Host Sites: MDS-ES Visiting Trainee Grant

Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: $1200-1500 euro.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Please contact institution for details on administrative requirements.

Educational activities

• Outpatient clinic movement disorders
• DBS program
• Device-aided therapies (pump therapies)
• Botulinum toxin clinic
• Participation in research projects
• Neuropsychological evaluations for neuropsychologist trainees

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Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: Living costs, covered by trainee.
Support available from host site: Housing support provided.
Administrative requirements: Detailed CV and medical license required.

Educational activities: Sleep medicine related clinical research: REM Sleep Behavioural Syndrome and Rem Sleep Whithout Antonia in relation to PD

Number of positions: 3
Estimated monthly costs: 800eur including meal and living expenses.
Support available from host site: It is possible to arrange housing in the student dormitory with prior reservation in advance.
Administrative requirements: Visa requirements are depending on the country. There are no restrictions for EU members.

Educational activities
Movement disorders, dementia, DBS and other invasive methods

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $2,000 USD
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: University training agreement

Educational activities

• Outpatient clinics Parkinson
• Abnormal movements
• Interventional therapies

Number of positions: 3
Estimated monthly costs: 800-1000 euros
Support available from host site: Depends on availability
Administrative requirements: Visa considerations to stay in France more than 3 months

Educational activities

• Management of Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonian syndromes.
• Management of second line treatments: apomorphine and duodopa pumps, DBS
• Management and diagnosis of movement disorders (chorea, dystonia, tics, tremor) botulism toxin infections

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: 2000 euros/month, considering 700-800 for renting an apartment, and then living costs 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Assurance, no visa consideration for European trainees

Educational activities

• Clinical: Device-aided therapies ( apomorphine pump, duodopa, deep brain stimulation), in-patients and outpatients activities for Parkinson's disease, ataxia, expert center for Wilson Disease, Center of Reference for Multiple System Atrophy, Botulin toxin clinic
• Research domain: Research on MSA progression (clinical/neuroimaging biomarkers), multidisciplinary care models, device-aided therapies and tolerance, treatment of axial signs in advanced PD patients
• Clinical investigator center: Leaning among 10-15 trials in movement disorders (mainly PD) each year, industrial and university cohort studies

Number of positions: 1 at a time
Estimated monthly costs: Monthly living costs 800-1000€. No institution fee. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa required for many countries outside the European Community.

Educational activities
The Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases offers a broad spectrum of in- and outpatient training activities with multidisciplinary management of patients with PD and movement disorders involving several units:

• A 12-bed ward dedicated to Movement Disorders
• The clinical branch of the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases including the multidisciplinary outpatient clinic of the regional Expert Centre for PD 
• A DBS program 
• The Bordeaux site of the French Reference Centre for MSA 
• Competence centres for Huntington’s disease, PSP, Tourette syndrome and Wilson’s disease  
• The Bordeaux site of the French Reference Center for neurogenetics covering genetic movement disorders 
• A botulinum toxin clinic with a large cohort of patients with dystonia 
• A neurophysiological laboratory with special interest in PD and Movement Disorders
• Several clinical research programs are run at IMNc and the French Reference Centre for MSA (biomarkers, cognition, epidemiology, imaging, sleep, treatment trials including DBS)

Number of positions: 3 per year
Estimated monthly costs: 2000-2500 euros per month 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: For more than 6 months, there are special requirements that require time to be set up.

Educational activities

• Diagnosis and management of movement disorders patients
• Botulinum toxin injections with ultrasound guide
• Invasive treatments (apomorphine and duodopa pumps, DBS)
• Patients' education program
• Preclinical research with FUS

Number of positions: 4
Estimated monthly costs: Approximately 1500 euros. No institutional fees. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa for some non EU countries, and if long stage, accordingly to the French Ministry of Foreign Affaires indications.

• Examination, diagnoses and Management of patients with movement disorders
• Advanced treatment for PD: pumps and DBS
• Surgical treatment for movement disorders: neuromodulation.
• Pediatric movement disorders
• Botulinum toxin clinic (including ultrasound use)
• Precilinical research exposure

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: 1200 Euros/ month minimum
Support available from host site: International contact at ICM for foreign fellows and researchers, special "junior" group (master, PhD): "les ajités" for networking
Administrative requirements: Trainees must be listed as visiting research fellow at ICM (salary, health insurance, vaccinations)

Educational activities

• Physiology (eye movements)
• Physiology (TMS/TDCs etc in movement disorders)
• Neuroimaging (MRI in movement disorders and Parkinson's disease)
• Clinical Research

Research fellow will be under the supervision of a researcher. They may also spend time in the movement disorders clinical group (interconnected with the research group) and will be under the supervision of a permanent position senior movement disorders doctor.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: 1200 Euros for housing, transportation, etc
Support available from host site: No stipend and housing, but the institution could help administratively with application for international student housing
Administrative requirements: Health insurance, no visa required from European countries. The international office at ICM for foreigners will provide more information

Educational activities

Fellows will always be under the supervision of a Senior Movement Disorders Doctor (mentorship)

• Movement disorders Clinic :DBS (for PD, dystonia, tremor) 2 line treatment for PD (duodopa, apomorphine pumps), Dystonia National reference center (diagnosis, botulinum toxin clinic,etc) linked with ERN 
• Tourette Reference Centre
• ICM (ParisBrain Institute, Mov'it research team (Vidailhet/Lehericy) on Pathophysiology Dystonias (e.g. myoclonus dystonia, PRRT2..) and PD and iRBD (multimodal approach, MRI)
• MRI research projects 
• Attendance to international speakers conference at ICM

Number of positions: 2 at a time
Estimated monthly costs: 800-1000€
Support available from host site: Administrative 
Administrative requirements: Vaccination for COVID-19 and measles is mandatory

Educational activities
Clinical evaluation, lab research, imaging, DBS, pump therapy

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: Monthly living costs 1000€
Support available from host site: There is no direct funding by the institute. View funding opportunities by the university. The university of Lübeck has a guest house. 
Administrative requirements: Contact office for details. 

• Participation in clinical training: Tic / Tourette, Rare diseases in children and adolescents, Huntington's disease, dystonia, spasticity / botulinumtoxin, Parksinon's disaese

• Participation in research training: EEG, non invasive brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation

Number of positions: 2
Allied health specialties: Speach Therpapists; Nursing; Physiotherapy
Estimated monthly costs: No fee. 1000/month. Affordable hotel recommendation available.
Support available from host site: https://www.anders-rummelsberg.de
Administrative requirements: Proof of approbation and Med. Exam; CV; Please contact for further information: matthias.weiss@sana.de

• Medical Treatment
• Botulinumtoxin
• DBS
• Pump Therapies
• Speach and Physiotherapies

Only clinical "observerships" or research training, but no "hands on" clinical training.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: monthly living costs: ca. 1000 €. No institutional fees.
Support available from host site: No stipend. Limited University housing at reduced cost.
Administrative requirements: Vaccination requirements. Long processing times.

• Participation in all rounds and teaching activities

Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: 1,000-1,200 EUR per month
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: A German National Visa is required for long-term stays (more than 90 days) for non-EU nationals.

Educational activities: Attendance to the movement disorders outpatient clinics, attendance to the visits in inpatient clinics (grand rounds), botulinum toxin injections, deep brain stimulation programming (theatre, peri- and postoperative process) research schools (International Max Planch Research School), neurophysiology in movement disorders

Number of positions: 2
Estimated costs: Appx. 1,200 for living costs. No fees.
Support available from host site: Project support provided.
Administrative requirements: Visa for EU, CV, health insurance required.

Educational activities: Basic science training in the field of movement disorders

DNI Fellows have the option to establish their own research theme/project or pursue existing themes/projects. Trainees will also be able to work with a range of partnering institutions.

Number of positions: 1-2
Estimated monthly costs: 1,800 Euros. No institution fees.
Support available from host site: Stipend may be available depending on the project.
Administrative requirements: Preferably should be registered with the Irish Medical Council. International Trainees who are not qualified to register with IMC can still apply, but must meet the visa requirements to stay in the country for a minimum of 6 months. Site will be able to provide supporting documentation if required for visa applications.

• Weekly general and subspecialty movement disorders clinics to diagnose and manage quaternary referral patients from all over Ireland with the supervising consultant neurologist.
• Trainees will rotate through the busy outpatient service, the inpatient neurology service, and inpatient consults service.
• Fellows will work in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) specializing in movement disorders.
• Trainees can access a comprehensive clinical video library with over 3,000 movement disorders videos for teaching, training, research, and clinical monitoring of patient’s signs.
• The DNI provides a separate clinic for assessment of patients with complex or inherited movement disorders. Fellows will be taught to construct and maintain a family pedigree using the genetics software progeny, to interpret genetics results including next generation sequencing, and to understand the limitations of exon sequencing and genome sequencing in clinical practice.
• Fellows will attend the All-Ireland DBS clinics to learn pre-op and post-op assessments, work with a highly specialized DBS MDT, and DBS programming. 
• Fellows will have the opportunity to attend DBS surgery at the National Neurosurgery Centre at Beaumont Hospital.
• National case conferences, internal and external (e.g. Columbia University NY) neurology video rounds, journal clubs, and movement disorders master classes are held regularly at the DNI and will provide learning opportunities for fellows to expand their clinical knowledge and skills.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: Housing, around 250€ for a single room in a shared apartment or 500€ for a small apartment downtown. City public transport system (bus, metro), 35€/
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Trainees will have to be accepted for clinical and research training by both the Azienda Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco (University hospital) and by the University of Catania. All incoming trainees have to complete the administrative process with the University hospital if they wish to assess patients. Trainees interested in research only have to complete the administrative process with the University of Catania. No specific requests for visa.

Educational activities
Trainees will have the opportunity of being involved in the following activities: 

• Diagnostic and therapeutic process of Parkinson's Disease patients in advanced diseas stage (i.e. use continuous intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel; follow-up of DBS patients)
• Diagnostic and therapeutic process of atypical parkinsonisms patients
• Diagnostic and therapeutic process of patients with essential tremor and other tremor syndromes
• Execution of instrumental neurovegetative assessment
• Execution of instrumental gait analysis of patients with movement disorders

The estimated time for the approval of the internship and the logistical arrangement is about 3 months. There is currently little availability of student accommodation in Rome due to high demand, so it is advisable to look for accommodation solutions in advance.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: I would estimate monthly living costs of about 1K euro. No other associated institution fees to be considered.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Proof of attendance or recent graduation from a neurology program and a letter of agreement with the home institution. For visa information for non-EU citizens, please review visa information.

• Clinical experience in outpatient clinics for movement disorders (twice a week) and general neurology (once a week) for approximately 20 visits per week, focusing on Parkinson's disease and tremor.

• Clinical experience as visiting observer in the outpatient clinic for botulinum toxin injection (twice a week) for a total of approximately 25 visits per week, with a focus on dystonia, spasticity and tremor.

Number of positions: 3
Estimated costs: Appx. 1000 euro per month living expenses
Support available from host site: Institution can provide housing support
Administrative requirements: Formal agreement required.

Educational activities

• Seminars and lessons
• Participation at the clinics (Parkinson and Parkinsonisms, HD, Dystonia, Tremor, Ataxias, NPH etc).
• Attending at the DBS and other complex therapies (apomoprhine duodopa).
• Participation at Neuroimaging Meeting and activities (the center is a reference center for MRI including 7Tesla MRI, and molecular imaging)

Number of positions: 2
Estimated costs: 1500-2000 EUR for accomodation and meal. 1000 EUR for medical and job insurance.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa for trainee abroad EU. Medical and job insurance.

Educational activities

Clinical activity: several multidisciplinary clinical opportunities in different setting (outpatient and inpatient clinic ) including neurogenetic, deep brain stimulation (DBS), botulinum toxin (BTX), neurorehabilitation, evaluation of autonomic disorders and cognition, electromyography for dystonia and dysphagia.

Research activity: Pre-Clinical Research (basic science and genetics) in the Neurogenetic Unit and Clinical research activity ( deep phenotyping of patients carring genetic mutations)

Number of positions: 2-3
Estimated costs: 1000 EUR/month for living costs, one-time cost of medical and job insurance.
Support available from host site: The Institution can provide housing support
Administrative requirements: Formal agreement is required.

Educational activities

• Outpatient movement disorders activity including clinics for parkinsonism, tremor, dystonia, ataxia, chorea, myoclonus, and tics 
• Outpatient botulinum toxin clinics for movement disorders (including US- or EMG-guided injections)
• Outpatient movement disorders activity for functional movement disorders
• Inpatient movement disorders activity with daily meetings for case discussion
• Inpatient and outpatient clinical activity for device-aided therapies including deep brain stimulation, levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion and apomorphine subcutaneous infusion 
• Weekly sessions of Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor (the center is a national reference center for MRgFUS)
• Weekly neurostimulation multisciplinary meeting for adult and pediatric patients with movement disorders
• Autonomic function tests laboratory
• Neurophysiological studies for movement disorders
• Monthly journal clubs
• Neurology Seminars 
• Commercial and non-commercial trials 
• Monthly research meetings within the movement disorders unit and other units (e.g. genetics)
   

Clinical Training
The training program will offer the opportunity to attend daily outpatient and inpatient clinical activities for patients with movement disorders including parkinsonism, tremor, dystonia, ataxia, chorea, myoclonus, and tic disorders. In addition, the centre provides outpatient and inpatient care for screening and monitoring of patients on device-aided therapies such as deep brain stimulation, levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion, and apomorphine subcutaneous infusion. The center is also national reference center for Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery with weekly neurostimulation multisciplinary meetings (neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and neuroradiologists) for adult and pediatric patients with movement disorders. The training will also include the possibility to attend specialist clinics for botulinum toxin injections (including US- or EMG-guided injections), and functional movement disorders as well as the autonomic function tests laboratory and neurophysiological studies for movement disorders (e.g. EMG-polygraphy study of tremor). 

Research Training
The training will offer the opportunity to learn about and contribute to clinical and translational research on movement disorders. The research activity of the centre is mainly focused on Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, essential tremor, dystonia, ataxia, chorea and other hyperkinetic disorders with deep phenotyping of patients carring genetic mutations and the possibility to learn about state-of-the art techniques including skin biopsy and RT-QuIC among others
 

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: 1200-1400. No institution fees. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: No visa needed, but there are other requirements including vaccinations. 

Educational activities

• Outpatient clinics: hyperkinetic MD, ataxia, Parkinson clinics, DBS dystonia
• Multidisciplinary outpatient clinics:  pediatric MD, functional MD (combined with psychiatry), metabolic MD
• Multidisciplinary DBS teams
• Electrophysiology: botulinum toxin clinics, polymyography.
• Weekly videosessions
• Weekly research meetings
• For researchprojects see website

Number of positions: 1-2
Estimated monthly costs: €700-1,000. There are no institutional fees
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

• Group uses a systems neuroscience approach to study the dysfunction of brain circuits, with a focus on movement disorders, such as dystonia and Parkinson’s disease.

• Work in parallel with clinical populations and animal models to explore outstanding questions using a combination of detailed behavior analysis, brain imaging, electrophysiology, and optogenetics to gain mechanistic insight into how symptoms emerge from disordered motor control circuits.

• Studies can be centered in Human aspects of the disease or Rodent models of disease.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: 1000 - 1500 € 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Documentation required by the teaching department.

Educational activities
The candidate will be able to attend all care activities of the unit supervised by a deputy. These assistance activities would be:

The candidate will be able to attend all care activities of the unit supervised by a deputy.

These assistance activities would be:

• Specialized Outpatient Clinics for Parkinson's Disease (PD) and others Movement Disorders (MD): Our MD Unit is a reference center for MD in Spain. It accounts for specialized outpatient clinics for PD, Ataxia and paraparesis, hyperkinetic MD, and functional MD. 
• Advanced therapy clinic: Specialized outpatient clinics to assess patients with PD and other MD who are subject to or are candidates for some advanced therapy.
• Botulinum toxin clinic (2/week): Our unit performs botulinum toxin injections anatomically-, EMG- and ultrasound-guided in patients with movement disorders
• MD Day Unit: The purpose of this activity is to comprehensively evaluate patients (mainly with PD, tremor or dystonia) who are candidates for advanced therapies, particularly deep brain stimulation. In the Day Unit, we also perform levodopa and apomorphine tests, as well as we initiate subcutaneous apomorphine infusion pumps. Moreover, it aims to do the follow-up of patients on advanced therapies. 
• Surgical procedures
• Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): Surgical interventions for DBS in patients with PD and other MDs, as well as replacement of exhausted pulse generators according to demand.
• Intraduodenal levodopa/carbidopa gel infusion: Establishment of advanced therapy with intraduodenal levodopa/carbidopa gel infusion, which means making the percutaneous gastrectomy process available to patients through the Digestive Service.
• Neurophysiology Clinic in MD: Specialized outpatient clinic in which neurophysiological studies are carried out in relation to MD.

In addition to the teaching carried out during the care activity, the candidate will participate in multidisciplinary sessions to discuss clinical cases:

• Monday: multidisciplinary session on PD surgery and other MD, together with neurosurgeons. Potential patients for DBS or other 2nd line treatments (infusion pumps in PD and in other MD such as the baclofen pump) are discussed.
• Wednesday: multidisciplinary session on Functional Movement Disorder, together with psychologists, psychiatrists and rehabilitators. Patients who are candidates for an individualized work plan are discussed. This session alternates with joint teaching talks with neuropediatricians where update sessions on specific topics related to MD are presented.
• Friday: multidisciplinary session with neuropediatricians to discuss clinical cases without a definitive diagnosis, or with difficult management to decide the most appropiate diagnostic and/or therapeutic approach.

Likewise, the candidate may choose to carry out research projects within a multidisciplinary group such as the Movement Disorders Laboratory of the Institute of Biomedicine in Seville.

Number of positions: 2 per year
Estimated monthly costs: Approximately 1200 EUR per month.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: They must require an approval from the Spanish Healthy Ministry for a stage in a public hospital (it will require a couple of months, and it can be requested twice a year).

Educational activities

• Seminars, advanced therapies for Parkinson's disease
  Large, longitudinal follow-up of a Huntington's disease cohort

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: 400-800 €
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• Our MD Unit is a Reference Unit for MD in Spain.
• Specific consultations of daily MD/Parkinson
• Two days botulinum toxin
• Two days Huntington Disease
• One day Ataxia
• Procedures: DBS, Duodopa, Apomorphine

Number of positions: 1-2 per year
Estimated monthly costs: 1000€ for accomodation and basic costs. No institutional fees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

• Movement disorder patients consultation (PD and parkinsonisms, tremors, dystonia, chorea, myoclonus, tics)
• Transcranial parenquima echography
• EMG-guided toxin infiltration
• Eletrophyisological assessment of movement disorders (along with the Neurophysiology service)
• Ultrasound-guided toxin infiltration
• Levodopa challenge
• Complex patients evaluation
• Deep brain stimulation surgery and programming

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: There is a mandatory scholarship of minimum 2000 CHF (Swiss francs) per month that the trainee must receive, either from her/his own institution, or from any other official institutional or educational grant. Coming with personal funds is forbidden.
Support available from host site: The institution can help by providing housing (fully equipped studios with kitchen, bathroom and furniture - including sheets) at costs between 650 to 1200 CHF per month, depending on the size.
Administrative requirements: Easy administrative requirements for trainees from European Union and European Free Trade Association. Unfortunately, very complicated for trainees from other countries.

Educational activities

• Going to the operation theater during DBS procedures (as neurologist, not surgeon), performing advanced DBS programming  for PD, dystonia etc... (Percept IPG, directionnal leads, recording Local Field Potentials) ; participating in the botulinum toxin clinic, the ataxia clinic and especially the general movement disorders clinic (PD, dystonia, tremor, chorea, myoclonus, functionnal neurological disorders and rare neurological disorders) ; participating at rounds (general neurology plus movement disorders weekly rounds) ; training opportunities. 
• 50% for clinics and 50% for clinical research (brain and medullary stimulation, dysautonomia etc...)

This program could potentially be partially reshaped to suit the trainee's interests and goals.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: ~2000 CHF/month
Support available from host site: The institution can help by providing housing (fully equipped studios with kitchen, bathroom and furniture - including sheets) at costs between 650 to 1200 CHF per month, depending on the size.
Administrative requirements: Easy administrative requirements for trainees from European Union and European Free Trade Association; more complicated for trainees from other countries.

Educational activities

• The programme is a clinical and research training programme for neurologists, or neurologists in training; good general knowledge of neurology, and basic knowledge of movement disorders is mandatory. Candidates are encouraged to participate in the various research projects. The programme will be tailored according to the needs and interests of the candidates.
• Candidates will be able to attend all activities of the Movement Disorders Centre, in order to gain expertise in the diagnosis and management of the whole spectrum of movement disorders:
• Specialized Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinics: including Parkinson's Disease, atypical parkinsonism, tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, functional movement disorders, rare genetic or autoimmune movement disorders, cerebellar ataxia
• Grand Rounds: Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinics to assess difficult cases
• U18 Grand Rounds: Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinics with neuropediatricians (management including advanced therapies in special cases; rare diseases or cases without a definite diagnosis; transition clinic)
• Advanced therapy board: to assess patients with PD and other movement disorders for eligibility for advanced therapies
• Advanced therapies: evaluation and implementation of intraduodenal levodopa/carbidopa gel infusion, apomorphine pump, Deep Brain Stimulation, MR-guided focused ultrasound
• Motor laboratory lead by our advanced Parkinson's Disease nurses: levodopa or apomorphine tests, tremor assessment with accelerometery
• Movement Disorders inpatients: comprehensive evaluation for diagnosis or advanced therapies; comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment programmes
• Other educational activities: including seminars, case rounds, video sessions and journal clubs (movement disorders and other fields of neurology)

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: 700-1000 Euros
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Unknown

• basic anatomy and functional anatomy
• DBS patient selection education
• DBS/ preop and postop
• Device aided treatments
• Outpat clinics 4 / wk total approx 70-100 pts/wk

Number of positions: 2-4
Estimated monthly costs: Kings has a charge of £150 for provding institutional access. Living costs in London are high. We advise applicants to look for accomodation close to Denmark Hill site of Kings College Hospital. 
Support available from host site: Kings Parkinson's centre will support research porjects uder the supervision of Professor K Ray Chaudhuri as well as open access publication fees and attendance at international congresses if papers arising from research are presented. The institution can also share practical advice about living arrangements, etc.
Administrative requirements: Contracts: Obligatory visiting fellow quesionnniare, health check and safety (DBS) check in some cases, based on national law. For research a Good Clilnical Pratcice certification (UK) is ideal (online course).

Educational activities

• Taught academic lectures
• Outpatient clinics ( consultant)
• Outpatient clinics ( Nurse led) 
• Advanced therapies in PD and parkinsonism 
• Atypical Parkinson and Huntington's clinics
• In patient reviews
• Weekly multidisciplinary meetings 
• Group PD care clilnics
• Expert patient groups
• Nonmotor care in clinic
• Botulinum toxin clinic for dystonia
• Liaison clinic ( geriatrics and PD)
• Nonmotor research programme (world ranked)
• One of the largest clinical trials centre in UK

Fellowships at Kings Parkinson's Centre of Excellence have been in place since 2015. Prof K Ray Chaudhuri is currently ranked 4th in the world by Expertscape.

Number of positions: 1-2
Estimated monthly costs: 1000£
Support available from host site: No specific support is provided, but it can be arranged on an individual basis depending on candidate's CV, prior experience and GMC registration status.
Administrative requirements: A valid UK visa is required, general medical council (GMC) and Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme registration, interview if the candidate wishes to be involved in direct patient care / temporary clinical contract. Less rigorous administrative requirements for candidates wishing to train in translational / basic science.

Educational activities
The candidate would be able to participate in clinical educational meetings such as grand rounds, neurology case presentations, neuroradiology meetings, journal club, outpatient and inpatient clinical care, ect. We have particular expertise in high frequency focus ultrasound (Dr. Thomas Gilbertson) and genetics of Parkinson's disease (Dr. Muqit and Dr. Sammler). Additionally, we have dedicated Huntington's disease, botulinum toxin and neuropsychiatry clinics. Additional, we have a range of clinical trials in Parkinson's disease running at any given time.

For research trainees, the focus in Dundee is on fundamental and translational sciences in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (Professor Dario Alessi FRS, director), in particular signalling pathways of LRRK2, PINK1, Parkin, and GBA.

Number of positions: 2 per year
Estimated monthly costs: 1700-2000$ per month. A shared room in London usually costs around 1200$, monthly costs for transport to the hospital is around 200$ per month, 500$ for meals

Support available from host site: N/A

Administrative requirements: We need a CV from the applicant. Tier5 VISA is requested for EU applicants if the staying is longer than 6 months. Otherwise, no VISA is required. The TIER5 VISA process requires a sponsorship letter from our university that takes usually 1 month time since the requested is sent to Human Resources. With the sponsorship letter, the applicant can apply online for TIER5 VISA and the answer is obtained within 4 weeks.

Educational activities

• Clinical training on diagnosis, assessment and management of Parkinsonisms, including DBS and infusion therapies for Parkinson's disease
• Clinical Training on diagnosis, assessment and management of adult-onset dystonia with oral medications, botulinum toxin, Deep Brain Stimulation
• Clinical Training on management of complex dystonias with botulinum toxin (including EMG guided injection, vocal cord injection)
• Clinical Training on diagnosis, assessment and management of Functional Movement Disorders.
• Clinical Training on assessment, diagnosis and management of Ataxias, Huntington’s Disease and Tourette’s Syndrome
• Clinical Training on assessment, diagnosis and management rare and unusual movement disorders
• Research training on electrophysiology and kinematic applied to the study of Movement Disorders and mechanism of DBS
• Weekly grand rounds
• Weekly lab meeting of the MDS/Neuromodulation team
• Monthly Video session
• Monthly MDT holistic clinic for Parkinson’s disease
• Monthly MDT meetings of the Advanced Therapies team
• Research training on data collection, analysis and manuscript writing for clinical cohort studies

Number of positions: 1-2 per year
Estimated monthly costs: 1000-1200 £ for living costs, taking into account at least 500 pounds of rent for a room. There are institution fees which are variable on the base of the type of fellowship (research or clinical) and duration.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: A Visa is required to go to the UK. The institution requires induction and occupational health checks. The registration to the General Medical Council would be preferable.

Educational activities

• Regular neurosciences grand rounds / clinical meetings as well as journal club presentations
• Monthly audit meeting 
• Regular IT resources  to access appropriate software and medical research material and online journals
• Attending Functional Neurosurgery/DBS for Movement Disorders multidisciplinary clinics
• Advanced Parkinson's Disease therapy clinics
• Dystonia & Spasticity Botulinum Toxin Services 
• Neurogenetics clinics
• Huntington’s Disease Clinics 
• Complex Tourette’s Syndrome Clinics 
• Advanced Tremor clinics
• MR guided focus ultrasound therapy sessions in theatre with neurologists, neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons
• MR guided focus ultrasound multidisciplinary clinics

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs:  £1500-2500+ (including housing)
Support available from host site: Subsidised hospital accommodation is available
Administrative requirements: Non-EU applicants may need a visa. There is an institutional application process (including an application fee). Demonstration of English proficiency (e.g. IELTS level 7 or above) is required.

Educational activities

• Functional neurosurgery - DBS, MRgFUS
• Device aided therapy - apomorphine, Duodopa
• Clinics - complex movement disorder, Botulinum toxin, Neurogenetics
• Neurology grand rounds, journal clubs
• Research - neuroimaging, neuromodulation, gait lab

Number of positions: 2
Estimated costs: £1,600 EUR living expenses.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Relevant mandatory training (eg health and safety) and access will be provided.

Educational activities

• A wide range of specialist clinics in movement disorders and ward rounds for inpatients
• Educational activities including video sessions, grand rounds and clinico-pathological conferences
• Basic understanding of neuropathology in movement disorders
• Possibility of collaborating in clinico-pathological research