MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
To become an accredited member of ATMS, an applicant must hold an accredited award in a recognised modality from an ATMS accredited teaching institution.

For practitioners who have trained elsewhere a submission providing full details of training, and experience if applicable, must be sent to ATMS to be forwarded to the Academic Review Committee (ARC).

A membership application form can be acquired by telephoning the ATMS office on (02) 9809 6800, or by fax (02) 9809 7570, or by or by downloading the application form as a PDF file (this is a large file and will take time to download).

Download membership application form

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Members wishing to add qualifications in addition to those already accredited, please send certified photocopies of the documents to the ATMS office if they are diplomas from ATMS accredited teaching institutions.

Otherwise a submission must be made to the Academic Review Committee (ARC). There is no charge for the inclusion of additional qualifications.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Student membership is open to all students studying accredited diploma courses at ATMS accredited teaching institutions. For a list of the benefits of student membership, please see How to Join ATMS.

UPGRADING TO ACCREDITED MEMBERSHIP FROM STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
On completion of a diploma course, a student member needs to send a certified photocopy to the ATMS office and pay the accredited member fee. Please contact the ATMS office first to establish the payable amount as some credit for fees already paid as a student member may be applicable. There is no need to submit another application for membership.

On receipt of the cheque/money order/credit card details and certified award, the membership is immediately upgraded.

RENEWALS
All memberships are due for renewal on 1 July each year and renewal notices are sent to members in late May or June. Reminder notices are also sent later in the year.

Membership fees are structured as follows:

The initial joining fee of $40 applies to all categories regardless of the time of year and must be paid on renewal if a member becomes unfinancial.

Half year fees are available only to those members who are joining for the first time and who join between 1 January and 30 June in any year. See How to Join ATMS.

MEMBERSHIP FEES
All membership fees are inclusive of the GST and a $40 joining fee.

Membership renewals are due on 1 July of each year. Half year fees apply to those who join between 1 January and 30 June of each calendar year.

• Student Member $77 ($60.50 for half year if joining between January to June)
• Accredited Member $187 ($115.50 for half year if joining between January to June)
• Associate Member $110 ($77 for half year if joining between January to June).

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICES
These are usually posted in late May or June each year. Please check carefully that all details of addresses and telephone numbers are correct. The home telephone number is for ATMS reference only, and unless requested, is not published in the ATMS Directory . All the therapies for which a member is accredited also appear on the renewal notice.

Student and Associate members do not have clinic addresses listed or modalities marked as these categories are only for accredited members.

Osteopaths and chiropractors must show proof of current State registration on renewal. Victorian acupuncturists and Chinese herbalists must be registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board.

CHANGING CATEGORIES
If for any reason there is a need to change category of membership, the membership certificate will need to be returned to the ATMS office and a new certificate will be issued showing the changed status.

Information updated on 6 October 2004.