Call for Applications: Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders

Call for Applications: Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Movement disorder specialists — neurologists with subspecialty training in treating Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders — serve as an important bridge between scientific advances in the lab and positive patient outcomes in the care setting. While the demand for movement disorder specialists increases, not enough neurologists are receiving this vital training. To address this unmet need, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is introducing The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders with the goal of developing a network of highly trained clinician-researchers— the next generation of leaders in Parkinson’s patient-relevant drug development and expert clinical care. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND TIMELINE The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders program seeks applications from well-established movement disorder centers to support two-year training fellowships. In order to allow centers sufficient time to identify the most favorable recipients, MJFF will first award promising training centers with funding for the fellowships. Once awarded, a center will be required to nominate the presumptive fellowship recipient for final review by MJFF. This nomination will include submission of the fellow’s CV and a letter of recommendation from the assigned mentor. The program is designed to expand the capacity of leading centers to train m...

Source: ScanGrants feed - December 9, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Michael J. Fox Foundation Source Type: funding