GPR question for Griffin or others...

[Ron Burgundy]

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Just wanted to know if Griffin could give us an update of how the GPR is going: what you are learning/have learned. What you like/dislike...favorite rotations...do you recommend it...etc. etc...Are you getting plenty of clinical experience despite going through other hospital services?


I'm looking at a couple of programs, planning on visiting a few and wanted to know what questions to ask them. I am interested in procedures they do, amount of supervision, technology they use and what not. Also wanted to know what is important to look for as an applicant when looking at programs. What questions to ask residents or faculty.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how hard is it to get your top choice of GPR? I know the getting a specialty can be a pain in the...well you know...but is it stressful at all to get your top choice GPR?

Anyone's help is much appreciated...

 

[albany11]

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🙂 👍 👍 St peter's Hospital in Albany, NY
I know this is a good program as I volunteered there.

I plan to go there in 2 ys. They have a comprehensive program with implants,

ortho, pedo, os, endo,OR, ER, etc I know they are planning to move to a brand new facility by JUly 2005 😉

The residency accepts 3-4 residents
The director, Blythe Thompson, or manager DR. Graham

is very interested to talking to anyone interested in this program.

Do not hesitate to email or call them. They are more than willing to talk to you about anything such as PASS info (note dateline is in early Jan/ FEB)
call to find out

[email protected] Or you can

call 1-518-527-7058 (anytime) or

1-518-525-1757 (8am-12pm, 1-4)
Thanks

SOME INFO
salary -$40,000 ++
The program is sub-divided into various ADA, recognized discipline areas. In addition, there are sections on dentistry for special patients under general anesthesia and diagnostic sciences. Hours of lectures will be presented from the varied disciplines in Dentistry. A Journal Club is held monthly at which time current articles are presented by the residents, followed by discussion with attendings and residents.

Multiple times during the year, each resident will present a formal treatment plan before the dental staff. The plan must include slides, radiographs, study casts, etc.

Because it is impossible to detail all phases of dentistry, only basic materials and philosophies will be presented formally. The bulk of educational instruction and guidance will be at chairside.

Each resident will spend:

four weeks in Anesthesiology
two weeks in the Emergency Department
two weeks in Internal Medicine
In addition to the dental didactic and clinical hours, assignments will be made to various other services in the hospital to help broaden medical knowledge. Residents must attend all assignments, including those that occur on weekends and/or at night.

A rotational on-call for evenings and weekends has been established for the Dental Office and the hospital's Emergency Department. When they are called, residents must see all patients who present themselves to the emergency department. Judgment for treatment can be made at that time, or an attending may be called for consultation.

Patients are accepted for dental care, from diagnosis and treatment planning through final restorative procedures.
👍

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Thanks! Good stuff...

 

[gryffindor]

Hey,

I'll post an update at some point. Right now I'm too busy between the hospital and ortho interviews to write a meaningful update.

Read the thread below, I wrote several potential questions you can ask during a GPR interview. Also, you can ask exactly the questions posted in your first thread, I think those are good, valid questions.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=156550

Doing a GPR really depends on what you want to get out of it. For me, I didn't want a program that was heavily based in oral surgery and trauma. I also wanted a program that did some ortho. But others want programs with lots of OMS or lots or implant and perio experience or lots of prostho - it all matters on what your focus in dentistry will be to find the "best" program out there for you.

It's hard to predict if you will get your first choice. Several of my classmates did not get their first choices, but are happy at where they did end up. The match system really puts the admissions process out of your hands.

Good luck!

 

[Ron Burgundy]

cool! I look forward to it, thanks Griffin!

 

[Ron Burgundy]

going to give my thread a bump....

wanted to know how the GPR was going...etc. and yada....

Thanks...