Professional Membership | Sports Medicine Australia

Professional membership with SMA provides invaluable multi-disciplinary networks with like-minded allied health professionals and numerous opportunities for career progression and advancement in a competitive industry.

Member Benefits

Professional Members can take advantage of a range of exclusive member-only benefits including:

Conferences, Networking and Professional Development Events

Exclusive SMA Professional Member pricing on the annual SMA Conference and other SMA Professional Development Events
Member-only professional content and resources including webinar and podcast recordings
Exceptional interdisciplinary networking and referral opportunities

Career advancement, profile and recognition

Eligible for Awards consideration at the Sports Medicine Australia Annual Scientific Conference, over $23,000 worth of funds to be awarded annually
Eligible to apply for Sports Medicine Australia Research Foundation Grants, supporting young postgraduate researchers and clinicians for the purpose of advancing research in sports medicine and its relationship with lifestyle disease prevention.
Access and post jobs and career opportunities via the SMA Jobs Board
Eligible to stand for Elected Director positions on the national SMA Board and to stand for State Council positions.
Eligible to apply for the prestigious Order of Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellowship after 7 years’ membership
Pathway for inclusion on medical teams at major sporting events including Commonwealth Games, Olympics and Masters Games
SMA Membership Card, Membership Certificate and an exclusive SMA Members Logo

Publications, Research and Industry News

Digital subscriptions to Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS)and British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), valued at $500 AUD
Digital copy of Sport Health: SMA’s leading industry magazine for the latest in sports medicine, sports science, health, well-being and safe participation in sport and physical activity
Access to the latest industry news via monthly SMA Member e-Newsletters

Member Discounts

35% ASICS shoe discount as part of the ASICS Professional Buyers’ Program(4 pairs of shoes per calendar year)
10% discount on all SMA training and Safer Sport courses
25% discount off all book purchases from Elsevier Health
15% off recommended retail price of all Strapit Sports Tape & Medical Supplies items

Exclusive Sports Medicine Member-only Online Community: SMA Connect

SMA Connect: your sports medicine professional online community
Find and connect with any SMA member at any time from any location
Private and secure members-only discussion forum, resource libraries and knowledge exchange
Promote your work, business or research, and share documents, advice and events with your peers
SMA Connect allows you to collaborate with Australia largest multi-disciplinary sports medicine network
Local, national and international networking opportunities beyond face-to-face events
A dedicated space for all of your SMA services in one place: find what you want, when you want

Fees

$250AUD per year.

Eligibility

SMA Professional Membership is open to professionals across the sports medicine and sports science discipline, including but not limited to: Physiotherapists, GPs, Sports Doctors, Sports Physicians, Accredited Exercise Physiologists, Exercise Scientists, Sports Scientists, Physiologists, Biomechanists, Sports Dietitians, Sports Psychologists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Podiatrists, Physical Activity Academics and Researchers, Public Health Experts, Orthopaedic Surgeons and Teachers.

Sports Doctor Membership is a combined SMA/SDrA Membership open to all medical practitioners with a commitment to sports medicine, either within or outside Australia. SDrA is an affiliated professional discipline group of SMA.

To be eligible for Professional Membership, you must:

Hold a recognised and approved, three-year (minimum) tertiary degree. Degree must be in a field related to sports medicine/sports science and approved by SMA’s National Board
Provide copies of your qualifications
Accept SMA’s Code of Ethics
Have no criminal convictions
Have no ruling or history of action determined to be injurious or prejudicial to the objects or interests of SMA, its members, or anything which may bring SMA into disrepute
Uphold the vision, mission and values of Sports Medicine Australia.

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For further enquiries, please direct your enquiry to [email protected] or call our Membership team on 1300 711 211.