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Application for Externship / Clinical Observership

OMS Externship and Clinical Observership Policy

The OMS department provides 2 different options for students interested in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Candidates will have the opportunity to spend time in the outpatient clinic setting where ambulatory surgery is performed and in the hospital setting where complex facial trauma, temporomandibular joint disorders, cosmetic and functional facial deformities, and oral pathology are managed.

OMS Externship:

Qualifications:

  1. Candidates who are seeking OMS residency spots (typically D3/D4 from US DMD/DDS graduates)

  2. Electronic copy of transcripts from dental school needed.

  3. Current CV

  4. Complete the Externship application

Scope of training:

  1. Involves 1 week of rotation in the OMS ambulatory clinics, hospital trauma call and exposure to OR procedures.

  2. Expected to participate in all academic didactic activities during the rotation week.

  3. Should available to see patients in hospital setting afterhours.

  4. Partake in hospital rounds, and work under the direction of chief resident / Intern on call

  5. Possibility for overnight stay in the ‘On-call Room’.

OMS Clinical Observership:

Qualifications:

  1. International candidates with a DMD or DDS equivalent

  2. Currently enrolled undergraduate students

  3. Electronic copy of transcripts

  4. Current CV

  5. Complete the Clinical observership application


Scope of training:

  1. Involves 1 week of rotation in the OMS ambulatory clinics only.

  2. Primary scope limited to shadowing / observing during the regular clinic hours (8am-5pm)

  3. Expected to participate in all academic didactic activities during the rotation week.

* - Required Field

Please select Externship or Clinical Observership based on the qualifications:*
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For any additional inquiries please contact:

Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology
Debra Jenkins Black
dajenkins@umc.edu
601-815-9934

Things to know

If you are not a student, employee, or volunteer at UMC and you will be participating in an Externship or Clinical Observership for Oral Surgery please be aware of the following requirements:

  • The student participating in an Externship or Clinical Observership will be required to make their own accommodations. The department does not provide a place to stay.
  • Student will be required to complete a form that requires the following information:
    • Vaccination Record
    • Flu Vaccine
    • TB skin test: Must be done two weeks prior to arrival.
  • Upon approval for Externship or Clinical Observership the student will be required to complete a background check at UMC. This will be done on the first day upon arrival.
  • The student will be required to pay a $50 nonrefundable fee to the Human Resources department and it will cover the background check, finger printing, and badge.