• Introduction
• Benefits of Membership
• Membership Categories
• Fellowship
• Corporate Membership
• Incorporated Membership
• Medical Fellowship
• Medical Membership
• Associate Membership
• Student Membership
• Affiliate Membership
• Overseas Associate
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Membership Categories 

Below are summaries of the different categories of IPEM membership.  The requirements for admission to each category of membership, as set out in the Institute's Rules, can be found by following the links below or on the left navigation.
 
Fellowship (FIPEM) is the most senior category of membership and is awarded to applicants who, in the opinion of the Institute's Council, have made an outstanding contribution in a relevant area.  Fellowship is open to those who have already attained Corporate or Incorporated Membership of the Institute and, exceptionally, for others who also meet the requirements for both Fellowship and Corporate or Incorporated Membership.

Corporate Membership (MIPEM) is the category of membership to which all those seeking recognition as professional scientists or engineers at the Chartered level should aspire.  Applicants should be able to demonstrate the acquisition of appropriate competencies, in breadth and depth, through a combination of postgraduate education, training and responsible experience.  Scientists may be awarded the Chartered Scientist (CSci) designation at the same time as MIPEM.  Engineers may have an application for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) considered concurrently with an application for Corporate Membership.  For those in the NHS who are undertaking pre-registration training in clinical science, assessment by ACS assessors for registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health Professions Council will be concurrent with assessment for Corporate Membership. There is also a special route to Corporate Membership (MIPEM) for Chartered Members of IOP.

Incorporated Membership (IIPEM) is the category of membership to which all those seeking recognition as fully qualified medical physics or medical engineering technologists should aspire.  Applicants should be able to demonstrate the acquisition of appropriate competencies, through a combination of higher education, training and responsible experience, and those working in the NHS as clinical technologists should also be registered with the Voluntary Register of Clinical Technlogists, pending a decision by the Health Professions Council about it registering Clinical Technologists.  Applicants working in engineering technology should also consider submitting an application for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) concurrently with an application for Incorporated Membership.

Medical Fellowship (MedFIPEM) is a senior category of membership for those working as medical practitioners, rather than as clinical scientists or engineers, who have made an outstanding contribution to physics and engineering applied to medicine.

Medical Membership (MedMIPEM) is a category of membership for those working as medical practitioners, rather than as clinical scientists or engineers, who are working with applications of physics and engineering applied to medicine.

Associate Membership is for all those working in clinical science, engineering or technology, who are seeking to achieve the education, competencies and experience necessary to become Corporate or Incorporated Members, or for junior doctors with interests in the application of physics, engineering and technology to medicine, who have not yet gained full membership of a medical Royal college and are, therefore, not yet eligible for MedMIPEM .  It is also an appropriate membership category for technical staff who acquire competencies perhaps through National Vocational Qualifications, but who are unlikely to gain the qualifications for Incorporated Membership.  Associate Membership is a prerequisite for registration with the Engineering Council UK, through IPEM, as an Engineering Technologist (EngTech).

Student Membership is intended for all students, including postgraduate students who are not qualified for Associate Membership, that is, they are not in employment in clinical science, engineering or technology.

Affiliate Membership is intended for any other person with interests in medical physics or clinical engineering.

Overseas Associate is a membership category specially designed for physicists, engineers and technologists whose work relates to healthcare, who are outside the United Kingdom and are members of a relevant national society or professional body in their own country. UK ex-patriots are not eligible for Overseas Associate Membership.