International Fellowships & Clinical Rotations

Leading the World in Vestibular & Equilibrium Education
In association with the world’s leading hospitals, medical centers and Ministries of Health, The American Institute of Balance is pleased to offer a 6-month fellowship onsite at the Institute’s main facility and Learning Center in Largo Florida, USA. Candidates with an interest in the diagnostic and non-surgical management of balance disorders in children and adults may apply from the following specialties of: Otolaryngology (ENT), Neurology, Physical Medicine, Physiotherapy (Physical Therapy), and Audiology. Applicants should have appropriate earned degrees and credentialing in their disciplines from their respective countries and societies. Observerships are also available ranging from one to 8 weeks.
Clinical experience includes:
- VideoNystagmography (VNG)
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER)
- Electrocochleography (ECoG)
- Rotary Chair
- Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
- Active Autorotation Test (VORTEQ and VAT)
- Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP)
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP)
- Canalith Repositioning
- Vestibular Rehabilitation and Concussion Therapies
- Patient and Case management
- Interpretation and Report Writing
- Professional Communication and Business Concepts

Workshops:
As an added benefit, Fellows may attend workshops provided by the AIB, Largo, Florida location, while completing their 6-month term. Workshops include didactic and hands-on training in:
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Post-Concussion Management
- Vestibular Assessment and Management
- Vestibular Assessment: VNG, vHIT, and VEMP Protocols & Practice
At the completion of the program, Fellows are eligible to be part of AIB’s International Faculty.
Past International Fellows

Fatima Nabeel Abulfateh
MD, MSBORL-HNS
Bahrain 2024

Amal Nasser Mohammed Al Balushi
MD, MSc in Audiology & FAIB
Muscat, Oman 2023

Kenneth Chua Wei De
MSc Clinical Audiology
Singapore 2019

Aseel Almeqbel
PhD, MSc, BSc Audiology/Dip Pharmacology
Kuwait 2019

Sarah Albelaikhi
AuD, BSc Speech & Hearing
Saudi Arabia 2018

Amal Alomari
MSc Audiology
Saudi Arabia 2017

Tamim Al Ali
MD ENT Surgeon
Kuwait 2017

Walid E. Omer
MD ENT Surgeon
Doha, Qatar 2016

Sara Sunu George
MD Audio Vestibular Medicine
Abu Dhabi, UAE 2014