Student members currently enrolled in an approved program in those fields mentioned in personal membership and other fields deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. Student members are eligible for Type 1 personal membership upon the successful completion of the graduate program and having had one year’s experience in his or her chosen field.

Recent graduates up to two years post-graduation working in a full-time paid position (including those in full-time paid residency or fellowship programs). This category is for a maximum of two years.

Personal members are persons with a background in one of the following categories:

• Health and medical care administration having successfully completed an approved program in hospital administration, and/or health services administration, business administration, public health, medicine, economics, and other related graduate degrees deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors; or..
• Persons with a background in health and medical care administration and health services delivery systems having experience in these fields that can be considered adequate to have attained an in-depth knowledge of the chosen area of endeavor.

Retiree membership is for those individuals that meet the following criteria:

• Member must be 65 years of age of older.
• Member must have been an active paid member of the organization at least (5) years of the last 10 year period.
• Member must be retired from full time employment.