300 College of Dental Medicine—Postdoctoral Programs Both the OMFS certificate and OMFS/M.D. tracks offer comparable levels of discipline-specific instruction, ensuring comprehensive clinical training and advanced education in OMFS. However, the OMFS/M.D. program uniquely inte- grates medical training and includes a general surgery residency segment. Graduates will be well-prepared to demonstrate competency across a broad range of maxillofacial surgical practices. In the OMFS/M.D. program, the first year and a half is primarily dedicated to the initial segment of the M.D. curriculum, progressing sequentially, beginning with preclerkship disciplines, organ systems, and clinical skills courses, covering fundamentals and systems, including Practice of Medicine Blocks 1–3.This phase continues until the spring of year two, when required clinical clerkships commence, followed by electives. During this period, four months are set aside for OMFS residency training. This is followed by three clerkship blocks, with July reserved for OMFS, concluding in mid-March of the program’s third year. The remainder of March, as well as May and June, is allocated to the OMFS residency. The fourth year runs from July through April and is dedicated to the general surgery residency. In April of this year, students complete the M.D. portion of the OMFS/M.D. program. From May of the fourth year until the end of the six-year program, all time is devoted to OMFS residency training, with residents expected to perform at a resident level. The proposed OMFS/ M.D. program will include at least four years of full-time, advanced dental education in oral and maxillofacial surgery, ensuring that each resident completes a minimum of 120 weeks of clinical training in the specialty. For specific course information, refer to the information in the Four-Year Residency Curriculum section that follows and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine section of this catalog. Four-Year Residency Curriculum The first-year residency training is divided between oral and maxillofacial surgery, internal medicine, and anesthesia rotations. Four months are spent on the anesthesia service at Broward Health Medical Center, one month on pediatric anesthesia at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, two months on the internal medicine service, and five months on the oral and maxillofacial surgery service. Six months of the second year are spent on the oral and maxillofacial surgery service encompassing the outpatient clinics and respective Broward Health and Memorial Hospital services. Residents will have increased responsibilities this year, including overseeing the first-year residents, IV sedation cases, and operating room responsibilities. The other six months are spent on trauma/general surgery and are divided equally between Broward General and Memorial Level I trauma centers. The third year of the program consists of expanded clinical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Broward Health Medical Center. The resident will function on a junior level, with experiences and expectations consistent with this level of training. This year of training includes one month of implant reconstruction and 11 months of oral and maxillofacial surgery service. During the fourth year of the program, each resident serves as chief resident at Broward Health Medical Center and Memorial Regional Hospital. The primary responsibility of the chief resident is to oversee management of the oral and maxillofacial surgery surgical service. This includes, but is not limited to, formulating the call schedule, arranging resident case coverage of clinical responsibilities, and preoperative/ postoperative patient evaluation and treatment in conjunction with designated faculty members. Residents will have rotations in implant reconstruction, craniofacial/cleft lip/palate surgery, and facial plastics. It is expected that all residents have abstracts or posters based upon their research efforts for presentation at a national meeting and at the NSU-CDM research day. Upon completion of the residency program, graduates will receive a certificate of training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. It is expected that all graduates will be prepared for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery examination and possess clinical aptitude in the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Postdoctoral Orthodontics The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics offers a 36-month program. The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Residents are simultaneously enrolled in the orthodontic program and the Master of Science (M.S.) program. Upon completion of all program requirements, students are awarded both an M.S. degree and a Certificate in Orthodontics. A certificateonly track is not offered. Residents register for and take the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) written examination as part of the program requirements. Residents fulfilling the graduation requirements of the program will be prepared to complete the ABO clinical examination. U.S., Canadian, and international graduates are encouraged to apply. The full-time faculty members of this program represent a broad variety of academic, research, and clinical interests. In addition, the program employs numerous adjunct clinical faculty members, ensuring that residents are exposed to different techniques used in treating orthodontic patients. Residents will treat adults, adolescents, and children and experience a variety of contemporary appliances and treatment disciplines, including orthognathic surgery. Interdisciplinary and dentofacial anomalies and Grand Rounds take place on a regular basis with other postgraduate residents and their respective faculty members and facilitate the treatment
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