MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training Scholarship

MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training Scholarship

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2018 MS Rehabilitation Training Scholarship.

These 35-hour on-site training courses offers specialized training programs for rehabilitation professionals and graduate students in the areas of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech/language pathology.  The rehabilitation program is for professionals and professionals-in-training who want to learn more about rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis.  The program is not designed for experience professionals who have completed MSCS certification or have extensive experience in MS.

Program Background:

This program was established to support additional training and to stimulate excellence and growth in the delivery of rehabilitation in the field of MS.  In addition, the program will promote the CMSC’s core value of the need for comprehensive care for people living with MS.  Click on the link below for more in-depth details and eligibility requirements.

On-site MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training programs are scheduled at selected CMSC MS Centers in the United States and Canada.  This program will be offered during the first half of 2018 calendar year with dates to be confirmed soon.  All programs will be conducted by expert multidisciplinary faculty.  Each Rehab program site will accommodate four MS Program Scholars. Each trainee participant will be provided with scholarships funds for travel and lodging.

Program Details:

Each scholar will participate in a total of 35 hours of training covering all aspects of comprehensive care provided at a MS center. Applicants must hold appropriate licensure, certification and/or registrations in the state/province of their current employment or be currently enrolled in an accredited  rehabilitation graduate program and be prepared to spend 5-7 days (including travel) for the program.  Areas of education may include:

  1. Medical management in MS – neurological and nursing care
  2. Exposure to psychosocial services
  3. Wellness services or referral for health promotion
  4. MS-Specific rehabilitation programs  *  60 minute overview for each discipline-basics to advanced as identified by the fellows prior to the site visit [3 hr]  *  Patient interaction
  5. Active clinical research programs [discussion and/or participation in ongoing program]
  6. Exposure to seating and mobility clinics
  7. Spasticity interventions

2018 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Neurology Center of New England P.C, Foxboro, MA
Mia Del Gaudio, OT, OTR/L (West Milford, NJ)
Katelin King, PT, DPT, NCS (Tampa, FL)
Alexandra Warden Michl, PT, DPT (Worcester, MA)
Lorraine Yap, MA, CCC-SLP (Wayne, NJ)

Cleveland Clinic – Mellen Center for MS, Cleveland, OH
Mohan Ganeson, PT, PhD (Dubuque, IA)
Hayley Nhan, MScPT (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Elizabeth Nixon, PT, DPT (Durham, NC)
Tina Raad, DPT (Amherst, NY)

Optimus Program-Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Canada
Brittany Burbell, OTS (East Northport, NY)
Niki Chan, DPT (Brooklyn, NY)
Jennifer Lau, MPT (South Orange, NJ)
Melissa Werz, OTD, OTR/L (Durham, NC)

FCMSC MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training scholars are supported by FCMSC grants from AbbVie and CMSC

2017 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

OPTIMUS Program- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada
Barbara Schwerin Bohus, MS, CCC-SLP (Park Ridge, NJ)
Lynne Clark, BMR, PT (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Laurie Edwards, MS, CCC-SLP (Knightdale, NC)
Esmie Holderman, PT, DPT, NCS (Des Moines, IA)

The Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
Rachel Haines, MA, CCC-SLP (Orlando, FL)
Raphael Kupferman, PT, DPT (Englewood, NJ)
Megan Parker, MScOT (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Mallory Watson, MScOT, BSc, HSS (Langdon, Alberta, Canada)

Cleveland Clinic – Mellen Center for MS, Cleveland OH
Krystal Coke, PT, DPT (Dumont, NJ)
Kayla Dempster, MScPT (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Melissa Miller, PT (Maumee, OH)
Megan Turner, OTR/L (Davie, FL)

MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training scholars are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2016 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

OPTIMUS Program-University of Calgary MS Program, Calgary, Canada
Kathleen Czuba, CCC-SLP (Lombard, IL)
Hannah Fugle, SPT (Flagstaff, AZ)
Alejandra Villanueva, MS, OTR/L (Chicago, IL)
Alexis Williams, SPT (Raleigh, NC)

Rocky Mountain MS Center-University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CA
Alicia Bauer, OTR/L (White Bear Township, MN)
Garrett Johnson, Student (Fountain Hills, AZ)
Rebecka Schafer, SPT, CSC (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Zamalid Varela Vargas, DPT (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)

VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Candice Chan, BSCOT, OT(c) (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Shyra Dehner, Student (Paulsboro, NJ)
Ashley DeVolld, DPT (Littleton, CO)
Robyn Wells, R, SLP (Chestermere, Alberta, Canada)

MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training scholars are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2015 MS Rehabilitation Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Oregon Health & Science University, Multiple Sclerosis Center
Darcy Cooper, PT, DPT (Chapel Hill, NC)
Katherine Kelly, Student (Fountain Hills, AZ)
Carolyn Knoechel, MSc (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Lauren Zangari, MS, OT (Chapel Hill, NC)

Mellen Center for MS Treatment & Research-Cleveland Clinic
Brittney Arnold, PT, DPT (Durham, NC)
Lisa Marie Cundey, Student (Augusta, GA)
Kimberly Powell, MS, CCC-SLP (Durham, NC)
Laura Tymas, MS, PT, GCS (Durham, NC)

Optimus Program-University of Calgary MS Program
Catherine Boissoneault, Student (Gainesville, FL)
Laura Michelle Boose, SPT, MS (Raleigh, NC)
Kimberle Cratsenberg, Student (Durham, NC)
Robyn Hinds, DPT (Orlando, FL)

FCMSC MS Rehabilitation Fellows are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2014 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Mellen Center for MS Treatment & Research-Cleveland Clinic
Elizabeth Benfield, OT (Calgary, Alberta Canada)
Clarissa Luzuriaga-Perez, PT (Boston, MA)
Lynn Marass, OTR/L (Washington Crossing, PA)
Anielia Thomas, OT (Quincy, MA)

Optimus Program-University of Calgary MS Program
Catherine Browne, BScPT, Student (Galway, Ireland)
Sara Corbett, DPT (West Fargo, ND)
Afolasade Oluwatosin Farotimi, PT (Kingston, Ontario Canada)
Dori Goldman, OTR/L (New York, NY)

Tanner Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Birmingham, AL
Dana Aravich, OTR/L (Pittsburgh, PA)
Danielle Lee-Lehman, Student (Warnerville, NY)
Scott Rytter, DPT (Winston Salem, NC)
Kimberly Willis, PT, DPT (Brandon, MS)

FCMSC MS Rehabilitation Fellows are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2012/2013 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Mellen Center for MS Treatment & Research-Cleveland Clinic
Diana Bazzarelli, PT (Dumont, NJ)
Kacie Birkmeyer, Student (Phoenix, AZ)
Amanda Curto, Student (Duluth, MN)
Hina Garg, PT, PhD candidate 2014 (Salt Lake City, UT)

Optimus Program-University of Calgary MS Program
Valerie Block, PT, BSc (San Diego, CA)
Benita Le Morvan, OT (Prince George, BC Canada)
Kimberly Quan, MS, OT (New Westminster, BC Canada)
Anthony Testin, Student (Joliet, IL)

Shepherd Center, Multiple Sclerosis Institute, Atlanta, GA
Kari Thompson, PT, DPT (Fargo, ND)
Christine Thrift, PT (Greenville, RI)
Christopher Vitolo, DPT, PT (Miami, FL)
Sarah Wargo, DPT (Hartford, CT)

FCMSC MS Rehabilitation Fellows are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2011/2012 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Baird MS Center-Jacobs Neurologic Institute
Erin Baker, DPT, PT, ATC-L (Orlando, FL)
Branka Jelcic, PT (Winnipeg, MB Canada)

Foothills Medical Center, Optimus Program
Carolyn Alma, OT (Toronto, ON Canada)
Melissa Nance, OT (Winnipeg, MB Canada)

Mellen Center for MS Treatment & Research-Cleveland Clinic
Ellen Belle, MA, PT (Englewood, CO)
Catherine Hranek, Student (Buffalo, NY)
Laura Miller, DPT (Louisville, KY)
Vivien Poon, PT (Toronto, ON Canada)

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
Caroline Rahn, BSc, PT (Hamel, QB Canada)
Jason Seltzer, PT (Plainview, NY)
Tracy Flemming Tracy, MSCS, OT (Sterrett, AL)
Mary Ellen Vore, PT, MS (Rochester, NY)

FCMSC MS Rehabilitation Fellows are supported by an FCMSC grant from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

2010 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Mellen Center for Cleveland Clinic
August 9-13, 2010 – Cara Brown, OT, MSc
September 13-17, 2010 – Melissa Elpers, BS, STP; Meaghan M. Hardwood
October 4-8, 2010 – Amy Alaniz, OTS

NYU Multiple Sclerosis Care Center
November 8-12, 2010 – Maria Rundell; Zhaoheng (Joy) Shi
November 15-19, 2010 – Danielle Gilbert, SPT; Marissa A. Barrear, MS, TSHH, MSCS, CCC-SLP

OPTIMUS Program at Foothills Medical Centre
October 18-22, 2010 – Jacob I. McPherson; Cassie Bramhall, OTS
October 25-29, 2010 – Jillian Melican, OTS; Cathy Holper, PT, MSCS

2008/2009 Rehab Fellows

The IOMSRT would like to recognize those candidates selected and the sites chosen to be part of the Rehab Fellowship.

Jacobs Neurological Institute, University of Buffalo
Linda Courtney, PT (Dunkirk, NY)
Jennifer Fromm, MS, OTR/L, CCRC (New York, NY)
Lori Schmaderer, PT (Omaha, NE)

The Heuga Center
Jennifer Dierberger, MA, CCC-SLP (Elkins, PA)
Lindsey Kramer, PT (Fargo, ND)

University of Calgary MS Center
Jane Gates, BH, Sc, PT (Kelowna, BC)