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My name is Stephen Cho, and I'm the Chief Resident of the OMFS Program
here in Rochester NY. I'd like to let you know that we have an
internship position available for the upcoming 2008/2009 academic
year.
About our program:
- Our Chair is Dr. Lee Pollan, current President of the American
Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
- our program is a 4-yr program, and currently takes 1 resident/yr
- we cover two hospitals:
1) Strong Memorial Hospital - where our clinic is and where we do the
majority of our operating. It is a Level I Trauma Center, with 36
ORs, 750 beds. We have an associated GPR clinic (8 residents) who
work closely with us.
2) Rochester General Hospital - a "Top 100 Heart Hospital" associated
with the Mayo Clinic. Level II Trauma Center, 528 beds, GPR program
(5 residents). We operate infrequently out of this hospital
- we are also affiliated with:
1) Eastman Dental Center - a graduate dental center with
ortho/prostho/perio/peds/AEGD/TMJ Fellowship. Set up by Mr. Eastman
of Eastman-Kodak fame (your film cameras!), this is a research
powerhouse.
- our clinical rotations are:
1) PGY 1 - on service 8 months, 4 months Anesthesia
2) PGY 2 - on service 9 months, 2 months Internal Medicine, 1 month
Burn/Trauma ICU
3) PGY 3 - on service 8 months, 1 month each of Plastics/ENT/General
Surgery/Trauma Surgery
4) PGY 4 - on service +/- 12 months, depending on elective rotations
that you decide to set up
- our Call is set up as follows:
1) *all* on-service call is from home - not in-house (however, some of
the rotations the PGY's [ICU, Trauma] require in-house call). the bulk of call
is typically shared between the Intern, 1st year, 2nd year, and
occassionally the 3rd year.
2) "Regular Call" - we are always on "regular call" which consists of
covering any questions/complications from our clinic/surgery patients, and
occassionally covering our attending's patients. We are also backup
call for the GPRs (they take the primary tooth call) - we only help
them out typically if there's an infection or dentoalveolar fracture
they can't handle. This call is typically pretty light - I'd be surprised if you received any pages at all when on regular call.
3) "Trauma Call" - every third week, again, from home. Facial Trauma
Call is shared equally with Plastics & ENT (who take the other two
weeks of Face Call). *ANY* maxillofacial trauma is within the scope
of our Facial Call (not just mandible fractures). For example, our
last trauma call involved a gun shot suicide attempt where the
mandible, maxilla, the nose, and all associated soft tissues were
involved. We've also treated frontal sinus fractures, ZMC fx,
pan-face fx etc etc etc This call is typically more unpredictable - some nights you get nothing, and others you're slammed.
- Our program practices the full-scope of Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery. The orthognathic surgery component of our program is the
strongest, as we perform approximately 120-150 cases per yer (about
200 jaws). As mentioned above, our Facial Trauma is the full-scope of
facial trauma surgery, and includes any bone or soft tissue on the
face. Pathology & Reconstruction cases (cysts, tumours, major
bone-grafting etc) are operated whenever they present or are referred.
- Dentoalveolar clinical experience for the intern will be excellent,
as the Intern & 1st Year will be responsible for running the clinic.
This involves ANY of the extraction cases or sedations that are
scheduled, as well as follow-ups and consults. Typically, there will
be 3-5 3rd molar +/- sedation cases scheduled during the day, as well
as single-tooth extractions, biopsies, alveoloplasties etc.
- Implant experience is excellent. Our clinic places mainly Straumann,
Nobel, & Zimmer. However, there is no restriction on the system that
is used. Any associated bone or soft-tissue grafting is also performed
for the patients. There is also an opportunity to work closely with
the Prostho dept for larger/complicated cases.
Rochester, NY is an Upstate NY city mid-way between Buffalo &
Syracuse. It is the headquarters for Eastman-Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and
Xerox. Cultural events include concerts by the Eastman School of Music
and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, plays at the Geva Theater, and
numerous winter and summertime festivals. Summer time activities
include boating on the Finger Lakes, exploring the multiple nearby
national parks, or visiting Charlotte Beach. Winter activities include
nearby skiing, skating, etc. Rochester is a 3-hr drive to Toronto,
Canada, and 6-hr drive to New York City.
This internship will appeal to anyone who is interested in gaining
more experience prior to entering an OMFS residency. You will gain
exposure to the full-scope of OMFS practice, as well as invaluable
hospital & clinical experience.
For more information, or with questions, please contact:
1) Dr. Lee Pollan (Program Chair), 585-275-1133, [email protected]
2) Dr. Joseph Fantuzzo (Program Director), 585-275-1133,
[email protected]
3) Dr. Stephen Cho (Chief Resident), [email protected]
here in Rochester NY. I'd like to let you know that we have an
internship position available for the upcoming 2008/2009 academic
year.
About our program:
- Our Chair is Dr. Lee Pollan, current President of the American
Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
- our program is a 4-yr program, and currently takes 1 resident/yr
- we cover two hospitals:
1) Strong Memorial Hospital - where our clinic is and where we do the
majority of our operating. It is a Level I Trauma Center, with 36
ORs, 750 beds. We have an associated GPR clinic (8 residents) who
work closely with us.
2) Rochester General Hospital - a "Top 100 Heart Hospital" associated
with the Mayo Clinic. Level II Trauma Center, 528 beds, GPR program
(5 residents). We operate infrequently out of this hospital
- we are also affiliated with:
1) Eastman Dental Center - a graduate dental center with
ortho/prostho/perio/peds/AEGD/TMJ Fellowship. Set up by Mr. Eastman
of Eastman-Kodak fame (your film cameras!), this is a research
powerhouse.
- our clinical rotations are:
1) PGY 1 - on service 8 months, 4 months Anesthesia
2) PGY 2 - on service 9 months, 2 months Internal Medicine, 1 month
Burn/Trauma ICU
3) PGY 3 - on service 8 months, 1 month each of Plastics/ENT/General
Surgery/Trauma Surgery
4) PGY 4 - on service +/- 12 months, depending on elective rotations
that you decide to set up
- our Call is set up as follows:
1) *all* on-service call is from home - not in-house (however, some of
the rotations the PGY's [ICU, Trauma] require in-house call). the bulk of call
is typically shared between the Intern, 1st year, 2nd year, and
occassionally the 3rd year.
2) "Regular Call" - we are always on "regular call" which consists of
covering any questions/complications from our clinic/surgery patients, and
occassionally covering our attending's patients. We are also backup
call for the GPRs (they take the primary tooth call) - we only help
them out typically if there's an infection or dentoalveolar fracture
they can't handle. This call is typically pretty light - I'd be surprised if you received any pages at all when on regular call.
3) "Trauma Call" - every third week, again, from home. Facial Trauma
Call is shared equally with Plastics & ENT (who take the other two
weeks of Face Call). *ANY* maxillofacial trauma is within the scope
of our Facial Call (not just mandible fractures). For example, our
last trauma call involved a gun shot suicide attempt where the
mandible, maxilla, the nose, and all associated soft tissues were
involved. We've also treated frontal sinus fractures, ZMC fx,
pan-face fx etc etc etc This call is typically more unpredictable - some nights you get nothing, and others you're slammed.
- Our program practices the full-scope of Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery. The orthognathic surgery component of our program is the
strongest, as we perform approximately 120-150 cases per yer (about
200 jaws). As mentioned above, our Facial Trauma is the full-scope of
facial trauma surgery, and includes any bone or soft tissue on the
face. Pathology & Reconstruction cases (cysts, tumours, major
bone-grafting etc) are operated whenever they present or are referred.
- Dentoalveolar clinical experience for the intern will be excellent,
as the Intern & 1st Year will be responsible for running the clinic.
This involves ANY of the extraction cases or sedations that are
scheduled, as well as follow-ups and consults. Typically, there will
be 3-5 3rd molar +/- sedation cases scheduled during the day, as well
as single-tooth extractions, biopsies, alveoloplasties etc.
- Implant experience is excellent. Our clinic places mainly Straumann,
Nobel, & Zimmer. However, there is no restriction on the system that
is used. Any associated bone or soft-tissue grafting is also performed
for the patients. There is also an opportunity to work closely with
the Prostho dept for larger/complicated cases.
Rochester, NY is an Upstate NY city mid-way between Buffalo &
Syracuse. It is the headquarters for Eastman-Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and
Xerox. Cultural events include concerts by the Eastman School of Music
and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, plays at the Geva Theater, and
numerous winter and summertime festivals. Summer time activities
include boating on the Finger Lakes, exploring the multiple nearby
national parks, or visiting Charlotte Beach. Winter activities include
nearby skiing, skating, etc. Rochester is a 3-hr drive to Toronto,
Canada, and 6-hr drive to New York City.
This internship will appeal to anyone who is interested in gaining
more experience prior to entering an OMFS residency. You will gain
exposure to the full-scope of OMFS practice, as well as invaluable
hospital & clinical experience.
For more information, or with questions, please contact:
1) Dr. Lee Pollan (Program Chair), 585-275-1133, [email protected]
2) Dr. Joseph Fantuzzo (Program Director), 585-275-1133,
[email protected]
3) Dr. Stephen Cho (Chief Resident), [email protected]
