MD optional OMS?

[NufinButTheToof]

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Concerning the 4-year oms programs that are MD-optional...
After you complete the 4 years of residency if you do 'opt' for the MD is it pretty much guaranteed that you will be accepted in the med program and placed into year 2/3. Or.. is there a good chance that you could finish residency, want to pursue that route and then be denied?

just curious

 

[esclavo]

Concerning the 4-year oms programs that are MD-optional...
After you complete the 4 years of residency if you do 'opt' for the MD is it pretty much guaranteed that you will be accepted in the med program and placed into year 2/3. Or.. is there a good chance that you could finish residency, want to pursue that route and then be denied?

just curious

The MD optionals that I know of are rarely used. When finished with your certificate and being able to practice your specialty, deprived of cash, personal debt looking like the national debt, not many have excersized the option. The three programs I know of you have to let them know the first day of residency if you are going to pursue the MD option and then have part I taken before you do any rotations. This is so they can start counting your regular OMFS rotations (ie medicine, anesthesia, general surgery, medical subspecialty, surgical subspecialty) towards your clerkships for you MD. This can't be done after the fact. Thus if you didn't know and you want to do an MD at the very end, all your months of rotations couldn't be counted toward your MD and thus you'd have to redo alot of this. If you can't double dip and have your rotations count for OMFS and your MD then it can be virtually impossible to complete an MD and a year of General Surgery in less than about 3 years. Wala.... a 7 year OMFS program... congratulations!

In my opinion, I would go to the school where you did the absolute LEAST medical school as possible. Especially anything outside of a rotation. These places where you spent time as a second year MD student seriously cut your OMFS time. In the end, having as much time on your home service doing as much of a scope as possible is what will make you what you are intended to become...

 

[S Files]

The MD optionals that I know of are rarely used. When finished with your certificate and being able to practice your specialty, deprived of cash, personal debt looking like the national debt, not many have excersized the option. The three programs I know of you have to let them know the first day of residency if you are going to pursue the MD option and then have part I taken before you do any rotations. This is so they can start counting your regular OMFS rotations (ie medicine, anesthesia, general surgery, medical subspecialty, surgical subspecialty) towards your clerkships for you MD. This can't be done after the fact. Thus if you didn't know and you want to do an MD at the very end, all your months of rotations couldn't be counted toward your MD and thus you'd have to redo alot of this. If you can't double dip and have your rotations count for OMFS and your MD then it can be virtually impossible to complete an MD and a year of General Surgery in less than about 3 years. Wala.... a 7 year OMFS program... congratulations!

In my opinion, I would go to the school where you did the absolute LEAST medical school as possible. Especially anything outside of a rotation. These places where you spent time as a second year MD student seriously cut your OMFS time. In the end, having as much time on your home service doing as much of a scope as possible is what will make you what you are intended to become...

but if you want to go on to cleft-craniofacial, or oncology fellowship, etc. would u suggest a different route??

 

[OMFSdoc]

but if you want to go on to cleft-craniofacial, or oncology fellowship, etc. would u suggest a different route??

You can get into any of these fellowships with or without the MD, however, having the MD would significantly increase your chances. If you want to do this the best way possible, try to get into a 6 year integrated OMFS/MD program. This way, you will spend only 6 years and get your OMFS/MD and be eligible for your medical license because your program will have integrated the general surgery year into your 6 year program. Now you've only spent 6 years in residency (not 7) and you can do your fellowship with a good chance at getting in.