Professional Membership

Professional Membership – MIMI: Professional recognition, development, networking and a voice in the future of the profession.

For qualified medical illustrators who meet the IMI’s professional membership requirements. Benefits include:

• Use of the professional designation MIMI after your name.

• Recognition as a qualified professional within the medical illustration community.

• Access to the IMI Knowledge Hub.

• Access to professional and peer networking communities.

• Access to JVCM, including current and previous journal content.

• Access to education, training and CPD opportunities.

• Eligibility to enter the prestigious IMI Awards.

• Opportunities to showcase your work nationally and internationally.

• Access to professional standards and best-practice guidance.

• Access to legal, ethical and professional practice resources.

• Access to the Pat Turnbull Travel Fund to help support attendance at conferences.

• Access to regional meetings, study days and professional events.

• Member rates for conferences and other IMI activities.

• Inclusion in the IMI’s professional directory / Find a Professional service.

• Opportunities to contribute to the profession through Council, committees, working groups and other IMI activities.

• Voting rights.

• The opportunity to progress your professional standing and, where eligible, work towards Fellowship (FIMI).

• Mentorship Scheme and Careers advice

• Code of Conduct, Specialist Interest Groups, National Guidelines, representation with the AHCS and the DoH.

*Please note, IMI subscription rates will change from 1st April 2026, new professional rate £11.60 per month or £132 single annual payment.*

Complete the form to apply for Professional Membership to the Institute.

Professional Membership is for 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.

The Membership Committee require your professional details and educational qualifications to grant membership to anybody applying.

Successful completion of any of these courses qualifies for full professional membership:

• Staffordshire University – Graduate and Postgraduate certificates in Clinical Photography or Graphic Design for Healthcare
• Health Education and Improvement Wales – Level 7 Diploma in Clinical Photography
• University of Dundee – MSc in Medical Art
• University of Dundee – MSc in Forensic Art and Facial Identification
• Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art – MSc In Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy View a video about the course.
• Medical Artists’ Education Trust and leads to Membership of the MAA – The Postgraduate Programme in Medical Art

The following qualifications, which are no longer running, also qualify for full professional membership:

• Westminster University – BSc (Hons) in Clinical Photography
• University of Wales – MSc in Medical Illustration
• Cardiff University – Postgraduate Certificate

Membership Fee

The IMI subscription year runs from 1st April to 31st March and there are several ways to pay your subscription. Reminders will be sent out to all members in March, so please ensure that your email details are correctly listed in the members directory and that you have read our subscription policy. If you are a UK tax payer, you can claim your subscription fee against your tax bill.  

Professional Membership fee is £130 per year.