Join the Complementary Medical Association as a Student Member . . .
The following advantages are available to CMA registered students only:
The Prestige of Belonging to the Complementary Medical Association – recognised by the public and doctors alike as the leading organisation in the field of ethical, professional Complementary Medicine. Click here to download your Membership forms
The CMA Referrals Scheme – The CMA is the only organisation which runs a referral scheme to help you build your practice. CMA registered members are automatically entitled to join the CMA Referrals Scheme. Your details will be accessible to every doctor and healthcare worker in the UK – directly via the CMA website and also via the Discovery Channel’s website. For those people who do not have access to the internet we offer a service whereby they can write in to us and we will send them your details by return. The CMA Referrals Scheme is especially useful to those students who need to complete case studies as part of their training
CMA Photo ID Card – This proves that you are a bona fide CMA member when on company or client visits. It also entitles you to receive all sorts of savings of products and services that the CMA negotiates with suppliers on your behalf.
The Opportunity to Contribute to the CMA Website – tell the world about your experiences with complementary or conventional medicine or any important news that you would like to disseminate widely and rapidly.
Media – the opportunity to contribute to the media with articles, TV and Radio appearances. As the leading organisation within the complementary medical field the CMA is constantly asked to source contributors and experts for programmes, articles and so on.
Best Value Student Insurance – The CMA is passionate about the needs of its Student Members and has invested much time in developing industry leading solutions to meet those needs. We have combined our skills with the very best insurance professionals to ensure that our Members have access to the best policy available - at the most competetive price. Because CMA Student Members are training at the very best colleges in the complementary medical field - they are recognised as following the very best, safest and most professional courses, which is why the insurance policies that are offered to our Student Members cost so little - compared with other similar packages. Email us at Admin@The-CMA.Org.UK to find out more.
With Our Complements – The CMA’s quarterly journal will keep you up to date with all the latest developments in both the complementary and conventional medical professions. Filled to the brim with fascinating articles from world renowned international contributors – it also has job pages to help you find work, articles from your peers and a lighter look at the unique world of complementary medicine. We welcome contributions to the journal so that you can tell your peers in the profession about your work and experiences.
The CMA Website – the site that you are on right now receives over 2 million hits each month! That’s a phenomenal number of people who are keen to learn more about the fascinating world of complementary medicine! These visitors are also looking for practitioners so it is imperative that your details are listed on our practitioner database - even while you ae still studying. This is a free service to CMA members only and as a member you automatically qualify for inclusion.
PR and Marketing – the CMA is dedicated to promoting your profession and this in turn ensures that you receive as much exposure as possible, thus helping you to build a successful practice when you graduate. In fact, we achieve over ten high profile media exposures each week. We have regular columns in national newspapers, glossy magazines, television and radio appearances and we have even undertaken an advertising campaign in the London Underground. We believe that by educating the public and the medical profession as to what, exactly, constitutes ethical, professional complementary medicine they are far more likely to use your services.
Links to Conventional Medicine – Most doctors would love to be able to refer many of their patients to complementary medical practitioners. The problem that they have been faced with, until recently, is that they simply have not known who to refer to, given the vast differences between standards and training among people purporting to practice complementary medicine. Of course the fact that there is so little legislation in this area does not help matters. The CMA has solved the problem by ensuring that all our members are properly qualified, insured and adhere to our very stringent code of ethics and are subject to a strict disciplinary procedure. This, in turn, helps conventional doctors and other medical personnel to be able to refer their patients to CMA members with the utmost confidence.
Out-reach to Conventional Medicine – the CMA believes that both conventional and complementary medicine can co-exist effectively – provided that both approaches are used judiciously and are in the patient’s best interests. With this in mind we have initiated a series of lectures at several of the top medical schools in the world to introduce complementary medicine to doctors, faculty and students. For example, CMA President, Jayney Goddard has recently returned from lecturing at Miami University Medical School and earlier last year she lectured at Cambridge University.
Parliamentary Representation – The CMA is a member of the UK’s Parliamentary Group for Alternative and Complementary Medicine. We keep you informed about what’s going on in governments in the UK, Europe and further afield in the USA and the Americas.
European and Government Legislation – the CMA is fighting for you, the student practitioner, to ensure that any proposed, unjustifiable supplement and herb bans are fought most aggressively. These are the basic tools of the complementary medical profession and it is essential that these are protected. By having you as a member, the CMA grows ever stronger and as such we represent a cohesive and united front in the face of these threats.
The CMA Stands Alone - There is no other organization in the complementary medical field, anywhere in the world that offers its members this vast array of tangible, high value benefits.
You are working hard to achieve your qualifications – show the world just how professional you are by becoming a member of the Complementary Medical Association today!
Download an Application Form
Take a look at our membership form - You could have all the benefits of CMA membership for less than £1 per week! Remember - the CMA is not for profit organisation - working for you. It's up to you to take advantage of all the support that this prestigious organisation can give you. Get the professional recognition you deserve by joining now!
Click here for our Standing Order form which allows you to spread your membership payments