Membership

SARRAH currently has five (5) types of membership available.

Membership is open to individuals who support SARRAH’s primary objective "… to develop and provide services that enable Allied Health Professionals who live and work in rural and remote areas of Australia to confidently and competently carry out their professional duties in providing a variety of health services."

Full Member - An individual who has an allied health profession qualification

Entitlements:

1. Full voting rights.
2. Eligible for election to the Board & SARRAH Advisory Committee.
3. Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance.
4. Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health.
5. Subscription to SARRAH publications.
6. Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website.

Associate Member - An individual who is not an allied health professional

Entitlements:

1. Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance.
2. Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health.
3. Subscription to SARRAH publications.
4. Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website.
5. Partnership with the State Network Coordinator who networks with SARRAH members in his/her State or Territory.

Semi-Professional Member - An individual who is an allied health assistant/support worker

Entitlements:

1. Full voting rights
2. Eligible for election to the Board & SARRAH Advisory Committee
3. Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance
4. Subscription to SARRAH publications
5. Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website
6. Partnership with the State Network Coordinator who networks with SARRAH members in his/her State or Territory

Student Member - A student enrolled in an allied health profession course

Entitlements:

1. Full voting rights.
2. Eligible for election to the Board & SARRAH Advisory Committee as the
3. Student Network Coordinator.
4. Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance.
5. Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health.
6. Subscription to SARRAH publications.
7. Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website.
8. Partnership with the Undergraduate Student Representative who networks with SARRAH student members.
9. Partnership with the State Network Coordinator who networks with SARRAH members in his/her State or Territory.

Scholar - Holder of a Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship

Entitlements:

1. Subscription to SARRAH publications.
2. Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website.
3. Partnership with the Undergraduate Student Representative who networks with SARRAH student members.
4. Partnership with the State Network Coordinator who networks with SARRAH members in his/her State or Territory.
5. Partnership with the Network Coordinator who networks all SARRAH members nationally with the specific allied health discipline.
6. A representative of the scholar group may be invited to attend the SARRAH Summit.

Scholars are not entitled to:

1. Vote.
2. Stand for a SARRAH Advisory Committee position.
3. Become a SARRAH representative.
4. Subscription of the Australian Journal of Rural Health.
5. Be joined to the ‘Friends of the Alliance’ through their SARRAH membership.