This one-year clinical Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Fellowship at the University of Florida provides advanced specialist training in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with multiple sclerosis and related immune-mediated disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The overall goals for the fellowship are to:
- Develop competence in the care of persons with MS and related neuroimmunological disorders
- Become familiar with principles of interdisciplinary comprehensive patient-centered care of persons with MS
- Incorporate personalized therapy and risk management into clinical decision making in the care of persons with MS
- Recognize and address health disparities and inequities in MS
- Develop the ability to create new or advance existing MS centers in the Unites States
- Teach medical professionals and the MS community in MS-specific education to advance health literacy
- Develop an in-depth knowledge and competence in the relationship between epidemiological factors, including infections and their influence on clinical course of MS