Membership Categories

Conditions of Membership

Membership is encouraged by all those working in the field of sport and exercise medicine.

Full membership of BASEM is available to Doctors of Medicine.  A copy of GMC registration or GMC number is required upon application.

Associate membership is open to all allied medical professionals including Physiotherapists, Strength and Conditioning coaches, Physiologists, Coaches, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Podiatrists, Sports therapists, Nurses, Dentists, Vets etc.   A copy of professional qualification certificate is required on application.

Existing members of BASEM may continue to hold full membership status of the Association unless they opt to become associate members (non-medical practitioners only).

Retired membership is available to retired Doctors of Medicine.  A copy of the last GMC registration is required upon application.

Family memberships are available for 2 related individuals.  A copy of GMC registration or GMC number or professional qualification certificate is required on application.

Students of Medicine (FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ONLY) can apply for student membership fee, but must supply a supporting letter from their college tutor or dean from the university/school of medicine at which they are studying.  This letter should detail the course of study and expected qualifying date.  Sudents can be of any age/nationality, but must be at a UK medical school/university.  Access to the BJSM and BASEM Today are online only.

F1/F2 membership is available for Foundation Year Doctors.  A copy of GMC registration certificate or GMC number is required.  Access to the BJSM and BASEM Today are online only.

Corporate - During a review of current membership subscription categories at the BASEM Executive Board meeting on 1st December 2011, the Board agreed to discontinue Corporate membership with effect from 1st January 2012.  This category was felt to be inappropriate, in terms of membership benefits - Corporate members receive the same benefits as any individual Full/Associate member (with the exception that a Doctor of medicine holding Full membership as the additional benefit of voting rights with regard to changes of the constitution of BASEM) and is at the same cost as the Corporate Membership category was.  Therefore, if your company includes a Doctor of medicine, this person can join/renew with BASEM as a full member.  Any other members of your company could join as an individual Associate memer, if your company is allied to Sports Medicine in its practice.  Existing Corporate memberships will run their course, but will not be able to renew as Corporate.

Full members, Retired members and Family membership including a Doctor of medicine are entitled to voting rights for changes to the constitution of BASEM.  

All membership subscriptions run from 12 months consecutively from  joining or renewal.  The membership subscription renewal date is 12 months after the last day of the month of joining, for example, if you join 15th May, the renewal date is 31st May the following year.

Payment can be made online using our WorldPay portal by credit or debit card.

Those individuals wishing to join offline, pay by cheque or by direct debit mandate should contact the BASEM office on 01302 822300 or at enquiries@basem.co.uk.

Existing members of BASEM must renew their membership through the members' area to avoid duplicating records in the BASEM membership database.  Please follow this link http://www.basem.co.uk/index-login.html

If you wish to join BASEM as a new member, please follow this link http://www.basem.co.uk/index-sign_up.html

Cancellation and Refund Policy

A proportion of the Membership fee will be refunded (in complete months remaining on the subscription year) if cancellation is notified in writing to the BASEM Central Office within 1 month of the renewal date. Outside this period, refunds are granted at the sole discretion of the BASEM Executive.