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Awards and scholarships for MS professionals recognize achievement and encourage further advances and excellence in research and clinical expertise. These resources allow current MS professionals to pursue specialized education, explore new research areas and increase their understanding of MS clinical care. Annual meeting scholarships enable recipients to receive specialized accredited training not available to them within their home institutions or practice settings. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Multiple Sclerosis healthcare teams are better equipped than ever to offer excellent care for their patients. Click here to make a donation to support Scholarship, Fellowships, and Professional Resources
These annual meeting scholarships are supported through FCMSC grants from Teva Neuroscience. A Important Initiative for MS Rehabilitation Professionals: MS Rehabilitation Fellowships
Now in their third year MS Rehabilitation Fellowships are training programs for rehabilitation professionals working in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech/language pathology with an interest in MS.
This initiative, through a grant from Acorda Therapeutics, supported by the Foundation of the CMSC, will provide each trainee with 35 hours of training covering all aspects of comprehensive care provided at an MS center. Emphasis will be in the trainee's specific area of rehabilitation (physical, occupational or speech) to promote awareness and utilization of standard assessment tools, outcome measures and interventions to provide optimal safety and effective function for people living in MS.
 Susan Bennett, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS, MSCS, Program Director of the Fellowship program, asserts, "Participation in the Fellowship program will foster development and enhancement of rehabilitation and comprehensive care in the clinical settings of the participating fellows."
Programs that foster comprehensive care make a real difference in the lives of MS patients.
2010 sites provided specialized training to twelve MS Rehabilitation Fellows. Fellow | Mentor Site | Amy Alaniz, OT
Somerville, MA
| Mellen Center
| Marissa Barrera, MSCS, SLP
New York, NY
| New York University
| Cassie Bramhall, OT
International Falls, MN
| Foothills Medical Center, Alberta
| Cara Brown, BscOT
Winnepeg, MB | Mellen Center
| Melissa Elpers, PT
Evansville, IN
| Mellen Center
| Danielle Gilbert, PT
Whitsett, NC
| New York University
| Meagan Harwood, PT
Philadelphia, PA
| Mellen Center
| Cathy Holper, PT, MSCS
St. Louis, MO
| Foothills Medical Center, Alberta
| Jacob McPherson, PT
Amherst, NY | Foothills Medical Center, Alberta
| Jillian Melican, OT
Shrewsbury, MA
| Foothills Medical Center, Alberta | Maria Rundell, PT
Williamsville, NY
| New York University
| Joy (Zhaoheng) Shi, OT
Alhambra, CA
| New York University
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2008-2009 pilot sites provided specialized training to six MS Rehabilitation Fellows. Fellow | Mentor Site | Linda Courtney, PT
Dunkirk, NY | Jacobs Neurological Institute, University of Buffalo | Jennifer Dierberger, MA, CCC-SLP
Elkins, PA | The Heuga Center | Jennifer Fromm, MS, OTR/L, CCRC
New York, NY | Jacobs Neurological Institute, University of Buffalo | Jane Gates, BH, Sc, PT
Kelowna, BC | University of Calgary MS Center | Lindsey Kramer, PT
Fargo, ND | The Heuga Center | Lori Schmaderer, PT
Omaha, NE | Jacobs Neurological Institute, University of Buffalo |
The Labe C. Scheinberg Award
Labe Scheinberg, MD
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For outstanding work in the field of neurorehabilitation. This award also honors the multi-disciplinary spirit prevalent among MS professionals. Dr. Labe Scheinberg was one of the earliest advocates for bringing together professionals from many disciplines to address MS.
This award is generously supported by a three-year pledge by family members of Dr. Scheinberg. The FCMSC gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Mr. and Mrs. William Kristol, Dr. David Scheinberg, Dr. & Mrs. Ranard and Dr. Grace Minamoto. The Labe Scheinberg Award, honoring the late Labe C. Scheinberg, MD, was presented to Susan Bennett, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS, MSCS, in recognition of her project, "Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity of Three Gait Measures in Multiple Sclerosis." Supported through a grant from members of the Scheinberg family, this juried award recognizes the abstract best epitomizing interdisciplinary teamwork in the deliver of comprehensive care in MS.  2011 Labe Scheinberg has been awarded to Brittany Thorne for her project titled "Computer Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis: Updated Findings."
2009 Labe Scheinberg awardees were Katrina Williams, Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist, Master's of Applied Science, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Grad Cert Higher Education from University of Queensland, Australia and Phu Hoang, Doctorate of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Multiple Sclerosis Society of New South Wales, Victoria, Australia. Their work entitled "Two Physiotherapy Models of Service Delivery for People with Multiple Sclerosis" was recognized as the most outstanding work in neurorehabilitation in MS, presented at the CMSC Annual Meeting by the Foundation of the CMSC.
Jose A. Cabrera-Gomez, MD, PhD, FAAN from International Neurological Restoration Center in Havana, Cuba was the recipient of the 2008 Labe Scheinberg award. The Foundation of the CMSC salutes the supporters of Scholarships, Fellowships and Professional Resources: Acorda Therapeutics Allergan, Inc - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Biogen Idec
- Genzyme Corporation
- Labe Scheinberg Family
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Teva Neuroscience XenoPort, Inc.
With your help and support of the Foundation of the CMSC, we can ensure that future generations of people with MS will receive the quality healthcare they need and deserve.
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