Become a Certified MS Rehabilitation Specialist!
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Build your expertise in Multiple Sclerosis rehabilitation — and earn a professional credential that demonstrates your clinical application.
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The NeuroCollaborative MS Specialist Certification combines comprehensive MS training, ongoing mentorship, and applied clinical assessment to help PTs, OTs, and therapy assistants develop deeper expertise in treating people with Multiple Sclerosis.
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GET CERTIFIEDYou Can Take Another MS Course. Or you can work toward becoming certified.
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There’s no shortage of continuing education.
But treating people with Multiple Sclerosis requires more than collecting interventions or completing another set of CEUs.
MS presentations can vary dramatically from patient to patient - and the challenge is often knowing how to take what you’ve learned and apply it to the person in front of you.
That’s what this certification is designed to help you do.
The program combines structured MS education with mentorship, case application, and formal assessment — so the credential represents more than simply watching a course.
Introducing...
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The NeuroCollaborative MS Specialist Certification
Led by:
Herb Karpatkin, PT, DSc, NCS, GCS, MSCS
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This comprehensive certification pathway is designed for clinicians who want to develop deeper, applied expertise in MS rehabilitation.
You’ll build your foundation through a 12-module MS specialty curriculum, then strengthen that knowledge through case-based mentorship and clinical application.
And when you successfully complete the certification requirements, you’ll earn a formal NeuroCollaborative MS credential.
HOW IT WORKS
Your enrollment includes:
- 12-Module MS Specialty Curriculum covering the foundations of MS, evaluation, intervention, and clinical application
- Myelin Mentor Support for case discussions, clinical questions, and real-world application
- Certification Assessments designed to demonstrate your understanding and clinical reasoning
- Case-Based Application, including midpoint and final capstone work
- Reviewer Feedback on your certification work
- PT/OT Continuing Education
- Digital Professional Badge
- NeuroCollaborative Credential Registry Listing upon successful completion
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The certification framework includes both educational requirements and applied assessments rather than awarding the credential based on attendance alone.
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Your Certification Means Something
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Successfully completing the program earns you the NeuroCollaborative MS Specialist credential.
You’ll also receive a professional digital badge that can be shared on LinkedIn and other professional profiles, plus recognition in NeuroCollaborative’s public Credential Registry.
This isn’t simply a certificate saying you attended a course.
It represents your completion of MS-specific education and your demonstrated ability to apply it clinically.
Who Is This Certification For?
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This program was created for PTs, OTs, PTAs, and OTAs who want to deepen their skills in Multiple Sclerosis rehabilitation.
Whether you already treat patients with MS or want to become better prepared to do so, this certification gives you a structured pathway to build your knowledge, improve your clinical reasoning, and develop MS as an area of specialty.
Become a NeuroCollaborative MS Specialist
MEET YOUR MENTOR
Herb Karpatkin, PT, DSc, NCS, GCS, MSCS
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Herb Karpatkin received his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Boston University, and a Doctorate in Neurology from Rocky Mountain University. He is board certified in Neurology and Geriatrics Clinical through the American Physical Therapy Association, and is a certified Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers.
He has been in clinical practice specializing in MS for over 40 years. He is currently an associate professor in the PT program at Hunter College. He has presented extensively both nationally and internationally on physical therapy and multiple sclerosis, and has published numerous peer reviewed articles on MS.
He is the recipient of the 2015 American Physical Therapy Association Award for Excellence in Neurologic Education and the 2019 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Partners award. His primary areas of research are aimed at understanding and developing interventions that result in improved mobility for persons with MS.
 Your Path to MS Certification
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Complete the MS specialty curriculum.
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Apply what you learn through mentorship and case work.
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Demonstrate your clinical reasoning.
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Earn your credential.
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You’ll have up to 18 months to complete the certification requirements.
The certification period begins when you enroll, giving you time to work through the education and put what you’re learning into practice.
More Than a Course. More Than a Certificate of Completion.
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Anyone can watch a lecture.
The harder part happens when you return to the clinic.
What matters most in this patient’s presentation?
What should you assess?
Where should you start?
What do you change when the first approach isn’t working?
That’s why this program goes beyond the 12 core modules.
Through Myelin Mentors, you’ll continue exploring real clinical questions, cases, and applications so you can strengthen the reasoning behind your treatment decisions.
Because specialization isn’t just about knowing more.
It’s about knowing what to do with what you know.
START YOUR CERTIFICATION