Register to Become A Member

The following types of Membership to the British Society of GI and Abdominal Radiology are available:

Full Membership

Full membership is open, by application to the executive committee and with the support of a full member of the group, to all practicing or retired radiologists in the UK who have a special interest in Gastrointestinal and Abdominal radiology. It is also open to specialist registrars training in the UK, interested in GI radiology. Currently there are about 140 member registered. All full members have voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. The yearly membership fee is £50 to help cover administrative expenses.

Associate Membership

Associate membership is open, by application to the executive committee and with the support of a full member, to any radiographer with a significant role in GI and Abdominal radiography who wishes to take an interest in the groups activities. Associate members do not have voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. The position of associate members has been widely debated at the 2005 AGM and it is emphasised that it is expected that the number and role of associate members will be fairly restricted. There is already an active group of GI radiographers, the Gastro-Intestinal Radiographers Special Interest Group (GIRSIG) addressing many of the issues pertinent to GI radiography, and we do not wish to intrude on that groups territory. We do wish to have active and friendly communications with all our professional colleagues, but, at the same time, wish to concentrate on the core activities of the groups full members.

Corporate Membership

Corporate membership is available companies wishing to work with the BSGAR to develop knowledge and understanding of commercial products and services relevant to Gastro-Intestinal and Abdominal Radiology. This usually takes the form of a presence at the Annual Meeting. Companies interested in applying for Corporate Membership should approach the BSGAR President or Honorary Treasurer.

Honorary Membership

Honorary membership may be awarded to BSGAR full members who are considered to have made a significant contribution to GI and Abdominal Radiology through their clinical practice, teaching and research. Individual members can submit suggestions for honorary membership to the management committee. The management committee will consider such requests and submit the names of suitable candidates for ratification, by a simple majority, to the annual general meeting.

Applying for Membership

Applications for membership are usually by completing the membership form below and returning it to the following address. A standing order mandate will be sent out by Honorary Treasurer following receipt.

BSGAR Administrator
4 Verne Drive
Ampthill
Bedford
MK45 2PS

e-mail: office@bsgar.org