Australiasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

The grades of membership that you are likely to be interested in are:

Affiliate member
This is for students and for others with an interest in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering and who do not currently have a tertiary qualification in a physical science or engineering. Affiliates have to be proposed by an Ordinary Member or Fellow (who does not have to know the candidate personally).

To apply for Affiliate membership, please click here Affiliate/Associate Membership Form

Associate member

This is for graduates with a relevant degree in physics or engineering acceptable to the College. Associates have to be proposed by an Ordinary Member or Fellow and supported by another Ordinary Member or Fellow.

Applicants for Associate membership who have been accepted onto the TEAP program do not require a proposer or supporter for their application. 

To apply for Associate membership or upgrade to Associate membership, please click here Affiliate/Associate Membership Form

Ordinary member
This is for graduates with a relevant degree in physics or engineering acceptable to the College and a few years of relevant experience. Applications for Ordinary Members have to be proposed by an Ordinary Member or Fellow and supported by another Ordinary Member or Fellow who have to know the member personally. Additional requirements include supportive reports from two referees and a CV from the applicant. We will approach your referees for this documentation at a later stage in the process. See the Guide to Ordinary Membership for more information

There is a perception that it is difficult to achieve ordinary membership. Assessment of an application is based around a points system for which you should achieve at least 10 points out of a possible 54 which should be quite feasible for most.

Applicants who are upgrading from Associate membership and who hold a major certification are not required to have their qualifications verified, do not need to submit a CV and are also not required to have a proposer or supporter sign their application form. 

To apply for Ordinary membership or upgrade to Ordinary membership, please click here Ordinary Membership Application Form

Fellow member

Fellowship is open to those members who, in the opinion of the Council, have made an outstanding contribution to engineering or physical science applied to medicine. The College considers that a very high standard of scientific achievement or professional responsibility is necessary to justify election to the grade of Fellow. Council will therefore require the demonstration of a high standard of attainment in the provision and management of services or education and training as well as contributions to research and development, which provide evidence of outstanding ability in the professional application of science or engineering. Candidates will be judged in three main areas of achievement. These are research and development, work responsibility and professional contribution. See the Guide to Applying for Fellowship for more information.

To apply for Fellowship, please click here Fellowship Application Form