Get Involved: Founding Membership

Founding membership with CMAPs offers a unique opportunity to be part of the foundational phase of our organisation. As a founding member, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of the College of Medical Associate Professionals (CMAPs), and in recognition of your commitment and patience during this formative period, we are offering several exclusive benefits:

• Lifelong Discount: Founding members will enjoy a lifelong discount on their membership fees as a token of our appreciation for your early support while we go through the necessary legal steps to facilitate the College’s ratification.
• Exclusive Post-Nominals: Founding members will be granted the privilege of using CMAPs post-nominals, signifying that they are held to a higher standard of accountability and professionalism within the MAP community.
• Role in Formation: While founding member status does not initially confer full voting rights, you will have a crucial role in the formation of the organisation. Your input will be invaluable as we establish the structures and governance of CMAPs.
• Full Membership Upon Formation: Once the College is fully established, founding members will automatically transition to full membership status, with all associated rights and privileges.

Becoming a founding member of CMAPs is more than just joining a professional body—it’s about contributing to the creation of an institution that will advocate for and support Medical Associate Professionals for years to come. We invite you to join us on this journey and help shape the future of MAPs.

Fully qualified Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia associates (AAs) can join as Members of CMAPs.

Benefits include:

• Membership of the only independent professional membership body for all Medical Associate Professions
• Access to educational development opportunities, such as continuing professional development
• Regular membership updates
• Regular updates on your profession
• Opportunity to stand for elected positions
• Opportunity to apply for appointed positions
• Opportunity to become involved with college committees,
• Advocacy work, including promoting and shaping the future of your profession
• Post nominals: CMAP(PA), CMAP(AA)
• Future access to the CMAPs community, to share knowledge, ideas and networking opportunities