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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

The New York Medical College School of Medicine (NYMC SOM) offers a four-year training program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS). Each year, the program takes in two new students. A certificate is presented to those candidates who successfully complete the program. The program also offers an M.D. option at NYMC SOM to those qualified residents who successfully complete the OMFS program. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Standards are the underlying basis for the OMFS program with the expectation that graduates will be Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

How to Apply

Interested in applying to the OMFS program? Find out more about what you’ll need to apply to the OMFS Residency along with benefits and stipend information.

Application Snapshot

Where you apply: PASS Application
Application Deadline: October 1st
Program Length: 4 Years
Number of Positions: 2 spots (per academic year)

Clinical Training Sites

New York Medical College's primary clinical training sites are NYC H+H/Metropolitan and Westchester Medical Center. These sites offer modern facilities for both inpatient and outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgical services. Additionally, the program includes rotational training at Touro College of Dental Medicine and Hackensack University Medical Center.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

  

NYC H+H/Metropolitan is located on the upper east side of Manhattan between First and Second Avenues and 97th and 99th Streets. It is a 338-bed hospital servicing the East Harlem community. Residents while assigned here benefit primarily from a busy outpatient practice and a new surgicenter suite for outpatient sedations. The site offers digital panoramic, cephalometric and direct digital intraoral dental imaging, CBCT, digital medical imaging and a digital impressioning system, plus electronic dental and medical records. The 24-month training experience includes working directly with a surgical orthodontist on orthognathic cases as well as the OMFS and restorative dental teams in the areas of dental implants and grafting. In addition, Metropolitan has a busy OMFS outpatient practice. On average, the trainees receive operating room block time 2 days per week. The assigned third year senior resident functions as the lead resident and gains commensurate experience as a primary surgeon and familiarity with running a service prior to their fourth year.

Westchester Medical Center

  

Westchester Medical Center (WMC) is located on the Grasslands Reservation off the Sprain Brook Parkway in Valhalla, New York; New York Medical College School of Medicine is adjacent to the academic medical center on the Valhalla campus (~20 miles north of New York City). WMC is a 652-bed tertiary care Level 1 Trauma Center located in Westchester County serving the seven county Hudson Valley region. The facility provides residents with 24 months of advanced surgical experience treating major facial trauma, pathology, facial reconstruction, cosmetic surgery and administering outpatient sedation. In 2017, WMC completed a new, state of the art Dental/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery surgicenter for exclusive use by the program, which includes five operatories, two of which are dedicated solely to the OMFS program. While on service at WMC, residents have dedicated operating room days to focus on their surgical experience. In the clinical environment, residents complete a wide scope of outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery including dental alveolar surgery, dental implants, Botox/fillers, and routine IV sedation/general anesthesia. Residents work closely with experienced general practitioners for complex implant treatment plans and prosthetic reconstruction.

Program Overview

As a resident at the NYMC SOM Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program, you’ll receive hands-on experience, classroom learning, and time in the hospital. The program follows the guidelines set by the American Dental Association and aims for students to receive certification from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The program is designed to provide clinical, didactic, and hospital experiences at the postdoctoral level in OMFS, as well as scholarly activities. While rotating on-call coverage at Westchester Medical Center with ENT and plastic surgery, residents routinely see and treat complex lacerations, orbital, midface and mandibular trauma. All the attending faculty are highly skilled in treating extensive facial trauma and allow residents ample opportunities.

Didactic Curriculum

Beyond hands-on clinical experience, the residency program provides a robust academic curriculum. This includes weekly lectures, seminars, interdisciplinary conferences, workshops, and immersive surgical anatomy labs. The didactic curriculum is complemented with the attendance at a variety of local and regional meetings and continuing education programs supported by the department. The department supports resident participation in scholarly activities such as clinical research and manuscript preparation.

Clinical Training

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program at New York Medical College offers residents a comprehensive and tiered experience, tailored to your year of training. Beginning with an introduction to the hospital environment, residents progress through advanced medical and surgical trainings, culminating in the responsibilities of a chief resident in the fourth year. This structured evolution ensures a holistic exposure to various aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgical training across multiple sites. Explore a breakdown of the rotations by each year:

First Year Resident

In the first year the resident is oriented to the hospital environment and hospital protocols. You spend much of this year on off-service rotations. The goal for the first-year resident is to become competent in the performance of a physical examination and the administration of general anesthesia.   

  • OMFS (5 months): NYC H+H / Metropolitan (4 months) + Westchester Medical Center (1 month)
  • Anesthesia (5 months): NYC H+H / Metropolitan (4 months) + Westchester Medical Center - Pediatric Anesthesia (1 month)
  • Internal Medicine (2 months): NYC H+H / Metropolitan

Second Year Resident

The second year consists of instruction, training and experiences on a more advanced level designed to increase the depth of knowledge in medicine and surgery. Emphasis is placed on surgery and surgical subspecialties.

  • OMFS (8 months): NYC H+H / Metropolitan as Junior Resident (6 months, including two days per week at Touro College of Dental Medicine) + Westchester Medical Center as Junior Resident (2 months)
  • Surgical ICU (1 month): NYC H+H / Metropolitan
  • General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology (3 months): Westchester Medical Center

Third Year Resident

The third-year resident assumes increasing responsibilities on the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service. The resident is now the primary or first assistant surgeon for many cases taken to the operating room and is responsible for managing all the implant cases being treated by the department. Manuscript preparation should be well underway during the third year. Abstract submissions must comply with established deadlines for the respective conference. 

  • OMFS (10 months): NYC H+H Metropolitan as Senior/Lead Resident (6 months) + Westchester Medical Center as Senior Resident (4 months)
  • Otolaryngology (1 month): Westchester Medical Center
  • Plastic Surgery (1 month): Westchester Medical Center

Fourth Year Resident (Chief Resident)

The fourth-year residents assume the administrative and clinical responsibilities as Chief Residents of the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Service. The fourth-year residents each serve as the lead chief resident for six months and the administrative chief resident for six months. The resident is responsible for the coordination of the operating room and outpatient schedules. He/she assumes greater teaching/guidance duties for junior residents on service. The lead resident is the primary surgeon for most cases performed in operating rooms. During the fourth year, the required manuscript should be submitted for publication. It is highly desirable for the residents to present the project as an abstract at the Annual AAOMS Scientific Session.

  • OMFS (12 months): Westchester Medical Center (12 months, including a month at Hackensack University Medical Center focusing on orthognathic and reconstructive surgeries during the administrative period)
    • Lead Chief Resident (6 months)
    • Administrative Chief Resident (6 months)

Collaborative Learning with GPR

Both primary clinical training sites have a strong association with the NYMC SOM General Dental Practice Residency program (GPR). This partnership actively provides referrals from their patients for surgical procedures. Working hand in hand with GPR residents offers enriching collaborative experiences, especially when it comes to implant treatment planning.