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[D1Bound]

currently on deferral year and starting med school next year.

I have had a set of experiences that have exposed me to OMFS both as a patient and working in the ER as a tech. I read that UAB has a route for those coming from medicine. Don’t care about time, effort, opportunity loss, I have only 15-20 years to give to my career anyways as a non-trad.

I’d like the ability to have my own pp, still go in hospital as a call doc, and for me it isn’t about the specialty but the individual training. I’m also not keen in doing plastics or ent, as I am more interested in the dental aspect than I would be learning about removing thyroids or surgery on areas not face / oral .

Some factors if this is a feasible route for me to go for as an M1, can anyone share info if …

1) you get in-state tuition during the dental school portion?

2) can you moonlight during dental school with your medical license since you completed intern year

3) do you get stipend all 7 years?

Thank you. Wish I learned about this surgical speciality sooner…

This is a path so infrequently traveled I would advise the best way to go about it is to extern at the program and ask these questions face to face. I’ve also heard Harvard and Tennessee offers a path for med students.

 

[Wisetoothshucker]

I think you’re in a good position being early in med school to ask others at UAB. Find out if those spots are basically reserved for MD applicants, how competitive is it, etc. what is the match rate for an MD applicant at UAB (or Harvard, etc). Going unmatched would be a big deal bc I don’t think you can do a noncat, and the MD match wouldn’t be doable really at that point. It likely isn’t through the dental match, and it may be a backdoor match situation.

Assuming it’s kind of a guaranteed acceptance (which might be a big assumption), it’s not a bad deal. Many OMFS do 7 years (noncat + 6 yr). UAB dental tuition might not be terrible. I’d just want some reassurance of my acceptance into the program (ideally a written agreement early in your med school journey, but see how the others have done it)

 

[D1Bound]

UTMB School of Medicine, Educational Affairs | UTMB Health and https://com.utmck.edu/students/electives_omfs.cfm offer an OMFS elective for 4th year med students with the UTMB program being hosted by Dr. Hisham Marwan who seems to have mentored current UAB OMFS Resident Kirav Patel.

It would be wonderful to know about some guaranteed acceptance. Definitely something to inquire about. I figure if I were to do ENT or plastics it is still a 6 year residency anyways +1 if fellowship. Length of training is comparable. If I went unmatched maybe I would have to scramble into a SOAP or openings into a medical prelim/intern year.

You mentioned being more interested in teeth. Usually dental students go into OMS because they want to go beyond “just teeth.” Why exactly do you want to go into oral and maxillofacial surgery?