how to prepare for residency

[japanmarine14]

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hello people,

just thought of asking this question and see what are your thoughts on it. how would any one prepare for an intensive and a demanding residency program? is there anything that could be done to improve or make the transition to it much smoother? it would be amazing if we can get an insight from current or previous residents

Thank you🙂

 

[Contach]

what type of residency?

learn as much as you can before you start?
get some rest?

 

[japanmarine14]

what type of residency?

learn as much as you can before you start?
get some rest?

thank you for the reply

what kind of learning... would u go prepare through literature review ? is there any like good sources likes books or websites that helps in the methodology of research..or in other word, how to tell if this paper for example is more evidence based ? and how to interpret evidence?

 

[japanmarine14]

any other suggestions guys

 

[DrGuilhermeMuck]

Well, it all depends on what area are you interested to have your residency.

For instance, I'm about to finish my 3 year residency program on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, yet, I dont feel I've seen enough of it to call myself an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon per se, it requires continuous studies and self improvement...

I like to study by books, specially from highly recommended authors, so ask your professors for any kind of bibliographic reference. In the OMS area we have:

Petterson
Abubaker
Ellis
Hupp
Fonseca
Reyneke

For articles I like the JOMS (Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), BJOMS (British Journal...)


and the list goes on...

So my advice is to ask your professors for books and articles tips

 

[japanmarine14]

Well, it all depends on what area are you interested to have your residency.

For instance, I'm about to finish my 3 year residency program on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, yet, I dont feel I've seen enough of it to call myself an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon per se, it requires continuous studies and self improvement...

I like to study by books, specially from highly recommended authors, so ask your professors for any kind of bibliographic reference. In the OMS area we have:

Petterson
Abubaker
Ellis
Hupp
Fonseca
Reyneke

For articles I like the JOMS (Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), BJOMS (British Journal...)


and the list goes on...

So my advice is to ask your professors for books and articles tips

thank you DrGuilhermeMuck,

thats some good advice,

i want to do perio, so i guess i its another shout out to the people here to shoot names as well ..

OMS in 3 years ? is that in the Europe? wow i guess its quite tough to cover all aspects in 3 years, no ?

 

[DrGuilhermeMuck]

Hello friend,

First of all I nhave to tell you that I am from Brazil and that our University / College educational structure is very different from US and Europe. For instance, a student can enter Med School at the age of 18 just after finishing high school ( we dont have the so called pre-med, pre-dental, pre-law etc programs ). So you dont need a biology / science / chemistry or any other major prior to medical, dental schools.

Our average medical schools programs are of 6 years long, dental schools are of 5 years.

My Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency was of 3 years including practice in a huge ( really really huge ) trauma hospital in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, regular classes and practice in the school clinic of oral surgery.

I think it was a nearly 4,000 hours program with lots of surgeries, planning, ambulatory work. I reall feel that I had a good residency program, however, it was more focused on trauma surgery, lacking for instance in Orthognathic surgery...

But I think no residency program is perfect, they all have their weak and strong sides and the student / resident should detect them and help the professors to improve the program.

 

[japanmarine14]

Hello friend,

First of all I nhave to tell you that I am from Brazil and that our University / College educational structure is very different from US and Europe. For instance, a student can enter Med School at the age of 18 just after finishing high school ( we dont have the so called pre-med, pre-dental, pre-law etc programs ). So you dont need a biology / science / chemistry or any other major prior to medical, dental schools.

Our average medical schools programs are of 6 years long, dental schools are of 5 years.

My Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency was of 3 years including practice in a huge ( really really huge ) trauma hospital in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, regular classes and practice in the school clinic of oral surgery.

I think it was a nearly 4,000 hours program with lots of surgeries, planning, ambulatory work. I reall feel that I had a good residency program, however, it was more focused on trauma surgery, lacking for instance in Orthognathic surgery...

But I think no residency program is perfect, they all have their weak and strong sides and the student / resident should detect them and help the professors to improve the program.

hello my friend

thank you for your response, i am from japan, and yes its kinda similar to the situation in brazil ...a friend of mine is from england and he told me that in Europe and in england especially they dont have residencies for OMS , the have only a 3 year course then they go into hospital jobs and as the years pass they do examines and get called OMS surgeons ....

in japan , you have to do Medicine as well dentistry to be able to do OMS...

 

[DrGuilhermeMuck]

Well, here in Brazil OMS is only related to dentistry, so, I am only graduated in Dentistry, not in Medicine.

Best regards.

 

[japanmarine14]

is there like any recommended courses u guys think it will enhance ur experience before residency ?

 

[DrT2202]

Well, it all depends on what area are you interested to have your residency.

For instance, I'm about to finish my 3 year residency program on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, yet, I dont feel I've seen enough of it to call myself an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon per se, it requires continuous studies and self improvement...

I like to study by books, specially from highly recommended authors, so ask your professors for any kind of bibliographic reference. In the OMS area we have:

Petterson
Abubaker
Ellis
Hupp
Fonseca
Reyneke

For articles I like the JOMS (Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), BJOMS (British Journal...)


and the list goes on...

So my advice is to ask your professors for books and articles tips

How is your OMFS residency just 3 years?!

 

[japanmarine14]

How is your OMFS residency just 3 years?!

yeah true ... it quite short isn't ...

 

[japanmarine14]

do you guys think the residencies in the states are much than other in Europe in terms of work load and expectations ?