Membership Tiers:
- Tier 1 – £175: Consultants – Able to receive a paper copy of journal if requested.
- Tier 2 – £80: Trainee doctor (ST4 and above) – Able to receive a paper copy of journal if requested.
- Tier 3 – £50: Trainee doctors up to and including IMT3/ACP/AHP/PA/nurses/ pharmacy/International – Only online access to the journal.
Associate Specialist working on the consultant rota – Tier 1 Membership.
All those in Tier 2 and Tier 3 will be contacted annually to reconfirm their role and eligibility for reduced membership.
The paper copy of the journal will be sent to those in Tier 1 & 2 who request this in addition to online access. All members will have access to the online journal.
Special circumstance
- Medical students have an affiliated membership and will be free but will not have any voting rights. They will have access to the journal. This is dependant on the articles of association being approved at the AGM
- Parental leave – fees will be held for that year but membership continues and so does not lose good standing and that will count as a full membership year (this may be counted if applying for SAM council positions etc.)
- Any other unpaid time out will be reviewed by council on a case by case basis
- Less Than Full Time (LTFT) – any less than full time (<80%) members may move to the lower tier bracket. LTFT Tier 3 will remain at £50 per year
- Retired members drop to the tier blow their expected pay scale, with exception of Tier 3 which will remain at £50 per year