For those following a recognised training course. Students are entitled to all the benefits of membership, have full voting rights and can take part in all the Institute's activities at privileged rates.
Apply HereFor individuals who have involvement or association with, or have an interest in Medical Illustration but who are not working towards one of our recognised qualifications.
Apply HereFor those engaged in medical illustration and who hold a professional qualification approved by Council. Professional Members are entitled to use the letters MIMI after their name.
Apply HereFor companies who wish to support the aims and activities of the Institute and the profession, or whose business activities include the supply of equipment, materials and services to the profession.
Apply HereFellowship of the Institute recognises excellent abilities and skills and is its highest distinction of the Institute. Applications may be made by Members of the Institute with a minimum of 5 years’ post-qualification experience.
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If you would like to ask a question direct to IMI Council, here is the place to do it. You can also see the official responses to previous questions.
Previously the Institute has made available a model policy for members to download and use in their own departments and organisations. Experience has taught us that there are often legal differences between the four home countries and that specialist hospitals can often require a specialised policy. To resolve these issues we have made available several existing policies that are in use currently throughout the United Kingdom.
Free VTC online software training. IMI have negotiated a fantastic deal with VTC, a leading provider of software training. As a benefit of your membership, you can now gain free access to hundreds of online software tutorials. Software titles include Photoshop, InDesign, CorelDraw, Quark, Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Dreamweaver. In fact most software titles you are ever likely to use.
The Institute provides a fixed amount of funding for Scholarships each year and funding will be awarded to students undertaking a course leading to eligibility for full professional membership of IMI.
This page contains resources and links for IMI student members
For many years the Pat Turnbull Travel fund has assisted members of the Institute in their travel funding to conferences throughout the world, one of the many benefits available to every member of the Institute.
Some information and suggestions for those threatened with early retirement, redundancy, and staff or budget cuts.
Already a well established supplier of Adobe software and Fotoware Image Management to the Health Service and Medical Illustration in particular, Anova are now offering a further 10% discount over and above their highly competitive rates to all IMI members.
Voted Best Photographic Printer 2011 by EDP at FESPA, Colourcom is offering IMI members over £2000 off the Canon iPF8300 44” 12-colour wide format printer now £3999, usually £6138, while stocks last.
IMI have negotiated a 25% discount on this course