmag publication. The health fairs deliver direct outreach to under-served Los Angeles communities, while the Newsmag extends health education to a wider readership.
• Global Health Initiatives (GHI) Aims to provide sustainable aid to global communities by teaching English lessons to medical staff in Mozambique via virtual sessions, and coordinating shelter outreach trips to Tijuana, Mexico for ethical and culturally-inclusive healthcare. Includes the 'Sick! The Podcast' initiative and partnerships with Ohana One and Refugee Health Alliance; targets international and cross-border underserved populations.
• BRIDGE Faculty Dinner Facilitates personal relationships and networking between actives and UCLA faculty through quarterly dinners, helping members build connections and find research and letter of recommendation opportunities. Primarily serves AED chapter members pursuing letters of recommendation and research placements with UCLA faculty.
• myUCLA Health Ambassadors (MUHA) Works with patients and clinical staff at Ronald Reagan Medical Center to improve the myUCLAhealth web portal, providing free 1-on-1 computer tech-support and assisting patients in using electronic health records. Volunteer hours are signed off by UCLA Ronald Reagan Volunteer Services; serves UCLA Health's patient population at Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Santa Monica Hospital.
• Peer Support Program (PSP) Focuses on mental health advocacy through crisis counseling at the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center and offering community outreach projects and mental health resources. Targets UCLA students and broader Los Angeles community members needing mental health support and crisis counseling resources.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ohana OnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHI's Curriculum Team partners with Ohana One to create curriculum presentations and teach biweekly English lessons to medical staff in Mozambique via Zoom. Through this partnership, AED members help facilitate an increase in medical English literacy and open opportunities for more local health professionals to become board certified. The 17-member team also holds office hours to retain concepts and incorporate terms into simulated conversations.
• Refugee Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Refugee Health Alliance to coordinate shelter outreach trips to Tijuana, Mexico, providing ethical and culturally-inclusive care to marginalized and vulnerable populations. Also supported refugees seeking asylum after the expiration of Title 42 by hosting a Spring Donation Drive at UCLA dorms.
• American Heart AssociationcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe BLS/CPR program at UCLA specializes in instructing Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association. Lead instructors provide quality education on emergency response. Students receive AHA-certified BLS Provider cards upon completion. The program was founded by alumnus Takashi Hirase in 2012 and profits fund Project CARE community outreach.
• UCLA HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMUHA (myUCLAhealth Ambassadors) program works directly with UCLA Health's patient population. Founded in summer 2013 to support the transition to paperless electronic health records. Ambassadors assist patients with the myUCLAhealth portal at Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Santa Monica Hospital, and participate in UCLA Health's 50 Plus Program. Provides volunteer hours signed off by UCLA Ronald Reagan Volunteer Services.
• Project CAREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfits from BLS/CPR certification classes fund Project CARE, which hosts community outreach and health education events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Emerging players

• Global Medical Brigades: Student-led global health volunteer organization running medical brigades abroad. Comparable to AED's Global Health Initiative in the international pre-health service experience it offers UCLA and peer-campus students.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Student Association (AMSA): Largest independent national association for medical students, offering advocacy, education, and community. Comparable as a pre-health/medical career organization, though primarily serving medical students rather than pre-health undergraduates.

Direct peers

• HOSA-Future Health Professionals: National student organization focused on career development in healthcare for middle school through college students. Directly comparable to AED in serving pre-health students with leadership, service, and skill-building programs.
• MEDLIFE: Student-led global health organization with university chapters running service trips and health education in Latin America and Africa. Comparable to AED's GHI program in mission and student-volunteer-driven delivery model.
• Delta Epsilon Mu: National pre-health professional fraternity with chapters at multiple universities. Closely comparable to AED as a competing pre-health Greek-letter organization targeting the same undergraduate student demographic.
• Alpha Omega Alpha: National medical honor society recognizing excellence in medical scholarship and professionalism. Closely comparable to AED's mission of recognizing pre-professional health excellence, though at the medical school level.
• Kappa Alpha Pre-Medical Fraternity: Pre-medical fraternity with university chapters supporting pre-med students through brotherhood, service, and academic support. Comparable peer in the pre-health Greek-letter space.
• Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity: International pre-medical fraternity with university chapters offering brotherhood, professional development, and philanthropy similar to AED's chapter-based pre-health professional community model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/uclaaed
• Facebookfacebook.com/aeducla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alpha-epsilon-delta-cal-theta-chapter

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