There are five categories of membership: Full Members, Emeritus Members, Trainee Members, Allied Health Members and Supporting Members.

• Full Members shall be those who have submitted a membership application sponsored by two Full Members, in good standing, of the Association and received approval by the Council. Full Members shall be physicians, surgeons, scientists, or other specialists, who are actively engaged in the science or clinical practice of organ, cell and tissue transplantation. Full Members are eligible to vote in IPITA affairs and policy decisions.


• Emeritus shall be Full Members who have attained the age of 65 years or have retired from active practice in the field of transplantation and who formally request Emeritus membership status. Emeritus Members shall not have the right to vote or hold office on the Council but may serve on committees. Emeritus Members shall be exempt from payment of annual membership dues..


• Trainee shall include individuals enrolled in pre- or postdoctoral training programs relevant to the science and clinical practice of organ, cell and tissue transplantation, and individuals who have completed their training but have not yet qualified for full membership. No individual may remain in this category more than six years. Trainee Members may not vote or hold office on the council but may serve on committees. Trainee membership shall be gained by submission of a membership application sponsored by two Full Members, in good standing, of the Association or if still in training, by submission of a letter from the Program Director confirming the candidate and clinical practice of organ, cell and tissue transplantation, and the year of completion, followed by approval by the Council.


• Allied Health Professional shall include individuals who have an interest in islet and pancreas transplantation and are actively working in this field. Their status must be confirmed by their professional association card. This membership category could include: nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers and physicians assistants and coordinators, but is not restricted to these positions. Allied Heath Members shall have the same voting rights as a Full Member, but are ineligible to be an Officer or Councilor of the Association.


• Supporting Members shall be individuals, institutions or firms offering substantial annual financial support to the Association. Supporting Members shall not have the right to vote and shall not be eligible to be Officers.

An IPITA Young Investigator may hold trainee or regular membership. An IPITA Young Investigator qualifies as physicians, surgeons and scientists in the early stages of their career in the field of science and clinical practice of organ, cell and tissue transplantation. This includes individuals in pre- or postdoctoral training programs, individuals within maximum 10 years of becoming a consultant/post-doc and individuals holding a faculty position for maximum 5 years. IPITA young investigators may hold IPITA Trainee or regular membership, as defined by the IPITA council. IPITA Young Investigators may hold a trainee membership for a maximum of six years. Afterwards the Young Investigator is expected to gain a regular membership (independent of completion of the training program).