Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Thank you for your interest in the Nassau University
Medical Center Advanced Training Program in Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery. The Medical Center,
being an affiliate of Stony Brook Health Sciences
Center, has a strong academic atmosphere with
an extensive and varied clinical case mix which
provides a fertile environment for resident education
and research.
The Medical Center offers a four-year, single
degree, fully accredited curriculum with comprehensive
training in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery. The program, which accommodates one resident
each year, offers sequential training in the full
scope of Oral and Maxillofacial procedures. Some
areas of excellence associated with the training
program are:
1. Trauma Care (Level I Trauma Center)
2. Orthognathic Surgery
3. Preprosthetic Surgery
4. Implant Service
5. Oral Pathology
6. Oncology Care
7. Dentoalveolar Surgery
8. Temporomandibular Joint Surgery
9. Reconstructive Surgery
10. Strong off-service Rotations
All members of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
house staff participate in various conferences
and meetings when on service. Each year an Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery Scholastic Aptitude
Test (OMSSAT) is administered to each of the residents
in order to assist both the residents and the
program in assessing their respective strengths
and weaknesses. At least one published paper or
abstract is a requirement of individual members
of the house staff and the opportunity to engage
in a clinical research project exists and is encouraged.
Upon the completion of the program, the resident
will participate in a graduation ceremony and
receive a formal certificate of training.
First Year Curriculum:
The first year resident is clinically responsible
for learning outpatient, inpatient and operating
room protocols. He/she learns the basic principles
of surgery and begins to attain proficiency by
observing and performing outpatient and operating
room procedures. Emergency night and weekend call
is shared and a number of inpatients are admitted
and worked up by the first-year resident. In addition
to attending all conferences and staff meetings,
the first year didactic program consists of a
comprehensive course in Physical Diagnosis, sponsored
by the Department of Medicine and the Stony Brook
Medical School, a one month rotation to the Emergency
Room, a two week didactic orientation on the Clinical
Laboratory Services, a year long Pathology Lecture
Series and a Head and Neck Cadaver Dissection
Course at Stony Brook Health Sciences Center.
Second Year Curriculum:
The second year resident begins to apply his/her
knowledge and skills in a more independent manner
via administering pre, intra and postoperative
care. Teaching assignments and emergency room
coverage are also part of his duties. A four month
rotation through the Department of Anesthesiology
takes place in this second year during which the
resident administers various anesthetics to surgical
patients on a daily basis, obtains skills in medical
risk assessment and acquires knowledge in the
principles of general anesthesia including physiology,
anatomy and pharmacology. After completion of
this rotation, the resident participates in a
two-month rotation through the Department of Medicine.
The emphasis is on the diagnostic and therapeutic
modalities administered to patients with multi-systems
failure and who are in need of acute and intensive
medical care.
Third Year Curriculum:
The third year resident assumes increased responsibilities
as well continuing to share emergency call. A
four-month rotation through the Department of
Surgery is completed this year during which time
the resident obtains skills in the care and management
of the multiple trauma patient, emergency room
triage, management and care of the head and neck
patient as well as other multi-disciplinary approaches
to patient care. An additional month is spent
in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit with special
attention directed to the acute diagnostic and
therapeutic care rendered to the traumatized and
critically injured patient. This is also supplemented
by a one-month-equivalent rotation through the
ENT service. Significant exposure to inpatient,
outpatient and Emergency Room ENT diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures, case management and applied
surgical anatomy. The third year resident also
rotates to our private hospital affiliate (Winthrop
University Hospital) for some elective case mix.
Fourth-Year Curriculum:
The chief resident (fourth year) spends twelve
months on service with no off-service rotations.
He/she takes on major responsibilities including
supervising and coordinating a large portion of
the clinical and didactic activities. The chief
resident has the time to hone his skills by performing
major oral and maxillofacial procedures in a wide
variety of areas. He/she has the leadership responsibility
of disseminating much of his knowledge to other
residents via conferences, rounds and structured
didactic programs. The fourth year resident is
enrolled in a Head and Neck anatomy course as
well as a year long Clinical Pathology Lecture
Series in order to fine-tune his clinical and
academic skills. The fourth year chief also rotates
to our private hospital affiliate (Winthrop University
Hospital) for the majority of the elective cases
as well as to private offices. Here her/she is
involved in practice management as well as pre
and postoperative care.
The estimated annual stipend will be as follows:
1st Year Resident $44,395
2nd Year Resident $47,112
3rd Year Resident $51,939
Chief Resident $54,323
The Oral and Maxillofacial Program participates
in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program with
respect to resident selection. Our code# is 1911.
We are also participants in the Postdoctoral Application
Support Service (PASS) and urge you to become
a participant. Applications must be completed
and sent by November 15, 2006. Addresses below:
National Matching Services
PO Box 1208
Lewiston, NY 14092-8208
(716) 282-4013
www.natmatch.com/dentres
PASS
1400 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
www.adea.org/pass
If you need additional information please contact:
Rory S. Sadoff, D.D.S.
Director,
Advanced Training Program in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
NOTE: Candidates selected for interview will be
notified during the months of November and December.
If you do not receive a letter for an interview
by early December, please accept our regrets,
as it will indicate that you have not been selected
for consideration for appointment to the program.
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