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British Thyroid Association

The British Thyroid Association (BTA) is committed to promoting research and interest in the field of thyroidology and to the enhancement of clinical care to patients with thyroid disorders.

A non-profit making Learned Society, membership of the BTA is restricted to professional clinical specialist doctors, retired consultants, academics, scientists, trainees, nurses and medical students in the UK who manage patients with thyroid disease and/or are researching into the thyroid and its disease in humans.  

If you're working in this area we encourage you to take out membership as this will provide fresh ideas, inspiration, and new knowledge via your peers.

To find out more about the BTA follow this link.

To join the BTA please complete the application form. We'll shortly be in touch after we have received your application, and you may be asked to send an up-to-date CV as part of the application process.

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We rely on donations to fund our work supporting and informing people living with thyroid disorders. Please consider making a donation or becoming a member

Published: 12th April, 2020

Updated: 28th November, 2022

Author: Cheryl McMullan

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