Most well rounded OMFS programs?

[parkinglottoilet]

What programs have a balanced scope between dentoalveolar, trauma, orthographic, etc?

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[Eli Manning]

There are a lot of strong/well rounded programs out there. Here are a few off the top of my head and in no particular order.

6 year:
UAB, LSU NO, LSU Shreveport, San Antonio, Baylor, Parkland, Kentucky, Louisville

4 year:
Cincinnati, VCU, Iowa, UT Memphis, Oklahoma, Washington Hospital Center, Carle, Christiana Care

 

[Awarara]

it would be easier to name programs that are not well rounded. every program has its strengths and weaknesses but most programs i've heard about and interviewed at are all pretty well rounded.

 

[resiliens]

There are a lot of strong/well rounded programs out there. Here are a few off the top of my head and in no particular order.

6 year:
UAB, LSU NO, LSU Shreveport, San Antonio, Baylor, Parkland, Kentucky, Louisville

4 year:
Cincinnati, VCU, Iowa, UT Memphis, Oklahoma, Washington Hospital Center, Carle, Christiana Care

it would be easier to name programs that are not well rounded. every program has its strengths and weaknesses but most programs i've heard about and interviewed at are all pretty well rounded.

What are your thoughts about Jax?

 

[bangity]

What are your thoughts about Jax?

1800 cases a year (on avg. 3-6 procedures a case), 12000pt in clinic last year. OR scheduled 5 days a week (at least 2-3 rooms). Weekend OR is mostly on an addon basis if urgent.
30-50 patients in clinic a day, this will spread between the 3-4 interns
A lot of flaps and recon (sometimes up to 4-5 free flaps a week +2-3 pedicled flaps although rare, q2h flap check now), trauma (lots of GSW, in OR with neurosurgery often), 1.5 days of dentoalveolar clinic a week + outpatient sedation and OR cases (interns do most of these when clinic is slower), lots of TMJ, orthognathic probably once a week, lots of craniovaults, cosmetic, a lot of H&N procedures-laryngectomy, thyroid, tonsils, parotid, skull base surgery, enucleation of globe, DCR, canthotomy. No longer have to do extremities as fellows take care of these (chief participate with fellow to do skin graft for ortho, interns get to harvest STSG) . Chiefs will do 95% of the implants (this is not a strong point of the program, maybe 150implants at the end of the year)

Trauma call 24/7 (all face/head lacs/pimple popping go to us). Cover all trachs for the MICU (we usually get consulted before general surgery), airway team, intern will do a trach 2 months in as primary.
In house call q3-q4. Off at 12PM post-call, sometimes stay until 4PM if you are awake to go to the OR (~31-36hr shifts), 2 weekends off a month. Only 3 months of general surgery rotation.

Extremely busy program. There is no limitation of scope as there are no ENT, PRS, or Ophtho residencies here. You basically do almost everything.

 

[nOMS]

I can speak for Baylor. We are strong in the core scope of OMFS but have a decent exposure to broad scope procedures plus we probably have the best medical school set up in the country (Tons of money/OR/denotalveolar experience with pre-arranged moonlighting job)
Major Strengths: We are strong in the core scope of OMFS especially the traditional private practice aspect (Tons of Thirds/Sedations/Implants), Busy trauma (3 weeks a month at BUMC and 2 weeks a month at Methodist Dallas) both level 1 trauma centers, Good Orthognathics and TMJ (residents spend a couple months working one on one with Wolford, as well as cases with full time attendings)
Moderately strong points: Cosmetics (Reddy and Sanovich), Benign Path (lots of stuff from dental school)
Weaker areas: No real cleft or craniofacial exposure, limited cancer exposure (occasional free flaps/ablative procedures but not very often)