Harvard GPR/AEGD?

[gegogi]

Hello SDNers!
I am a D3 and am trying to look myself if I can get into GPR positions in MA, especially on in Boston area. There are some decent gpr positons as I look through the lists, but is it hard to get into the harvard gpr?
My gpa/rank is below the average, and I would try the remaining one year to boost up my gpa/rank if it is necessary.
Anyone who got accepted in harvard gpr?

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[luckydog00]

The harvard GPR programs are very competitive. The Brigham program has 4 spots, not sure about cambridge health alliance. There is a lutheran program in Boston with 10 different sites (so it becomes less competitive). Tufts GPR is good (you work with special needs), and BU has an AEGD ( applicants are accepted outside of the match).

 

[HupHolland]

Cambridge Health Alliance, from what I understand, is looking for applicants that are public health oriented and see the dentist as an "oral physician" more so than stats alone.

Brigham and Womens is more into class rank/board scores - in addition to all the other impressive stuff, of course.

This is based on a few of my classmates that were invited to interview for these programs.


As for Tufts, I interviewed there and thought it was good for someone interested in special needs and/or hospital dentistry. You get a ton of OR experience and take call in the ED. For myself, the major con of this program was that there was a lot of commuting into the 'burbs for rotations at special patient clinics. I wasn't interested in having a car and living in Boston.

Hup

 

[Romas]

Cambridge Health Alliance, from what I understand, is looking for applicants that are public health oriented and see the dentist as an "oral physician" more so than stats alone.

Brigham and Womens is more into class rank/board scores - in addition to all the other impressive stuff, of course.

This is based on a few of my classmates that were invited to interview for these programs.


As for Tufts, I interviewed there and thought it was good for someone interested in special needs and/or hospital dentistry. You get a ton of OR experience and take call in the ED. For myself, the major con of this program was that there was a lot of commuting into the 'burbs for rotations at special patient clinics. I wasn't interested in having a car and living in Boston.

Hup

The Harvard Brigham/MGH gpr is now only Harvard/MGH, and yeah, they care a lot about numbers. But a stellar resume and other "good stuff" will make up for some issues (or i'm going to assume it did in my case since I wasnt top 10 in my class or anything). This coming from the attendings there. Lots of variety in terms of the scope of dentistry offered here - good OMFS, prosth, peds, difficult implant cases, and strong in oral med/orofacial pain/tmj/OR dentistry stuff too. And beginning next year, there are no longer any on call duties for GPRs. The one weird thing they're implementing for next year is a rotation in Danvers, MA at the their new office there, which means driving 20 min outside of Boston for a part of the year, but the clinic itself in Danvers seems like it'll afford some great dental and omfs experiences.