BMPS Membership Criteria

Membership Category Eligibility Voting Rights Elective Office Remarks
General Member Medical Physicists & Biomedical Engineers working in radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, etc. ✅ Yes ✅ Yes Full rights and privileges as defined by the General Body
Life Member Eligible individuals who qualify for regular membership and pay the prescribed one-time fee ✅ Yes ✅ Yes Lifetime membership with additional privileges defined by the General Body
Associate Member Graduate, postgraduate, or part-time students in medical physics ❌ No ❌ No Entitled to member privileges except voting and office-holding
Promoting Member Professionals such as Radiation Oncologists, Radiologists, Physicists, Engineers interested in supporting medical physics ❌ No ❌ No Supportive membership for non-physicists interested in the field
Honorary Member Distinguished individuals recognized for outstanding contributions to medical physics or BMPS ❌ No ❌ No Conferred by the General Body upon Executive Committee’s proposal
Institutional Member One representative from institutions or organizations engaged in medical physics practice or promotion ✅ Yes ❌ No May vote but not eligible for elected office
Corporate Member One representative from companies involved in medical devices or healthcare technology ❌ No ❌ No Featured in BMPS website & newsletter; special privileges in conferences; can participate in meetings