AIDA's membership categories are as follows:
- Indigenous Medical Student
- Indigenous Medical Doctor, non-Fellows
- Indigenous Medical Doctor, Fellows
- Associate – Student
- Associate – Individual
- Associate – Organisation
- Associate – Organisation – non-for-profit, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, student groups.
The following eligibility requirements must be fulfilled in order to apply for AIDA membership. These eligibility requirements are outlined in greater detail in the AIDA Constitution.
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Indigenous Medical Student
Defined in Article 13(b) of the Constitution as:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person;
- enrolled in a recognised degree in medicine;
- accepted by the Board as having a commitment to the aims, objectives and values of the company; and
- nominated by an Indigenous medical graduate member or Indigenous medical student member.
(ii) A person becomes an Indigenous medical student member upon approval by the Board in accordance with Article 15.
Indigenous Medical Doctor (Fellows and non-fellows)
Defined in Article 13(a) of the Constitution as:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person;
- have graduated with a recognised degree in medicine;
- accepted by the Board as having a commitment to the aims, objectives and values of the company; and
- nominated by an Indigenous medical graduate member or Indigenous medical student member.
- (iii) A person becomes an Indigenous medical graduate member upon approval of that person’s application by the Board in accordance with Article 15.
An organisation or body corporate is eligible to apply for membership as an associate member of the company if the organisation or body corporate:
- is an organisation or a body corporate (and not being a natural person);
- is accepted the Board as having a commitment to the aims, objectives and values of the company; or
- is nominated by an Indigenous medical graduate member or Indigenous medical student member.
(iv) An organisation or a body corporate becomes an associate member upon approval by the Board in accordance with Article 15.
Associate – Individual (students / others)
An individual is eligible to apply for membership as an associate member of the company if the individual:
- is accepted by the Board as having a commitment to the aims, objectives and values of the company; or
- is nominated by an Indigenous medical graduate member or Indigenous medical student member.
(ii) An individual becomes an associate member upon approval by the Board in accordance with Article 15.
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