Host Sites: MDS-PAS Visiting Trainee Grant

Estimated monthly costs:  $1000 living expenses. No institutional fees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A
Start time: Placements should be coordinated 12 months in advance.

Educational activities

• Weekly bibliographical meetings. 
• Weekly grand rounds. 
• Participation in the development of clinical trials and research projects. 
• Participation in the Department of Neurogenetic Section activities. 
• Botulinum toxin workshops. 
• Training in invasive therapies in movement disorder (external collaborative centers). 
• Attendance to the Annual Argentine Neurological Congress 
• Collaborative activities with the University Center of Neurology (Jose Maria Ramos Mejia - University of Buenos Aires). 

 
Start time: Any
Positions available: 1
Estimated monthly costs: US$1,000. There are no associated institution fees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• Clinical training in outpatient evaluations, admitted patients, preoperative and postoperative DBS evaluation and programming, botulinum toxin injections, and apomorphine continuous infusion therapy.
• Participation in research projects led by movement disorder specialists through the full spectrum of protocols, including patient evaluation, data management, statistics, results interpretation and manuscript writing
• Presentation of challenging cases in weekly grand rounds
• Participation in the General Neurology weekly grand rounds
• Participation in the Journal Club for discussion of recent articles published.
• Participation in educational courses or conferences for physicians
• Attendance to the annual Argentine Neurological Congress
• Attendance to the MDS International and PAS Congress
• Participation in educational talks for patients and caregivers
• Access to all services provided by the institutional library
• Access to The Leadership Challenge - Sixth Ed. book
• Access to all services provided by the institutional library

Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: Living, $1,000 USD
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• Interdisciplinary patient's discussion
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Assessment and Evaluation of Neurological Conditions from ICF point of view
• Patient centerd tailor-made Intervention
• Therory-practice lessons

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: US $1,200-$1,500 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Passport with a photo, Visa, Health insurance and potential accident insurance, motivation letter, short resume, proof of enrollment at your home institution, copy of diplomas, immunization report

Educational activities

• Grand Round of general neurology 
• Journal club in Movement Diosrders 
• Practice in outpatient care in patients with all movement disorders
• Practice in treatment with botulinun toxin in patients with dystonia
• Anual Symposium in Update in Movement Disorders
• Research with eventual publications can be developed if it is the student's interest

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $1,000 living costs
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa considerations and administrative requirements are dependant on the country of origin of the trainee

Educational activities

• Particiapation in the movement disorders outpatient clinic
• Botulinum toxin outpatient clinic
• Deep brain Stimulation programming sessions and surgery

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: No institutional fees
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• Weekly Outpatient clinic of Movement Disorders (General)
• Botulinum toxin outpatient clinic, 3 times a week (Dystonias, hemifacial spasm, spasticity)
• Weekly Ataxia Outpatient clinic
• Weekly DBS Outpatient clinic
• Evaluation of patients with movement disorders in the Hospital, twice a week

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $1,000 living costs
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa requirements vary by country of origin

Educational activities

• Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic observership
• Botulinum Toxin Outpatiet Clinic observership
• Attend weekly scientific article review sessions

Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: $1,000 USD living costs, No associated institution fees.
Support available from host site: Hospital provides complimentary meals for trainees.
Administrative requirements: Travelers can enter in Brazil for a stay of up to 90 days without Visa.
Additional notes: The trainee program for physical therapists will include an overview of the different areas included in the interdisciplinary team and discussion with Movement Disorders specialists.

Educational activities

• Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic observership
• Botulinum Toxin Outpatiet Clinic observership
• Attend scientific article review or cases sessions
• Access to patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming sessions
• Assist DBS surgeries (optional depending on schedule)
• Daily Neurology Grand Rounds

Number of positions: 2 per year
Allied health specialties: Physiotherapy: Motor and Pelvic floor physical therapy; Occupational therapy; Neuropsychology; Psychology; Speech therapy; Social assistance
Estimated monthly costs: BRL 1500 (US$ 300), cost of living.
Support available from host site: Daily transfer from Natal to Macaiba and back is provided by Santos Dumont Institute (ISD). ISD is located in Macaiba and most researchers, health professionals and students live in Natal, which is the capital and located 30 Km distance.
Administrative requirements: Institute Santos Dumont needs a letter from the Trainee, his/her host Institution or from MDS requiring the training.
The letter/email should be addressed to: hougelle.simplicio@isd.org.br, diretoria.geral@isd.org.br

• Training in the diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of Parkinson's Disease;
• Specific treatments modalities in each professional field (ie. physical therapy, neuropsychology, ...)
• Weekly team meeting (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Urologist, Physiotherapist, both motor and Pelvic floor physical therapy, occupational therapist, Neuropsychologist, Psychologist, Speech therapist and Social assistance);
• Monthly Educational activity with Parkinson's community;
• Clinical training in the application of assessment scales for People with Parkinson's;
• Training in International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health;
• Patient and family centered care;
• Movement and gait analysis Lab;
• EEG and fNIRS Lab;
• Non invasive neuromodulation (TMS and tDCS);
• Access to patients with implanted neuromodulation (DBS);
• After specific training and if approved by Institutional Animal Committe it is possible to have access to Rodends and Non-human primate laboratories of neurophysiology, surgery room, behavior lab and neuromodulation lab for animals

Comprehensive ongoing research programs related to PET and fMRI imaging, gut microbiome, non-invasive neuromodulation, video automated assessment of motor symptoms.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: Vancouver cost of living is typically high
Support available from host site: Stipends may be available
Administrative requirements: Proficiency in English is necessary to obtain an educational license from CPSBC

Educational activities

• Video Rounds
• Can participate in separate Huntington's clinic
• Weekly Team rounds
• Neurology Grand Rounds
• Learning about Botulinum Toxin treatment for Dystonia

The Fellow will participate in a number of on-going and up-coming experimental therapeutic trials and clinical translational projects, and this post is suitable for those seeking a career in HD clinical care, clinical neuroscience, and drug development.

The working environment is collective and multidisciplinary.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: $5,000 cost of living; Trainee will be required to obtain a training license in British Columbia ($2000).
Support available from host site: Funded Clinical Research fellowship with ~ $100K per year salary
Administrative requirements: Trainee will require a work visa for Canada and will be required to obtain a training license in British Columbia.

• The Clinical Fellow will be centrally involved in the conduct of HD clinical trials: including, but not limited to, innovative intrathecal huntingtin-lowering therapy studies, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarker studies, trials of novel biologic therapies, and large international observational trials in HD.

• Work closely with the other CHD team members (Research Trial Coordinators, Research Assistants, and Project Administrator) as well as other members of the CHD team.

• In addition to the training in Huntington’s disease, the candidate will receive clinical training in Clinical Neurogenetics with Dr Blair R. Leavitt.

• The Clinical Research Fellow will be responsible for biosample collection that will take place in these studies, and must have established skills with blood collection and lumbar puncture for CSF collection.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: A monthly stipend of CAD 3500 (2600 USD) provides the possibility of renting a place to live and cover food and transportation.
Administrative requirements: The requirements depend on the nature of the training. Clinical trainees will require to apply for a provincial medical license (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta). We can guide applicants. A license is not required for research trainees. English proficiency needs to be demonstrated through an official examination

• Weekly Video Rounds

• Weekly Journal Clubs

• Monthly Invited Speakers

• Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds

• Monthly Research meeting

Number of positions: 2
Estimated costs: $3,000 USD monthly
Support available from host site: Institutional funding may be available to candidates.
Administrative requirements: One-year fellowships require candidates to secure $40,000 in total funding. Candidates for fellowships must have a Doctor of Medicine degree from a school or university listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools published by the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) and hold a specialist's certificate. The admission process for a one-year fellowship must begin a year before start date.

Educational activities
6 weeks (observation): Candidates will observe and interact with movement disorders specialists in daily clinics.

1 or 2 years (fellowship): Fellows will actively participate in daily movement disorders clinics. They will have the opportunity to engage in clinical and translational research and may be involved in clinical trials.

Specialized movement disorders clinics include advanced Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, Huntington's disease, and ataxia.

Candidates are invited to participate in weekly movements disorders rounds.

For those interested in doing a research fellowship, please contacting the institution before applying.

Start time: Most training periods are 6, 12, or 24 months. A 3-month training period may be an option for those interested mainly in botulinum toxin injection training.
Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs:  Rent is USD $450-$750 in Santiago, and additonal living costs are USD $650-700. There are no institution fees.
Support available from host site: CETRAM provides orientation for trainees to get adequate accommodation and transport. We suggest our international fellows have a sponsor in their country or a stipend from their local institution to cover expenses associated with their stay in Santiago; CETRAM provides no compensation.
Administrative requirements: Applicants must have completed an accredited residency program in neurology. They must submit two Letters of Recommendation, a Curriculum Vitae, a Letter of Intent to the Fellowship Coordinator, and a Letter of Support from their institution or sponsor. International fellows must hire international medical insurance valid in Chile.

For stays of up to 3 months, some may need a temporary permanence permit which can be extended for another three months. Those planning to stay longer may need a temporary visa (temporary residence). For more information on specific requirements or exceptions, we suggest consulting with the Chilean consulate in the country of residence or the migrant helpdesk.

Also review the current COVID-19 requirements and restrictions. 

Educational activities

• List of readings and books of references related to movement disorders. Quarterly feedback according to the advances in the knowledge acquired and practical skills
• Shadow staff members at the movement disorders clinic from Monday to Friday. A supervised fellow’s clinic is part of the program.
• Proficiently use clinical rating scales for movement disorders and related research. 
• Observe and perform supervised botulinum toxin injections. The training includes a workshop and a talk series on botulinum toxin and EMG-Ultrasound-guided injections. 
• Deep brain stimulation surgery and MR-guided high-frequency ultrasound are available in some Chilean centers. Fellows are expected to understand the basics of these therapies. 
• Participation in the situational approach team, and activities in the community house and rehabilitation program.
• Prepare weekly meetings and comprehensive literature reviews for the patient care conference.
• Oversee neurology residents’ weekly seminars on different movement disorders topics.
• Prepare at least one case report or literature review for publication or presentation to a professional society during their fellowship.

• Conduct and prepare one retrospective or prospective study for publication or abstract presentation at a professional society congress during their fellowship. 

• Participate in research under the guidance of supervising faculty.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated costs: $800 USD per month for housing, meals, and transportation
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Letter of intention required to train in Movement Disorders and then, the office will send the requirements of vaccines and CV, passport and, educational certificates. The hospital has short courses that the Trainee should complete before the start of the training.

Educational activities

The institution offers three types of activities for training:

1. Clinical consultation with a Movement Disorder Neurologist. As a part of this training, the Trainee could be part of multidisciplinary meetings where we discuss clinical cases in Movement Disorders and patients in DBS protocol.
2. Research: The Trainee could be part of the multidisciplinary team that made rural and urban brigades with Parkinson disease and, the Trainee could participate in the research with LARGE-PD project.
3. Other activities: The Trainee could be part of the multidisciplinary team of Alianza Parkinson Cali and the program called Sábados en Movimiento. This program carries on monthly and we do many activities on general education (non motor symptoms) and physical and occupational therapy.

Fellowship program is certified by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: Appx. $400-600 USD living costs. Tuition stated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico for the complete certified Movements Disorders Fellowship is around $1,000 USD yearly. For 1 to 3 months observerships, no tuition fee is required.
Support available from host site: Insitution can provide housing and dining.
Administrative requirements: Instituition requires an interview and written exam. International trainees eligible for the full-year Fellowship must apply for a Temporary Student Visa.

Educational activities

• Outpatient movement disorders clinic that receives a vast volume of patients. (3 days a week)
• Inpatient consultation and follow-up for the Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neuropsychiatry wards
• Advanced therapies: Apomorphine and DBS patient selection, study protocol, intraoperative microrecording and clinical evaluation, programming and follow up.
• EMG & USG assisted botulinum toxin application for dystonia and other movement disorders
• Educational curricula with academic sessions twice a week.
• Case presentation sessions
• Participation in the development of a research protocol regarding one of the clinical laboratory's research topics

Number of positions: 4
Estimated monthly costs: USD$1,000 for housing, living and tuition costs.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Student Visa. 

Educational activities

• Clinical activities

• Clinical research

Number of positions: 1-2
Allied health specialty: Neuro PT
Estimated monthly costs: $1,500 USD accomodations' $500 USD Food / Grocery; $200 USD Transit. No institutional fees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Will need HIPAA training for patient confidentiality. Tourist visas should be okay.

• Daily clinic experience with two Movement Disorders doctors and an Advanced Practice Provider seeing a variety of patients with ET, PD, and atypical parkinsonism.
• There are specialty clinics for Botox, DBS and multidisciplinary clinics for HD, PD, and Tremor.
• Opportunity to shadow Deep Brain Stimulation surgery and MR guided Ultrasound.
• Scheduled video rounds
• Depending on the interest, opportunity for researchers from a detailed patient database

Program offers training in pediatric movement disorders. 

Number of positions: 1-2 
Estimated monthly costs: $2,500-$3,500 USD for living costs. 
Support available from host site: Visa fees may be covered by the host institution.
Administrative requirements: Proof of external funding is required. Visa and institutional requirements (i.e. occupational health requirements) must be met. This program offers training in pediatric movement disorders. Applicants for the clinical fellowship must have completed a residency program in child neurology by their proposed start date.

Educational activities:

• The core component of the clinical education consists of evaluating patients in the Movement Disorders Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Clinical activities will be overseen by faculty with sub-specialty training in Movement Disorders.
• The program also includes training in neurogenetics, rare disease research, precision medicine approaches, and specialized techniques and procedures for movement disorders, such as deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin injections.
• Fellows are able to participate in the academic lectures and conferences offered at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $2,000-2,500 USD per month, living expenses. No institution fees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: J-1 visa sponsorship

Educational activities

• Biweekly video rounds
• Weekly grand rounds
• Monthly journal club
• Weekly movement disorders didactics

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: $3,000-4,000 USD per month. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa, Medical Degree in origin country, Employee health clearance (limited). 6-8 weeks advance notice for visa process, and visiting observership program approval. 

Educational activities

• Clinical: Visiting Observership for patient care clinic, including botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation programming

Number of positions: 1 at a time
Estimated monthly costs: $500-1,000 USD.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Transcription of speech pathology training. Able to register as a student at large for one semester. Past clinical experience in speech-language pathology (i.e., speech therapy)

Educational activities

• Attending clinical rounds
• Auditing selected classes in the Master's degree of Speech-Language Pathology
• Shadowing Speech-Language Pathologist to observe in SCOPE Clinic patients with speech and swallowing disorders associated with movement disorders

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: Housing/hotel cost in New York City or nearby town like Fort Lee, NJ or Edgewater, NJ. No associated fees in the practice.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Visa required to enter USA for those countries that need it.

Educational activities: Participation in the evaluation & treatment of movement disorders particularly PD, Cervical Dystonia, Parkinsonism, etc.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: $100 application fee. $3,000 living expenses. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• General Movement Disorders clinics with our board-certified neurologists 
• Botulinum toxin clinics 
• Huntington’s Disease Interdisciplinary Clinic 
• Deep Brain Stimulation clinics 
• Lewy body dementia clinic 
• Tourette's clinic
• Functional movement disorders clinic 
• Movement Disorders Fast Track clinic. Fellow will run clinic with attending supervision
• DBS Operating Room electrophysiological recordings weekly
• Besides general clinics, academic activities are scheduled on a regular basis:
• Video sessions biweekly
• Journal Club biweekly 
• Interdisciplinary DBS Conference biweekly
• Neurology Grand Rounds weekly
• Movement disorders Research meeting weekly

Number of positions: 2 per year
Estimated monthly costs:  $3,500 living costs. There are no institutional fees, but institutional requirements such as immunizations may need to be budgeted for in advance.
Support available from host site: Suggestions for housing and transportation could be provided as needed.
Administrative requirements: A Visa is required to enter and stay in the United States of America for the duration of the observational experience. For observational experiences, our institution has additional requirements for immunization and/or documented immunity.

Educational activities

• Observational experiences within our adult and pediatric movement disorders clinics, programs, and clinical research activities. These observational experiences could be tailored to the specific interests of the visiting trainee.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: —$3,000 cost of living. $1,500 for United States trainees, no additional cost for international trainees.
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: At least general neurologist, preferably a trainee already a movemnt disorder specialist. No visa considerations.

• Diagnosis and interdisciplinary approach for diagnosis and management

• Medical management

• Pre DBS screening

• Post DBS management

• Intraoperatory MER

• Botulinum injection for dystonia

• Neuro rehabilitation

   

  Research

• Translational research in collaboration with UT Austin and Texas A&M

• Clinical trials

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $3,500
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: J-1 Exhange Vistor Program

Educational activities

• Movement disorders clinical practice
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Clinical Trials
• Biostatistics
• Weekly Lecture Series
• Video Rounds

This training opportunity is available for those interested in neuromodulation in movement disorders. Participants are expected to primarily engage in clinical research activities related to neuromodulation, including, but not limited to prospective intraoperative and outpatient data collection and analysis, retrospective chart reviews, and writing case reports and other manuscripts for publication.

Number of positions: 1
Estimated monthly costs: Proof of external funding (ie, from your institution) of a minimum of $2600/month is required
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Proof of external funding

Educational activities

• DBS Case Conferences
• Attend OR cases to collect research data
• Observe neuromodulation clinical care
• Movement Disorders Video Rounds
• Movement Disorders Lecture Series
• Neurology Grand Rounds
• CITI research training and certification
• IRB training

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $4,000
Support available from host site: Not regularly offered; may be considered on a case-by-case basis
Administrative requirements: N/A

Educational activities

• Exposure to a large number of patients with Parkinson's disease and other forms of Parkinsonism as well as other movement disorders.
• Botulinum Toxin injection clinic, DBS programming, and multidisciplinary Huntington’s disease genetics clinic.
• Didactic training, educational programs
• Journal club
• DBS surgical conference
• Movement disorders video rounds
• Combined cognitive movement disorders rounds

There are 2 available fellowship options: 

• A 2 year clinical-research fellowship for any neurology applicant who has taken and passed the USMLE and is eligible for a training or permanent medical license.
• A 1-2 year research fellowship for any international applicant who has not taken the USMLE and therefore is not eligible to obtain a medication license.

Number of positions: 2 per year
Estimated monthly costs: Cleveland offers a low cost of living.  
Support available from host site: Determined on a case-by-case basis.
Administrative requirements: It is Cleveland Clinic's policy to utilize CCF-recognized health insurance while in training.

Educational activities

• Diverse clinical activity opportunities, as the clinic serves more than 5,000 patients per year and more than 200 DBS implantations and focused ultrasounds
• Home to the State of Ohio’s only Parkinson Disease Center of Excellence (designated by the Parkinson Foundation); Progressive Supranuclear Palsy/Atypical Parkinsonism Center of Care (designated by the CurePSP Foundation); and, the region’s only Huntington Disease Center of Excellence (designated by the Huntington Disease Society of America); and the newly-established Advanced Neurotechnology Center for Parkinson Disease.

The Movement Disorders Fellowship Program has recently been awarded the Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence Fellowship Grant, and the Edmond J Safra/Michael J. Fox Foundation Fellowship Grant.

Cleveland Clinic has recently been designated as the nation’s #2 hospital by US News and World Report, and as the world’s #2 hospital by Time Magazine. In addition, its Neurology/Neurosurgery Program has been ranked #5 in the nation by US News and World Report.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $2,000 USD living expenses, $1,000 UDS accomodations, with options to share with other students to cover costs. 
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Trainees will have to go through departmental review and fill out associated paper work.

• A trainee will take part in multidisciplinary deep brain stimulation conferences, journal clubs, video rounds, grand rounds and can also take advantage of excellent neurology residency lectures daily.
• Trainee will observe and learn diagnosis and treatments for movement disorder, including pharmacological, supportive treatments (such as exercise) as well as interventional treatments such as deep brain stimulation and infusion therapies.
• Trainee will also experience the multi-disciplinary team needed to take care of a patient with movement disorders and also patient centered care.

Number of positions: 2
Estimated monthly costs: $1,500-$2,000 USD
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Able to support J-1 Visas for foreign visiting scholars. The process is well organized at the institution and it takes approximately 3-4 months.

• Participation in subspecialty clinics
• Advanced therapies including DBS and Duopa
• Clinical research and educational activities related to our movement disorder fellowship training program

Number of positions: 1-2
Estimated monthly costs: Proof of external funding (i.e., from your institution) of a minimum of $2300/month is required (Median rent is $1,482 / month; Energy bill is $153.39 / month; Grocery bill is $500 /month; Transportation $100/month)

Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative Requirements: Valid visa status. J1 visa supported for clinical training, clinical observation experience with/without research training only possible for max of 6 months. For observational experiences, our institution has additional requirements for immunization and/or documented immunity.

Educational actitives: 

• Three and a half days per week in movement disorders clinic (including general movement disorders patients, pre – surgical and post – surgical evaluations)  
• One day per week shadowing intraoperative monitoring for deep brain stimulation or focus ultrasound (late 2023) surgical case  
• Half clinic per week in chemodenervation clinic (Botulinum toxin injection)  
• Bi – monthly video rounds of clinical cases 
• Bi - monthly comprehensive care team meetings dedicated to deep brain stimulation patients, atypical parkinsonism, Parkinson’s disease patients, Huntington's disease, essential tremor patients 
• Quarterly Movement Disorders Journal club  
• Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds.

Number of positions: 1 at a time
Estimated monthly costs: $2,000
Support available from host site: N/A
Administrative requirements: Requirements are dependent upon stage of training and home country. Email the institution to inquire about details.

Educational activities

• Video rounds
• Journal club
• Neuromodulation meetings