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I would like to give you an insight about our program
I'm a first year resident at CASE OMFS program, let me break it down for you:
1.Trauma: you will get killed with trauma, I didn't think I will do as much since we are level 2 trauma center BUT we are level one trauma center for children.
ENT cover 3 hospitals and hence don't wanna take trauma calls, take one week a month which is our only break of the month. No plastics residency, was shut down two years ago.
2.Orthognathics: tons of orthognathics, from full time and all oral surgeons in cleveland area bring their cases to the hospital, the chief always cuts half.
3.Craniofacial:lots of combined orthognathics/Craniofacial cases ,Rare syndromes management. comes from Craniofacial clinic at Rainbow Babies Hospital, one of our hospitals.
4.TMJ: Dr. Goldberg , who is the dean of the school too, does at least two to three cases a week, as well as Dr. Quereshy.
5.Implants:First year residents place implants you get to place at least 40 in the first year.
6.Sedations:you start sedations on your own in July of first year.
7.Reconstruction
athology you do enough OKC,amelobalstomas, cysts , soft tissue lesions. Absolutely no Cancer.
Craniofacial reconstructions tons of those
Tibia Bone grafts in outpatient clinic routinely.
Tons of Alveolar Cleft grafts
Residents harvest graft
8.Cosmetics: Dr. Quereshy the program Director is facial cosmetic surgeon, fellow of american academy of cosmetic surgery and FACS , he brings tons of cases of cosmetics to the program.
Others 2 months private practice training in chief year, 2 months foreign rotation in 3rd year you get to go anywhere England, Mexico , Newzealand, Australia,to name a few.
Medical school 13 months total
Cons:
have to pass USMLE Step 1 before start on July 1st
No cancer surgery.
when you interview with us you will see the logs, hope that was helpful