Professional connections and a privilege to serve - we welcome our new Academic Director for MS Academy

We are delighted to welcome Dr Wallace Brownlee as our new Academic Director of MS Academy!

Initially coming to MS Academy as a speaker, Wallace has shared his expertise in, and enthusiasm for, supporting people with MS with hundreds of MasterClass delegates over the past few years. After a year as part of the Academy's core Faculty, he now brings this same expertise and enthusiasm to the role of Academic Director.

Originally drawn to neurology because of the breadth of learning still to be done in the field, Wallace became interested in MS because of the way it affects people at such a young age.

MS Academy, as with all of the Academies, seeks to transform the lives of people with MS through the support and education of healthcare professionals, and Wallace sees the valuable tool it can be in upskilling the next generation of specialists. However, he also places immense value on the role it can have in supporting professionals themselves.

Wallace highlights the dearth of professional connection and interaction that the pandemic has brought about, from a lack of inter-team relationships to a reduction in meaningful interactions between peers and colleagues at conferences and meetings.

The educational component of MS Academy is a priority for Wallace as Academic Director, but so too is developing the network of MS professionals. Across consultants, nurses, therapists, allied health professionals, and more, Wallace's vision for the Academy is of a connected MS community with a shared goal: to deliver optimal, integrated care and to transform the lives of people with MS.