Membership

The membership to The Geriatric Medicine Society of Malta is open to:

  • Consultants and Resident Specialists in Geriatric Medicine

  • Psychiatrists with a special interest in elderly people

  • Consultants in allied specialties and community medicine

  • Junior doctors training for a career in geriatric medicine

  • Doctors holding higher degrees and who are engaged in research

The Society provides three types of membership:

  • Ordinary

  • Associate

  • Honorary

Ordinary membership is open to qualified medical practitioners, registered with the Medical Council of Malta, who have:

  • Either reached the status of consultant or senior registrar in the specialisation of Geriatric Medicine

  • Or who are practicing or have practiced in the specialisation of Geriatric Medicine for a minimum of four (4) years and have a recognised postgraduate degree or diploma in Geriatric medicine/Gerontology

  • Or who have practiced or are practicing in the specialisation of Geriatric Medicine for a minimum of eight (8) years but have no higher degree or diploma in Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology.

Ordinary members have full voting rights, can propose and serve as seconders to amendments to the Statute and are eligible to stand for election as a member of the Committee.

Associate membership is open to qualified medical practitioners, registered with the Medical Council of Malta:

  • Who have practiced in the specialisation of Geriatric Medicine for a minimum of one (1) year and have no higher degree or diploma in Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology

  • Or who have a recognised post-graduate degree or diploma in Geriatric Medicine/gerontology but who have practiced in the specialisation of Geriatric Medicine for less than four (4) years

  • Or who are practicing or who have practiced in allied medical specialities including psychiatry and family medicine, and who have recognised qualifications on the care of older persons

  • Or who have undertaken and published significant research relevant to the care of older persons.

Associate members have full voting rights, are able to propose or serve as seconders to amendments to the Statute but are not eligible to stand for election as a member of the Committee.

Honorary membership shall be open to individuals who have contributed to establish or develop services in the care of older persons.

Honorary members have no voting rights, are unable to propose or serve as seconders to amendments to the Statute and are not eligible to stand for election as member of the Committee.

Benefits

  • Attendance to CME lectures organised by the society

  • Able to stand for the election of the committee

  • The right to attend and participate in the AGM

  • Able to contribute through the representatives on the committee to debates and decisions affecting policies regarding the health care of older people in the Malta

  • Access to the CME link of the society’s website.

Click here to download and print membership application form.