WFN Teaching Centre and Mohamed V University One-Year Electrophysiology Fellowship Program

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) and the Department of Neurology of Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco are delighted to announce a one-year Visiting Fellow Program on Electromyography and Neuromuscular Diseases for African Neurologists.

The International Congress for Neuromuscular Disease (ICNMD) congress which took place in Toronto, Canada in 2016 was organised by the WFN research group on neuromuscular diseases (http://icnmd2016.org/). The proceeds from this congress have been used to sponsor a one-year fellowship in electrophysiology in the teaching centre in Rabat. This will be the second fellowship available in addition to the general fellowship offered by the WFN Teaching centre in Rabat.

The next congress of the ICNMD will be in 2018 in Vienna, Austria, (www.icnmd2018.org) and the visiting fellow will be invited to the congress.

Project description

Mohamed V University would like to support the African Initiative of the WFN by inviting an African colleague to participate in a one-year training course on Electromyography and Neuromuscular diseases. The purpose is to experience the modern Moroccan medical system in an international environment, meet new colleagues, and foster future cooperation.

The training course in Electromyography and Muscles diseases at the Department of Neurology, Mohamed V University will include Electromyography, Neuropathies, Muscle Diseases and neuromuscular disorders. Teaching will be conducted in French.

Timeframe

The visit will take place for one academic year from September 2017 to August 2018.

Details about support

The visiting fellow will receive the following support:

• Reimbursement for one economy flight from the Fellow's country of residence to Rabat and the return journey.
• Reimbursement of Accommodation for the academic year.
• A monthly allowance for living expenses (food and beverage) during the academic year.
• Costs of health insurance and insurance for medical activity during the stay in Morocco (to be arranged by the applicant, the costs will be refunded).
• The amount of scholarship will be paid to the Moroccan Foundation Against Neurological Diseases which will reimburse the fellow's expenses.

Attention: Please note that support is provided for the visiting trainee only, and does not include family or dependents. The WFN is not responsible for financial issues other than related to the project.

Criteria for applications

• The applicant must be a resident of a country in low or lower-middle income country in the African continent [1]
• The applicant must be born after 31.12.1977
• The applicant must have recently completed his/ her neurology training
• The applicant must be fluent in French

Evaluation Committee

• WFN
  Professor Steven Lewis, WFN Chair of the Education Committee
  Professor Wolfgang Grisold, WFN Secretary-General
• Rabat Training Center
  Professor Reda Ouazzani (Head of Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Mohamed V University)
  Professor Mustapha El Alaoui Faris (President of Moroccan Foundation Against Neurological Diseases)
• AFAN
  Professor Riadh Gouider, WFN Trustee
  Dr Augustina Charway-Felli, AfAN Representative

Deadline for application

To apply, applicants must submit their CV, a supporting statement, and a letter of recommendation from their Head of Department by 12 June 2017 by email to jade@wfneurology.org.

[1] As defined by the World Bank - http://data.worldbank.org/country