CSEM FAQs

Please see the full list of questions received by members of both BASEM and FSEM members, and their subsequent responses.

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Will all members of BASEM and FSEM will be eligible for a category of membership of the new organisation?

Members of FSEM, who are in good standing and hold the postnominals MFSEM(UK) will be automatically eligible for full membership of the new College.

Members of BASEM who are not members of FSEM already, will be automatically eligible for Associate Membership of the new College. Members of BASEM who have successfully passed the FSEM Musculoskeletal Medicine Diploma, Exercise Medicine Diploma or Team Care Diploma, will be eligible for the Diplomate Membership Category.

Legacy Clause

Under the agreed legacy clause, members of BASEM, who are not members of FSEM already, will be eligible to apply for full membership. Applications for this will be open for the first year of the new organisation forming. These applications will be assessed by the new College’s Standards Committee who will follow these broad principles in their assessment process.

Under this legacy clause:

  1. All applicants will have been upstanding members of BASEM since 31.03.2022, and continue to remain members of BASEM, paying BASEM fees until such time as a new organisation is created.
  2. Membership will be reserved for those who have made a significant contribution to SEM over at least 5 years.
  3. Membership will be reserved for those who have a post graduate university qualification in sport, exercise and musculoskeletal medicine, which is comparable to the current FSEM membership examination.
  4. Membership will be open to the wider multi-disciplinary team.

This does not apply to Diplomate Membership and Fellowship whose eligibility requirements are set out separately in the outcome document.