About us

Membership Pre Requisites

Membership is open to: 

  • Ordinary Membership

    1. Any person who is a registered medical practitioner within the Republic of South Africa and a member of the South African Medical Association of South Africa, provided that his professional practice is confined solely to the practice of otorhinolaryngology.

    2. Any person who is a registered medical practitioner within the Republic of South Africa, provided that his professional practice is confine solely to the practice of otorhinolaryngology, provided also that the number of ordinary members who are not members of SAMA does not exceed 15% of the total membership of the society.

     
  • Affiliates Members

    Members of specific interest groups may become affiliate members of the society. This category is designed to accommodate: 
    • Health professionals.

    • Otorhinolaryngologists who are not registered to practice in South Africa as such but wish to be associated with the society. Affiliate members shall be elected by majority vote of the Executive Committee of the society, after application in writing to the Treasurer. They shall have no vote in the affairs of the society.

  • Registrar Members

    All post-graduate students registered at a teaching institution in the Republic of South Africa as a post-graduate student in the specialty of otorhinolaryngology shall be deemed eligible for Registrar Membership The terms of membership, including those of fees, shall be decided upon from time to time by the Executive Committee. Registrar members shall not have the right to vote in the affairs of the society.

    1. Honorary Membership The society shall have the power to elect to Honorary Membership such persons as the Executive Committee may from time to time recommend, in such manner as the Executive Committee see fit. Honorary Members shall have such privileges as may be conferred on the by the Executive Committee but shall have none of the liabilities of ordinary members and shall have no vote in the affairs of the society.

    2. Candidates for membership in any category shall ordinarily be elected by Majority vote of the Executive Committee of the society after being duly proposed and seconded by a member of the society.

    3. A member shall remain a member until the membership is terminated either by resignation in writing addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the society, or by decision of the Executive Committee if the society, when the decision must be unanimous. Membership may be automatically suspended if after one year, due subscription or other dues have not been paid. Reinstatement on payment of arrear subscriptions and dues may be affected at any time.