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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Objectives

• To prepare individuals for a career in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
• To fulfill educational requirements for specialty certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• To fulfill the requirements for specialty training of the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• To fulfill fellowship requirements set forth by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
• To fulfill the educational requirements for the MD degree and licensure.
• To fulfill the educational requirements for general surgery internship program completion.

Scope of Training

Six Year Track

During the first year, students enter residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System and University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Students participate in clinical exodontia procedures and other dentoalveolar surgery. They attend patient rounds, oral pathology seminars, a course in physical diagnosis, combined surgical orthodontic conferences, clinical pathology conferences, implant conferences, and they are assigned a three-month, off-service rotation with the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland Medical System.

During the second and third years of the residency, the oral and maxillofacial surgery residents will enter the University of Maryland, School of Medicine at the level of the second year of medical school. The residents are undergraduate medical students for the next two years. At the end of the third year of the program the trainees will graduate with an MD degree after they have successfully achieved all medical school requirements and pass USMLE steps 1 and 2.  

In the fourth year of residency, the resident will enter a one-year internship in general surgery at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. This one-year period of training will qualify the resident to obtain medical licensure in most states. During this period, the trainee will gain experience in both general medical management of the surgical patient and in principles of general surgery with rotations in trauma surgery, plastic surgery, transplant, vascular, pediatric and surgical intensive care.

The fifth year of the residency program is at University of Maryland Medical System and the School of Dentistry. Fifth-year residents perform complex ambulatory surgery in the surgery clinics of the School of Dentistry and University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition, fifth-year residents are introduced to major maxillofacial surgery procedures in the operating room. Trainees rotate through a community private practice (Howard County OMS). Trainees attend all departmental conferences and receive advanced instruction in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Research is considered an important factor, and all trainees are required to participate in a research project during the fifth year, suitable for presentation at the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons annual meeting and eventual publication. Fifth-year residents generally attend at least one regional conference of interest to oral and maxillofacial surgery.

The sixth year of residency is at the University of Maryland Medical System and the Shock Trauma Center. The chief residents are responsible for the direction of the surgical team on their service and for the care of hospitalized patients. The chief resident functions as first assistant for all of the operating room surgical procedures performed during the year. During this year, residents participate in all conferences held by the department and continue their research projects. Generation of at least one publication or presentation of an abstract at the AAOMS annual meeting is expected.

Four Year Track

During the first year, students enter residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System and University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Students participate in clinical exodontia procedures and other dentoalveolar surgery. They attend patient rounds, oral pathology seminars, a course in physical diagnosis with other dental residents, combined surgical-orthodontic conferences, implant conferences, and they are assigned a five-month, off-service rotation with the Department of Anesthesiology.

During the second year, residents are assigned to a two-month trauma surgery rotation at the Shock Trauma Center, a four-month rotation with the Department of General Surgery and a two-month rotation in the Department of Internal Medicine. The remaining months are spent with the oral and maxillofacial surgery service at a more senior level. The second year resident serves as the primary resident at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore taking call and operating the trauma and elective cases done there.

The third year of the residency program is at University of Maryland Medical System, Shock Trauma Center  and the School of Dentistry. Third-year residents perform complex ambulatory surgery in the surgery clinics of the School of Dentistry and University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition, third-year residents participate in major maxillofacial surgery procedures in the operating room. Trainees rotate through a community private practice (Howard County OMS). Trainees attend all departmental conferences and receive advanced instruction in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Research is considered an important factor, and all trainees are required to participate in a research project during the third year, suitable for presentation at the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons annual meeting and eventual publication. Third-year residents generally attend at least one regional conference of interest to oral and maxillofacial surgery.

The fourth year of residency is at the University of Maryland Medical System and the Shock Trauma Center. The chief residents are responsible for the direction of the surgical team on their service and for the care of hospitalized patients. The chief resident functions as first assistant for all of the operating room surgical procedures performed during the year. During this year, residents participate in all conferences held by the department and continue their research projects. Generation of at least one publication or presentation of an abstract at the AAOMS annual meeting is expected.

Site of Training

During the course of the program, students will rotate through training sites at the School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Medical System, Shock Trauma Center, Sinai Hospital, intramural faculty practice and in private practice at Howard County OMS. Optional off-service rotation to other institutions in the United States will be considered on an individual basis.

Facilities

Training sites are all fully equipped for the performance of both routine and complex oral and maxillofacial surgical assessment and management.

Number of Positions

Three residency positions per year (2 six year positions; 1 four year position)

Special Admission Guidelines

• Applicants should rank in the upper 15 percent of their dental class.
• Applicants should have completed the NBME CBSE examination.
• Applicants require three letters of recommendation.
• A formal interview is required before acceptance of candidates. 
• In accordance with University of Maryland School of Medicine policy, applicants to the combined OMSMD program must be U.S. or Canadian citizens and have a U.S. or Canadian undergraduate degree.

Length of Program

Six years (72 months), including two years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and one year in general surgery internship at the University of Maryland Medical System. Four years (48 months), including one year of rotations on various medical services.