4 + 2 yr OMFS programs

[Flossaraptor]

Has anybody done a 4 year program and done an optional 2 years of medical school at the end of the program? I’m just curious about getting more info on this. Would you already be a board certified oral surgeon and be able to practice part time during those med school years? I have heard there is technically a 3rd year that is a general surgery requirement but I’m not sure of any detail on that. If anybody has any info they can share, I would appreciate it.

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[Pralk Nekorf]

I feel like its normally sandwiched into the program and essentially turned into a 6 year program. Im not sure you get a say as to when you can do the med school

 

[odontogenesis]

Yes there are guys that have done 4 year programs and then gone back to medical school later down the line.

 

[Futureoms26]

Cincinnati has an optional 2 years to obtain your MD after completing 4 years of OMFS residency

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Do the 6 year. There's probably 3 people in the history of OMFS that did the MD afterwards.

First, to use your MD, you need to have at least 1 year post grad to practice as an MD, which makes it a 3 year committent.

I did a 6-year program, and after 4 years I'm like.. ANOTHER 2 YEARS?? I'm graduating after the kids in the dental school I gave CBSE study material to.

Money is lucrative. 500k starting salaries after your OMFS certificate and you want to do 3 more years of this?

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS

Dr. Eduardo DeJesus Rodriguez is a plastic surgeon at NYU Langone specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Learn more.

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One of the 3 guys that did it.

 

[odontogenesis]

I believe Carlson and Schlieve also went back and did MD

 

[702]

Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS

Dr. Eduardo DeJesus Rodriguez is a plastic surgeon at NYU Langone specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Learn more.

nyulangone.org

One of the 3 guys that did it.

Interesting

 

[valc]

Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS

Dr. Eduardo DeJesus Rodriguez is a plastic surgeon at NYU Langone specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Learn more.

nyulangone.org

One of the 3 guys that did it.

https://dental.nyu.edu/faculty/ft/vk1.html

Another

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

I believe Carlson and Schlieve also went back and did MD

I can't imagine Carlson taking primary general surgery intern call, getting yelled at by 27year olds, after being an OMFS PD.

 

[odontogenesis]

I can't imagine Carlson taking primary general surgery intern call, getting yelled at by 27year olds, after being an OMFS PD.

Yeah seriously lol I don’t remember the details. I think he did a sabbatical and probably just did 3rd and 4th year rotations. He did another sabbatical later and moved to Boston to do a masters in education too.

 

[Beckwith Wiedemann]

Karlis of NYU also did MD/general surgery after completing dental school and OMFS residency. It's rarer these days to have graduates go back for MD after graduating since 98% graduates go into PP. I always wonder if these people moonlighted (or even allowed to) during med school/general surgery lol.

 

[Flossaraptor]

Karlis of NYU also did MD/general surgery after completing dental school and OMFS residency. It's rarer these days to have graduates go back for MD after graduating since 98% graduates go into PP. I always wonder if these people moonlighted (or even allowed to) during med school/general surgery lol.

That’s kinda what I was getting at. What does moonlighting look like as a resident vs as a board certified oral surgeon going back to complete med school.