MGA Medical Global Academy’s advanced Fellowship in Movement Disorders is tailored for healthcare professionals looking to deepen their understanding and expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of movement disorders. This extensive Fellowship offers detailed instruction in Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremors, chorea, ataxia, myoclonus, tic disorders and other complicated neurological movement disorders. The program combines theory with clinical practice, providing in-depth theoretical instruction and hands-on experience in neurological assessment, differential diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and multi-disciplinary patient care. The fellowship focuses on the following primary areas: neuroanatomy and motor control, Parkinsonian syndromes, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic movement disorders, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, neurogenetics, advanced therapeutics, deep brain stimulation (DBS), focused ultrasound therapy and emerging neurorestorative technologies. Participants get to see patients, discuss cases, perform gait and balance assessment, attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and see cutting edge movement disorder clinics.

Skills You Will Gain

• Detailed knowledge about the neuroanatomical, neurophysiological and motor control mechanisms underlying movement disorders.

• Knowledge of differentiating Parkinson’s disease, atypical Parkinsonian disorders, dystonia, tremor, chorea, ataxia, myoclonus and tic disorders.

• Knowledge and skill in neurological examination procedures and movement disorder assessment scales.

• Understanding of neuroimaging studies, such as MRI, PET, and SPECT and DaTSCAN, for assessment of movement disorder.

• Knowledge of movement disorders, particularly in relation to their evidence-based pharmacological treatment.

• Knowledge of how to evaluate patients for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) or other advanced neuromodulation therapies.

• Knowledge of gait analysis, balance evaluation, fall prevention measures and planning rehabilitation.

• Understand and be familiar with pediatric movement and genetic syndromes and neurogenetic testing approaches.

• Awareness of psychiatric symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, autonomic dysfunction and sleep disorders related to movement disorders.

• Knowledge of wearable technologies, remote monitoring, tele-neurology and digital health resources.

• Skill in handling metabolic, autoimmune, paraneoplastic and systemic movement disorders.

• Research skills, clinical audit, counselling skills, multidisciplinary working and evidence based decision making skills.

• Awareness of novel treatments such as gene therapy, focused ultrasound, precision medicine and neurorestorative therapies.

Career Outcomes After the Fellowship

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the evaluation and treatment of complicated movement disorders.

• Work in special movement disorder clinics, neurology departments, academic medical centers and multidisciplinary neuroscience institutes.

• Assist in providing complete care to patients with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremors, ataxia, chorea and other neurological issues.

• Promote individualized treatment plans and evidence-based neurological care to improve patient outcomes.

• Increase career opportunities in the areas of neurogenetics, neurorehabilitation, geriatric neurology, and precision medicine.

• Work with neurology, neurosurgery, physiotherapy, psychology, genetic counselling and rehabilitation.

• Participate in clinical research, neurodegenerative disease research and innovation in the management of movement disorders.

• Acquire skills in remotely managing neurological care through tele-neurology, digital health care and wearable monitoring.

• Establish credibility as a movement disorders/neurodegenerative disease management expert.

• Teaching, Clinical leadership and Fellowship training roles in Neurology programs.

• Keep abreast of novel advances in the fields of neurotherapeutics, artificial intelligence, gene therapy and personalized medicine.

• Enhance healthcare policymaking and patients’ advocacy, and improve neurological service development opportunities.

• To improve professional development in one of the most dynamic sub-specialty fields of clinical neurology and neurosciences.