Membership Categories
Find out how to join AFLAR today and become part of a supportive, collaborative community of rheumatology health professionals. Explore the membership categories below, select the one that suits you best, and join— very simple.
Consultant: This membership is for African-based consultants not employed in a company selling medical equipment or pharmaceutical products for profit. Find out more:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Exclusive webinars covering a diverse range of topics
- CPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career development
- Access to our eLearning platform and tailored clinical content, allowing you to keep mastering your skills anytime, anywhere
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills around personal and professional development
- Access to our member directory, giving you opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Health professionals: This membership is for health professionals registered by the relevant local and professional international bodies
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- Exclusive webinars covering a wide range of topics, including improving patient care, curriculum-tailored learning, and expert speakers supporting nurses in their ongoing education
- Access to our eLearning platform and its tailored clinical content which allows you to keep mastering your knowledge and skills, anytime and anywhere
- A mentoring scheme pairing you with a trusted mentor and relevant skills, helping with personal and professional development
- CPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career progression
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Free online access to medical journal
- Access to our member directory, providing opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Rheumatology specialty trainee: This membership is open to all trainees in full-time study in Africa.
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Clinical academic: This membership is for African-based clinical academics not employed in a company selling medical equipment or pharmaceutical products for profit
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Non-clinical scientist: This membership is for non-clinical scientists in non-tenured posts
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Specialty doctor : This membership is for staff-grade and associate specialist doctors working in a rheumatology department
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Affiliate: This membership is for non-clinical professionals working in the healthcare sector or with an interest in rheumatology issues who do not hold a clinical qualification
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- Affiliate membership is perfect for keeping up-to-date with our work; you receive a monthly newsletter and other important updates
- Affiliate members are not eligible to apply for our fellowships, prizes, awards, or event discounts. Individuals with a professional registration number are not eligible for this membership.
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Nurse: This membership is open to African nurses registered with the relevant local or international professional bodies.
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Join and take advantage of the following benefits and services:
- Exclusive webinars covering a wide range of topics, including improving patient care, curriculum-tailored learning, and expert speakers supporting nurses in their ongoing education
- Access to our eLearning platform and its tailored clinical content which allows you to keep mastering your knowledge and skills, anytime and anywhere
- A mentoring scheme pairing you with a trusted mentor and relevant skills, helping with personal and professional development
- CPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career progression
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Free online access to medical journal
- Access to our member directory, providing opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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International consultant and trainees: This membership is for rheumatology consultants and trainees based outside of Africa.
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Join and take advantage of the following benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Exclusive webinars covering a diverse range of topics
- Access to our eLearning platform and tailored clinical content, allowing you to keep mastering your skills anytime, anywhere
- CPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career progression
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills around personal and professional development
- Access to our member directory, giving you opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities
Amount: Country based
Foundation trainees: For all trainees (including internal medicine trainees) in full-time study in Africa.
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
- Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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International health professional/nurse: For all trainees (including internal medicine trainees) in full-time study in Africa.
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Exclusive webinars covering a diverse range of topics, including improving patient care, curriculum-tailored learning, and expert speakers supporting AHPs in ongoing education
- Access to our eLearning platform and its tailored clinical content, allowing you to keep mastering your skills anytime, anywhere
- CPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career development
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills around personal and professional development
- Access to our member directory, giving you opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities, including our low and middle-income special interest group
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General Practitioner: This membership is for African-based general practitioners who are partner or salaried GPs
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Specialty registrar training and topical webinars supporting curriculum-tailored learning and broader specialty development
- Access to our eLearning platform and its clinical content anytime, anywhere, allowing you to keep mastering your knowledge
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills to help with personal and professional development
- Fellowships providing specialist education and training to help guide future clinical practice
- Access to our member directory, helping you build relationships throughout the specialty
Standing for election on a committee or applying for our annual awards enhances your CV, makes you stand out from the crowd, and helps give something back to the specialty
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Student: This membership is available to undergraduate medical, scientific, nurse, and allied health professional students with an interest in rheumatology studying full-time
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Join to take advantage of the following member benefits and services:
- Reduced rates when attending our CPD-accredited courses and conferences, including Annual Conference
- Free online access to the African Journal of Rheumatology
- Funding of up to $200 for courses and conferences with our education bursary
- Exclusive webinars covering a diverse range of topics
- FCPD-accredited courses and conferences, providing you with the training and tools for career development
- Access to our eLearning platform and tailored clinical content, allowing you to keep mastering your skills anytime, anywhere
- Our mentoring scheme pairs you with a trusted mentor to develop skills around personal and professional development
Access to our member directory, giving you opportunities to build relationships locally and with specialist communities
Amount: