New ACLM membership category - Auxiliary

For a while now, the ACLM Council has felt that there is a need for a new membership category to include as members of the College registered health practitioners, including allied health professionals, who are professionally involved in legal or forensic medicine, but who are not eligible for existing categories of membership.

Many health professionals develop a strong interest in medico-legal practice before undertaking formal legal or forensic medicine studies. Until now, there was limited opportunity for such practitioners to engage with ACLM unless they meet existing membership criteria.

At the AGM in early November, the Council approved the new Auxiliary category, which is now available to apply for here - Auxiliary.

The purpose of Auxiliary Membership is to broaden engagement with the College, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and provide an accessible entry point into the College.

The updated Memorandum & Articles of Association state that an Auxiliary member is a person who:

• is a registered doctor, registered dentist, registered nurse, registered allied health practitioner, or holds another health-related qualification recognised by the Council; and
• is employed, engaged or has substantial professional involvement in legal medicine, forensic medicine, medicolegal practice, health regulation, healthcare complaints, insurance medicine, personal-injury practice or another related field approved by the Council; and
• does not hold or is not currently enrolled to study a legal or forensic medicine qualification that would, in the opinion of the Council, make the person more appropriately eligible for Affiliate or Associate membership.

We are looking forward to inviting to the College previous applicants who will now qualify for this category, and to receiving further applications especially encouraging engagement with allied health professionals who are interested in ACLM membership.

To learn more about this type of membership, read the full requirements here: Membership Requirements.