Students

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Fantastic news…Student memberships are now free!

From 1 January 2020 all students can now join ASMIRT as a member at NO COST! 
Receive great benefits and be part of your peak body for medical radiation sciences and join today.

Being a member of ASMIRT can be of great advantage to medical radiation science students.

We can help you with:

• Career progression
• Networking opportunities
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Postgraduate and specialist training
• Joining a committee and expanding your skills
• Travel and research scholarships

To learn more about becoming a member

Graduating students

All ASMIRT Student Members in their final year who continue on by taking out a full ASMIRT membership after graduating, receive their first six months at no cost! That means you can ease yourself into work and full membership will all the benefits. All recent graduates who are not yet members and wish to join ASMIRT will have their entrance fee waived – what a great offer, save $200 and join now!

Student Ambassadors

ASMIRT’s Student Ambassadors are here to help support our student members; linking them to their professional body, helping them network with other students and professionals, keeping them engaged with great events and much more. Student members are encouraged to reach out to their state’s Ambassador if they have any questions about ASMIRT, scholarships, events, social media and getting involved in the Student Committee.

NSW/ACT Student Committee Chair – Kate Dahlenburg E: nswstudent@asmirtcommittee.org
VIC Student Committee Chair – Sabrina Lewicki E: vicstudent@asmirtcommittee.org
SA/NT Student Committee Chair – Jordan Sims E:  santstudent@asmirtcommittee.org
WA Student Committee Chair – TBA, contact State Secretary
QLD Student Committee Chair – TBA, contact State Secretary

Attend an event

ASMIRT offers great learning opportunites through our nationwide events, where you can earn CPD credits,  be a presenter, network and more. Here are just some of the great events you can attend:

• The annual ASMIRT Student Conference 
• Specialist careers forums
• Student paper days 
• Student quiz nights
• Social events

Here’s what our SA Student Quiz Night got up to…

View all our events

Receive benefits

Being a member means you can contact ASMIRT and the State Branches for career advice, we also offer these great benefits:

• Access to publications Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS) and Spectrum magazine
• Professional networking opportunities to build your professional network and increase your career prospects
• Exclusive access to workshops, seminars, social activities and special events
• Fortnightly e-news highlighting industry trends, developments, employment opportunities and more
• Dedicated student conference and events
• Member registration discounts to events such as ASMIRT’s annual conference
• A range of grants and scholarships available
• Professional Indemnity Insurance coverage during university clinical placements and professional training and practice work outside placements
• Member Advantage – benefits from a wide-range of retailers and organisations providing movie tickets, entertainment, insurance and financial services, accommodation, shopping and dining.

Keep up with everything ASMIRT, follow us on @ASMIRTorg

ASMIRT provides support to job seekers within the industry, for handy tips and ways to help you apply for job or internship, or needing further assistance in preparing for your interview, please email membership@asmirt.org to be emailed the ASMIRT Career Resources Sheets.

ASMIRT will announce any new job positions on our Jobs webpage and aims to help new radiography and radiation therapy graduates find supervised practice program (SPP) positions.

If you are an employer and wish to post your SPP position, please email communications@asmirt.org.

Points to consider when applying for job:

• Writing a resume/curriculum vitae
• Writing an effective cover letter
• Preparing for your job interview
• Social media and work
• Working and living in Australia 

AHPRA Graduation Documents

Student members, we urge you to ensure you fill out your AHPRA applications accurately, and that any documentation supplied to AHPRA with your application is certified according to the AHPRA requirements. Please down these documents to assist you:

AHPRA Graduate-applications Quick-guide-to-registration
AHPRA Graduate-applications avoid-delays-flyer
AHPRA Graduate-applications criminal-history
AHPRA Information-Sheet Certifying-documents September-2019

2020 registration update

Visit the Graduate applications page on the Ahpra website for the updated information flyers to help graduates avoid common causes of delay, or download here: Ahpra Graduate registration 2020

Watch the useful video on how to apply here

If you have any questions, please direct them to the PRG Secretariat in the first instance.