Develop breakthroughs in Parkinson’s disease treatment and care

The two-year VA Special Fellowship Program in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (PADRECC) offers you training with leading-edge faculty. You’ll build expertise in movement disorders research, education and treatment. Post-residency training starts each July. 

Fellowship objectives

As a fellow, you will be an important member of the OHSU Division of Movement Disorders. Fellows do research and improve clinical practices. They also teach medical students, residents, patients and families about movement disorders. 

You will train at both OHSU and the Portland VA Medical Center. Our goal is for you to develop hands-on, multidisciplinary expertise in:

• Advanced therapeutics (deep brain stimulation, high-intensity focused ultrasound, botulinum toxin)
• Complex and atypical movement disorders at our Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders program
• Multidisciplinary and specialty clinics
• Research in clinical or basic science labs, as well as a clinical trial 

Fellowship curriculum

Your training will include:

• Clinical rotations in movement disorder clinics serving a variety of patient populations
• Developing and conducting your own research project
• Formal didactic training with assigned reading

Our Parkinson Center is recognized as a Center of Excellence by the Parkinson’s Foundation, the Lewy Body Dementia Association and the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. 

Clinical rotations

Through rotations at the Portland VA Medical Center and OHSU, you’ll be exposed to a large volume of patients. You will rotate through subspecialty clinics that include:

• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Clinic
• Huntington's Disease Clinic
• Palliative Care Clinic
• Virtual clinics
• Complex Gastrointestinal Clinic
• High-intensity focused ultrasound

Weekly clinics: You will spend three to four half-days each week in movement disorder clinics gaining advanced skills in treating disorders including:

• Parkinson's disease
• Dystonia
• Tics
• Essential tremor
• Huntington's disease

Monthly clinics: You’ll also spend three half-days a month in botulinum toxin injection clinics and three half-days in deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming clinics.

Research

You will work with a faculty mentor to develop your own clinical or basic research project. You and your mentor will meet at least once a month to discuss your progress. 

Fellows also take part in a multicenter or industry-sponsored clinical trial, often serving as a rater. Faculty in the Division of Movement Disorders, OHSU departments and Portland VA Medical Center are here to support you. 

Didactics

You will work with a faculty mentor in monthly meetings to complete didactic training in clinical research through OHSU’s Human Investigations Program. Training will include assigned reading.

How to apply 

Apply through SF Match. To qualify, you must be a graduate of an accredited training program in neurology, and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. 

Follow the application requirements on SF Match, which include: 

• A personal statement
• Three or four letters of recommendation
• Additional materials

Interview process

All interviews are virtual, but candidates are invited to visit the OHSU campus with a stipend for travel.

Important dates

• Applications opened March 2026.
• Fellowship training starts July 2026. 

Fellowship leaders

Amie Hiller, M.D., directs the VA Special Fellowship Program in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. Dr. Hiller is interested in all movement disorders from clinical and scientific perspectives. She is also interested in public policy on the delivery of health care, and in being a better advocate for patients and physicians.

Jennifer Ross, M.S., fellowship administrative director