To apply for PATHA membership
- Please click on the 'Login' button at the top right corner of the page and click on the 'Apply for Membership' button.
- Register your name and email address on the form. You will be sent an email enabling you to log in to the PATHA website to complete a membership application.
- Please log in to the PATHA website and complete the application form.
- Your application will be reviewed by PATHA's Executive Committee, which usually meets monthly to review applications.
- If your application is successful, you will be emailed an invoice for your first year of membership fees.
- Once your application has been approved, and you have paid your membership fee, your PATHA membership will be activated.
Eligibility for membership
We welcome applications for membership from anybody who is a health professional or working professionally for transgender health. This includes people who provide direct or indirect care to transgender people, people in paid or unpaid roles, and transgender and cisgender people. We are a multidisciplinary professional association, with members who work in medicine, surgery, allied health, law, education, community organisations, policy, advocacy, and academia.
Our members are not restricted to people with health qualifications. For example, students of relevant disciplines and people providing peer support to others navigating the medical system may be eligible for membership. The key distinction is that members must be engaging with PATHA in a professional capacity - rather than as a patient, client, or person seeking healthcare for themselves or on behalf of others.
From time to time, we receive applications where the applicant's role in transgender health is not clear. We engage with these applicants to discuss further and seek more clarity. If an applicant is seeking support or resources for their own gender affirming care, we are likely to decline the application and we may recommend other support services or navigational support options. If you have any uncertainty about whether you would be considered as working in transgender health by our definition, please reach out to us to discuss this directly.
What does PATHA do?
PATHA does not deliver healthcare or support services directly to transgender people. The organisation's official purposes are to:
- Educate professionals and to develop and promote research, knowledge exchange and high-quality evidence-based healthcare for transgender people;
- Promote networking, communication and collaboration, and create supportive environments for professionals working with and for transgender people;
- Promote healthcare based on transgender community partnerships and leadership, Māori and Pasifika models, and human rights perspectives which emphasise informed consent and depathologisation of transgender people;
- Advocate for institutional, policy, and legislative reform to advance transgender people’s health using our collective knowledge and expertise.
Membership benefits
Members of PATHA get access to our email list, the opportunity to network and promote your work to others in the field, and discounts on symposium attendance and education sessions.