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Hi guys,
I'm currently a medical student in Canada, I've already graduated from dental school (I have DMD degree, passed NBDE step 1 and 2, and wrote CBSE). OMFS has always been the thing I want to do (END and plastic are cool too, but still love OMFS). I would appreciate a lot if some residents/attendings can provide opinions for my case:
1. How would you view an applicant with both DMD and MD degrees? Do you think he might be more competitive with an MD degree, or less competitive (because he didn't practice dentistry for 4 years)?
2. Along the same lines, would you suggest me to work as a part-time dentist during the remaining of my medical school, to show to the selection committee that I still have my dental knowledge/skills?
3. If your program is a 6-years track (OMFS/MD), do you think I can still apply to your program and do 4 years instead of 6 (skipping 2 yrs of med school)?
Thank you for your time.
I'm currently a medical student in Canada, I've already graduated from dental school (I have DMD degree, passed NBDE step 1 and 2, and wrote CBSE). OMFS has always been the thing I want to do (END and plastic are cool too, but still love OMFS). I would appreciate a lot if some residents/attendings can provide opinions for my case:
1. How would you view an applicant with both DMD and MD degrees? Do you think he might be more competitive with an MD degree, or less competitive (because he didn't practice dentistry for 4 years)?
2. Along the same lines, would you suggest me to work as a part-time dentist during the remaining of my medical school, to show to the selection committee that I still have my dental knowledge/skills?
3. If your program is a 6-years track (OMFS/MD), do you think I can still apply to your program and do 4 years instead of 6 (skipping 2 yrs of med school)?
Thank you for your time.