Fellow membership

Fellow is the highest corporate class of Institute membership and applicants to the class of Fellow will be required to have a minimum of three years professional experience as a Member and hold an Institute Higher Specialist Diploma or Diploma of Higher Specialist Practice.

Fellows are eligible to sit the Institute's advanced specialist diplomas in order to evidence practice at the level of a consultant biomedical scientist.

Please note: following admittance to the class of Licentiate, membership class upgrade is only granted following an application and Institute assessment of this application.

Chartered Scientist
Members and Fellows who possess a Masters degree or equivalent, have at least four years postgraduate professional experience as a corporate Institute member and are able to demonstrate on-going CPD activities over a minimum period of two years, are eligible to apply to the Institute for Chartered Scientist status.

Individuals in the class of Fellow are entitled to use the designatory letters FIBMS.

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