Program Overview
Movement Disorders Fellowship Program
The University of Miami's Division of Movement Disorders offers a unique opportunity to train in a dynamic, multicultural environment, treating a wide range of movement disorders among a diverse patient population from South Florida, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Program Overview
Our fellowship is designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in neurology, providing comprehensive training in both clinical and research aspects of movement disorders. Fellows gain hands-on experience through extensive clinical rotations at our state-of-the-art facilities, engage in cutting-edge research, and participate in interdisciplinary teams that include neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals.
Program Structure
The University of Miami offers a 1 or 2-year fellowship program that aims to provide fellows a broad exposure to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of movement disorders. The program aims to train fellows in the diagnosis and treatment of common and rare movement disorders, botulinum toxin injections, deep brain stimulation patient selection, interoperative assessment, and post-operative programming, and interdisciplinary management of complex movement disorders. Fellows also gain experience in conducting movement disorders research and clinical trials.
Clinical Activities
The regular fellow schedule includes:
- General Movement Disorders clinics with our board-certified neurologists
- Botulinum toxin clinics
- Parkinson’s Interdisciplinary Clinic
- Huntington’s Disease Interdisciplinary Clinic
- Functional Movement Disorders Interdisciplinary Clinic
- Deep Brain Stimulation Clinics
- Residents’ clinic at Jackson Memorial Hospital (General Movement Disorders and Botulinum toxin injections)
- DBS Surgical Cases (interoperative electrophysiological recordings)
Additional electives:
- Lewy Body Dementia clinic
- Tourette’s clinic
In addition to the clinical time, fellows participate in the following regular academic activities:
- Neurology Grand Rounds (biweekly)
- Video Case Conference (biweekly)
- Interdisciplinary DBS Conference (biweekly)
- Movement Disorders Division Research Meeting (biweekly)
- Journal Club (monthly)
- Fellow Research Conference (monthly)
Sample Weekly Schedule
Year 1
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
AM | Botox Clinic | MD Clinic | DBS Case | Academic | Academic
PM | Botox Clinic | MD Clinic | MD Clinic | Parkinson's IDC | DBS Clinic
Year 2
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
AM | DBS Case | MD Clinic | Research | MD Clinic | Academic
PM | Research | MD Clinic | Research | Research | DBS Clinic
Research
During the first year, fellows will develop their own clinical research projects. They will also have the opportunity to participate in our faculty investigator-initiated studies with one-on-one mentorship, and to participate in ongoing clinical trials as sub-investigators.
The fellows are supported with an academic stipend which can be used for conference travel. They are expected to present their research at American Academy of Neurology and International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society annual conferences. The Division also supports fellow participation in the Aspen Movement Disorder Course during the first year.
Fellows are also encouraged to participate in community educational activities for patients with movement disorders.
Application Process
The University of Miami participates in the Movement Disorders Fellowship (MODIF) Match Network. The match occurs in September. The application process involves registration, and details regarding applications can be found through the match network.