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Membership with Avant means you will be backed by the largest in-house specialist medico-legal team of any medical defence organisation in Australia. This is important because your university may not cover you in every medico-legal circumstance.
So, get the right cover from the start with a FREE Avant student membership which includes student medical indemnity insurance. You'll get cover up to $20 million for the healthcare you provide as part of your medical studies, Good Samaritan acts, clinical and scholarship placements and communicable disease cover up to $75,000^.
As Australia’s leading medical defence organisation, with over 125 years' experience protecting doctors, we have more insights and more expertise to support you with your studies and throughout your career:
Education resources and communicationsto support you during your studies
Avant Medico-legal Advisory Serviceexpert advice, 24/7 in emergencies
Life and health protection - all tailored to the specific needs of doctors.
An MDO protects its members' ability to practise medicine. We protect you financially, but also provide other tailored products to enhance a doctor’s ability to live their best life and receive holistic support in times of need.
As a mutual, it also means we’re by doctors, for doctors. Doctors sit on our Board and chair it, voted for by members, to represent the interests of over 78,000 health practitioner and medical student members across every state and territory of Australia. You can trust that Avant has the best interests of our members at the heart of everything we do.
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^Cover is subject to approval and to the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy. IMPORTANT: Professional indemnity insurance products are issued by Avant Insurance Limited, ABN 82 003 707 471, AFSL 238 765. The information provided here is general advice only. You should consider the appropriateness of the advice having regard to your own objectives, financial situation and needs before deciding to purchase or continuing to hold a policy with us. For full details including the terms, conditions and exclusions that apply, please read and consider the policy wording and Product Disclosure Statement, which is available here or by contacting us on 1800 128 268.