Associate & Student membership

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Associate is the non-corporate class of Institute membership for persons who are not eligible for corporate membership but who possess a suitable level of educational and vocational standards and are working within the field of, or related to, biomedical science. All applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Categories of Associate class include:

students on accredited biomedical science degree courses, including those entitled to free membership - see below,
graduate trainees employed in an Institute-approved training laboratory, either undertaking supplementary education or working towards the Institute's Certificate of Competence,
associate practitioners (non-HPC registered),
overseas qualified, HPC registered individuals who do not meet the Institute's educational standard for corporate membership,
overseas qualified individuals who don't meet the above.

Free Associate membership

Individuals can benefit from a period of free Associate membership if they are registered on an Institute accredited BSc (Hons) degree programme or if they are working towards the Institute's Certificate of Competence.

Free Associate membership is available until December during the year in which someone joins, after which a normal subscription fee is required. Please contact your local university liaison officer or download an application form and Free Associate membership brochure. Please note that up to one year's free Associate membership is only available once per individual.

There are no designatory letters for the class of Associate.

The IBMS offers a package of membership benefits for Associate and student biomedical scientists.

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