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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Posted by Malaysian Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MIMLS)
AN INVITATION TO ALL MEDICAL LAB PROFESSIONALS
The MIMLS has been the professional association for the medical laboratory practitioners in Malaysia for more than 2 decades.
An Allied Health council shall be formed after the allied health act has been passed in parliament on 16th December 2015 and gazetted on 18th February 2016. The Act 774 will be known as The Allied Health Professions Act 2016. This Act will affect 23 allied health professionals in Malaysia. It is imperative that the MIMLS present itself as a viable partner in the Allied Health Professions Council. A strong membership base is essential to project our professional interests. It must have a formidable number of members to safeguard the profession across the nation in the public and private practices.
The MIMLS has been the professional association for the medical laboratory practitioners in Malaysia for more than 2 decades.
An Allied Health council shall be formed after the allied health act has been passed in parliament on 16th December 2015 and gazetted on 18th February 2016. The Act 774 will be known as The Allied Health Professions Act 2016. This Act will affect 23 allied health professionals in Malaysia. It is imperative that the MIMLS present itself as a viable partner in the Allied Health Professions Council. A strong membership base is essential to project our professional interests. It must have a formidable number of members to safeguard the profession across the nation in the public and private practices.
We have been organising workshops, seminars and conferences at the national and international level to inculcate the love for scientific knowledge and prove that MLTs are professionals in our own right irrespective of our paper qualifications and by what name our professional title is called. Our profession is defined by our core business including all tasks that will eventually leads to production of results or information that will be used by the physicians.
The MIMLS is appointed as one of the association representing the professional associations alongside the College of Pathologists in the Malaysian National Medical Testing Accreditation Committee (MyNMTAC) by the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) and The Allied Health Professional Working Committee by the Allied Health Science Division (BSKB) of the Ministry of Health.
The MIMLS in partnership with the College of Pathologist, Academy of Medicine also runs the Laboratory Quality Assurance Scheme (LABQAS) for Quality Assurance program of laboratories in Malaysia.
The new breed of MLTs must be the driving force of the institute so that the medical laboratory industry/service of the nation continue to strive and soar to greater heights.
Technologists/Scientists/Practitioners/Educators of the medical laboratory science may apply to be a member by submitting the application form with the required documents. The document required for registration is stated on the form including the term and conditions.
A. Member
( Article 4 )
1.
Application for Member shall be made to the
Council in a prescribed form provided by the Institute.
2.
The applicant shall be duly proposed and
seconded by Fellows/Members of the Institute
3.
The applicant shall have satisfied the
Council that he is a fit and proper person in respect of his character and
qualifications as follows:
i.
he has not been found guilty of any criminal
offence within 3 years preceding his application as a Member of the Institute;
ii.
has obtained any of the following
qualifications
q
Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology / Medical Laboratory
Sciences / Biomedical Sciences / Clinical Laboratory Science / Other Medical
Laboratory Science related qualifications; or
q Diploma in
Medical Laboratory Technology; or
q Other
qualifications which the Council deem to be equivalent.
4.
The Council notwithstanding the above may exempt any person currently a
practitioner of Medical Laboratory Sciences from the above qualification, by
virtue of his experience and/or contribution to Medical Laboratory Sciences.
B. Fellow ( Article 5 )
1.
Application to be Fellow of the Institute
shall be made to Council in a prescribed form provided by the Institute.
2.
The applicant shall be a Member of good
standing not less than 12 months preceding the application for Fellow;
3.
The applicant shall fulfilled the following qualification:
i.
obtained a Masters degree in any discipline related to medical
laboratory sciences acceptable by the Council; and
ii.
submitted a thesis pertaining to medical
laboratory sciences which shows evidence of originality acceptable by the
Council; or
iii.
submitted a resume of collated publications on medical laboratory
sciences of a standard acceptable by the Council; or
iv.
pass the prescribed examination conducted by
the Institute.
C.
Affiliate ( Article 6 )
1.
The Council shall make grant for the
admission of Affiliate member. Application to be an Affiliate member shall be
opened to persons who do not possess the necessary qualifications of a member.
2.
Application to be an Affiliate member shall
be made to the Council in a prescribed form provided by the Institute.
3.
The application shall be duly proposed and
seconded by Fellow/Member of the Institute.
4.
The applicant shall have satisfied the
Council that he is a fit and proper person in respect of his character and that
he has not been found guilty of any criminal offence within 3 years preceding
his application.
5.
An Affiliate member of the Institute shall be
entitled to:
q be
present at the annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting of the
Institute but shall have no right to vote at such meeting
q be
appointed to any committee formed by the Council
.
Registered Student ( Article 11 )
1.
Application to be a Registered Student shall
be made to the Council in a prescribed form provided by the Institute;
2.
He shall, at the time of application, be an
enrolled full time student of Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Laboratory
Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and other Medical Laboratory Science related
courses in an Institute recognized by the Council;
3.
A Registered Student shall automatically
cease to be a Registered Student of the Institute on passing the final qualifying examination or when he is no
longer a bona fide full time student;
4.
It shall be the responsibility of a
Registered Student to inform the Council as soon as he has passed the
qualifying examination or ceased to be a student;
5.
A Registered Student shall be entitled to be
present at the annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting of the
Institute but shall have no right to vote at such meeting.
Instructions:
The application must be accompanied by:
1. Certified Copies of:
□ Identity Card (if any)
□ All educational and professional
certificates in support of your application
2. One
passport-size photograph
3. Fees
Fellow
|
Member
|
Affiliate
|
Student
|
||
Registration fee
|
Member residing
in
|
Nil
|
RM20/-
|
RM20/-
|
Nil
|
Member residing
outside
|
Nil
|
US$20/-
|
US$20/-
|
Nil
|
|
Annual Subscription
|
Member residing
in
|
RM50/-
|
RM30/-
|
RM30/-
|
RM15/-
|
Member residing
outside
|
US$50/-
|
US$30/-
|
US$30/-
|
US$15/-
|
Please submit your application to :-
Malaysian Institute of
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Unit No.C-5-5R Level 5,
No.1-5-14, Jalan 1/50 Diamond Square,
off Jalan Gombak,
53000 Kuala Lumpur.
Method of Payment
Cheque / Postal or Money order / Bank Draft
or
You may remit your payment directly to MIMLS’s Bank account.
Bank
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:
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Maybank Berhad
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Branch
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:
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Petaling Jaya Main Branch
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A/C Number
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:
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014169424162
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If you are unable to personally hand over the form, then please fax your Application form with all the relevant documents as stated above and the transaction slip to (+6) 03-40254251
Enquiries on membership arrears:
Tel : Ms Thum Chui Nean (+6) 016-316 0908
Ms Lee Yin Yin (+6) 012-327 9868
and payment:
Ms Kanakeswari (+6) 017-404 0516
You may request for the membership application form by mailing to mymimls@mimls.org
Or
To download application form.
Click here: Membership Application Form
