Visiting Professor Program

Roles and Responsibilities

HOST
The applicant(s) will be the Local Organizer/Host. The responsibilities of the Host are as follows:

  • Submit a completed Visiting Professor Program application. The application submission is to include a three-day program with timetable, suggested faculty names, as well as three potential program dates. The submission must also include the current CV of the Host.
     
  • Provide comfortable lodging accommodations, meals, local transportation, and ensure safety for the Visiting Professors at the cost of the Host, while in the host country.
      
  • Provide the venue and facilities, printing of course material, and other expenses related to the program.
     
  • Ensure that all program materials are prepared in a timely fashion for distribution at the onset of the program.
     
  • Organize the translation of program materials, if necessary.
     
  • Publicize the program to the local medical and healthcare community.
     
  • Provide a complete list of program participants, with postal and e-mail contact information, to the International Secretariat.
     
  • Ensure that program evaluation forms are completed by attendees. These completed forms will be submitted to the MDS International Secretariat for tabulation. Evaluation forms may be translated, if necessary.
     
  • Compose a short article for the MDS newsletter "Moving Along" regarding the program's highlights.
     
  • When appropriate, work with the International Secretariat to develop a post-workshop questionnaire to assess the program's impact on the physician's practice.

VISITING PROFESSORS
Visiting Professors are members of MDS and selected based on their level of expertise in their relative fields. The responsibilities of the Professors are as follows:

  • Work in connection with the Host to ensure that all educational objectives are appropriate and achievable.
     
  • Prepare and present talks and materials in a manner that is relevant to, and comprehensible by, the participants from the host country.
     
  • Meet all timelines provided by the Host, particularly those related to the submission of program materials for printing and distribution to attendees.
     
  • Assist in ensuring that evaluation forms are completed by program attendees.
     
  • Submit a final summary report of the program's outcome to the MDS Education Committee, via the MDS International Secretariat. This report should include an overview of the program, including its strengths and areas for improvement.
     

The Movement Disorder Society International Secretariat
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 USA
TEL: +1 414-276-2145
FAX: +1 414-276-3349
E-mail: education@movementdisorders.org