MDS Study Groups

Benefits for Study Groups

• Official recognition by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
• Receiving a letter of support and recommendation by the MDS President
• Financial support for telephone conferences
• Meeting space during the annual MDS Congress
• Access to MDS project management tools

Duties and Responsibilities of Study Groups

• Defining the needs in a specific area of research
• Developing a scientific task on a long-term basis
• Reporting annually on the progress and next steps
• Scientific results should be submitted to the Movement Disorders journal
  
  Note: To the extent possible, Study Group Chairs will assign copyright in rating scales to MDS, which may license rights for use by others.

Requirements for Approval of a New Study Group

• The topic of the study is of major interest for the field of Movement Disorders
• The membership is open to world-wide participation and should include the major researchers in the field
• The members of the Study Group are MDS members (exclusions from this rule are possible on special request)

Application Process

• Submission of the project, its objectives and aims (timelines and deliverables)
• List of participants

Please submit proposals of new Study Groups, including the above information, as well as questions regarding the formation of new Study Groups, to MDS at info@movementdisorders.org