Become a FIP member
Join FIP and connect with a global network of professional podiatry associations – sharing knowledge, practice, and research to strengthen the profession worldwide and keep the world on its feet. Membership gives your organisation a voice, visibility, and opportunities to shape international collaboration, standards, and advocacy.
Our full members are national podiatry associations. You may already be a member through your national association – check here.
Why become a member
FIP (the International Federation of Podiatrists) brings together professional podiatry associations worldwide to strengthen the profession through the sharing of knowledge, practice and research.
As a member, your organisation can connect with an established global network and contribute to FIP’s core areas of work, including:
- International Podiatry Day (8 October) – raising awareness of foot health and the value of podiatry globally.
- The Global Podiatry Summit – a flagship event held every two years, bringing together the profession worldwide.
- Being the global voice of podiatry – representing the profession in high-level international organisations and building alliances with partner organisations.
- Developing global policy statements – supporting evidence-based practice, professional standards, and shared definitions and competency profiles.
Membership categories
Full Members: National podiatry associations that meet FIP’s membership criteria. Maybe your national association is already a member? Check here.
Provisional Members: For associations that do not yet meet all criteria, but are committed to working towards them. Provisional membership is granted for five years and may be renewed based on continued engagement with FIP.
Individual Members: Available where there is not currently a national association, to support the development towards establishing an organisation that can apply for full membership.
HOW TO become a member
Review the membership criteria
To apply for full membership, the association is expected to declare that podiatry in the country it represents meets the following criteria:
- Regulation: Legal protection of the podiatry title and defined minimum qualifications/training requirements.
- Education: A bachelor’s degree (or internationally recognised equivalent).
- Recognition: Podiatry recognised by the government as a health profession.
- Licensing/registration: Authorisation required to practise as a podiatrist.
- Clinically standardised profession: Evidence-based, clinically governed practice and a professional code of conduct/ethics.
Contact or apply
If you have any questions, or are interested in joining FIP, please get in touch at president@fip.global.
