some states where the state entity remains. The Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria remains in place to serve Victorian members of PSA. Membership There are 35,000 registered pharmacists in Australia, who are all eligible for membership along with pharmacy students, pre-registration pharmacists. Members can use the post-nominal MPS (members of the Pharmaceutical Society). Pharmacy students receive free membership. Pre-registration pharmacists, also known as interns, must successfully complete an approved Intern Training Program. If they elect to undertake the Intern Training Program through PSA, then their membership is included in the course fees. Fellowship There are two different pathways for fellowship. All nominations for fellowship have to be approved by the board. Fellowship is granted to pharmacists in recognition of their achievements or contribution. Alternatively, pharmacists are eligible to become a life-time fellow after 50 years of continuous membership. It is uncommon for a pharmacist to be elevated to fellow with only 66 pharmacists (0.001%) recognised as fellows. There are 650 pharmacists who are life-time fellows (0.08%). This low rate means that it is considered a great honour to be elevated to a fellow. Fellows continue to pay for membership, whereas lifetime fellows are provided with free membership. Fellows can use the post-nominal "FPS". Structure PSA is a unified national society that operates to serve its members (pharmacy students, interns and pharmacists in Australia). State Branch Committees The state branches (Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Canberra, and Western Australia) have branch committees with representatives elected by the members. Each state branch committee elects a president and two vice-presidents. Each person is eligible to remain on the branch committee for up to five consecutive three-year terms (a total of fifteen years). After the five consecutive terms, the member must not hold a position for at least three years before they are eligible to nominate again. The five terms were all considered to have commenced from the time the state branches unified to a single national body in 2008. This means that long standing members who have served on the branch committees since the time of unification will have completed their five year terms in 2023. National board The national board is a decision-making body with the power to make binding decisions on branches. The national board consists of one branch committee member from each state who is elected to the national board, except Victoria and New South