It has been 8 years since I developed an interest in Movement Disorders, yet not until the year of 2014 at Philadelphia did I make up my mind to become a Movement Disorders specialist. That special moment was still so real to me—I was watching two winning entries, “Dystonia Devin” and “Life is a journey—Alzheimer’s disease & early-onset Parkinson’s disease” at Neuro Film Festival in American Academy of Neurology annual conference, and realized how much a specialist could offer to alleviate patients’ debilitating symptoms and enhance their quality of life to regain hope of moving forward. Meanwhile, it also came to my mind that in terms of the care and cure, I, as a young neurologist, can and should aim to achieve more. I am originally from …show more content…
Elan Louis and Sheng-Han Kuo. My work in the essential tremor study group has been one of the most fruitful learning experiences in my life. With my persistence and excellent …show more content…
I plan to use both structural and functional neuroimaging combined with clinical rating scales to develop the potential biomarker for early detection of disease and therapeutic effect prediction on motor and non-motor domains of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, tremor, and other hyperkinetic movements. Therefore, if I could match to Columbia University, I look forward to being mentored by Drs. Karen Marder, Sheng-Han Kuo, Yaakov Stern, and Adam Brickman to achieve my goal and also elaborate manuscript and grant writing skills. On the clinical side, I hope to be trained strongly on becoming adept at counseling patients/family, utilizing the clinical rating scales, and employing the pharmacologic, physiotherapeutic, and surgical approaches, specifically for botulinum toxin injection skills and DBS programming. In order to well prepare myself for Movement Disorders fellowship, in residency I have strived to attend several conferences and training courses, including the translational & clinical research course held by American Neurological Association and 3rd MDS-PAS Movement Disorders School for Neurology Residents. I believe I am now well equipped to embark on a productive career path in Movement