OMFS Curriculum

First Year

July - August

The first year resident will be brought on as house staff PGY 1. They will be credentialed at The Mount Sinai Hospital, the Elmhurst Hospital Center and the James J. Peters Memorial Hospital/ Bronx VA. Mandatory certification or recertification in BLS and ACLS is a requirement. The first two months will be spent alternating between the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Elmhurst Hospital Center, and the James J. Peters Memorial Hospital/ Bronx VA OMS service. Incoming residents will assume responsibilities similar to a first-year OMS resident with the exception of independent on-call responsibilities. The residents will participate in all medical school orientations, introduction classes and sessions leading to the start of medical school. Vacation time may be taken before the start of medical school at the end of August.

End August - June

The resident will start day one of Year 1 of medical school. The first year courses can be found under Medical Education.

Patient care opportunities in the OMS Clinic are available one afternoon/week during the time that medical school is in session. A second afternoon may be added if desired by the resident, and at the discretion of the program director, provided that the resident's performance in the School of Medicine curriculum remains satisfactory. The resident will be expected to assume all resident's OMS responsibilities at the end of year 1 (mid-June) and when the academic curriculum is not in session, such as during the School of Medicine vacations.

Division on-call responsibility will take place one day per week (on that day, after class sessions end) and one weekend/month of School of Medicine and Elmhurst emergency back-up coverage, up to a maximum of seven days/month on call. Care will be taken to avoid scheduling on-call responsibilities just before School of Medicine examinations.

Second Year

July – August

Patient care in the OMS Clinic one afternoon/week during, provided that the resident's performance in the School of Medicine curriculum remains satisfactory.

The resident will be expected assume all resident OMS responsibilities at the end of MSSM Year 2 (mid-May) and when School of Medicine academic curriculum is not in session, such as during vacations.

Division on-call responsibility will take place one day per week (on that day, after class sessions end) and one weekend/month of School of Medicine and Elmhurst emergency back-up coverage, up to a maximum of seven days/month on call. Care will be taken to avoid scheduling on-call responsibilities just before School of Medicine examinations.

The second year courses can be found under Medical Education.

This intense curriculum will help prepare the resident for clinical rotations in medical school and Step I of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Upon successful completion of USMLE Step I, residents will continue into the third year class of Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Third Year

July - June

ACLS and BLS recertification is mandatory. Third year medical school will consist of eight required clinical clerkships. Residents will be given responsibilities similar to a first-year medicine intern while on this clerkship including on-call responsibilities. During this time the resident will be devoting their entire attention to medical school studies and will not be responsible for any OMS service clinic or on call coverage.

Required clerkships:

• Ambulatory Care
• Anesthesia
• Medicine/ Geriatrics
• Neurology
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Surgery

Fourth Year

During this year, residents will complete their medical school education. They will be expected to gain significant experience in dentoalveolar surgery (Elmhurst and Bronx VA) and implant surgery (Bronx VA) including informed consent, parameters of care and coding. They will gain experience in pain and anxiety control, and management of oral and maxillofacial surgery emergencies (all campuses). They will gain exposure to the full scope of oral and maxillofacial procedures, and begin off-service Anesthesia rotations (two months). Residents will also take the USMLE Step II CK and CS by the deadlines specified by the medical school.

July - June

Fourth year medical school elective clerkships-served on OMS service (12 months) at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx VA and Elmhurst Hospital Center. Residents must complete the application for the national matching program (usually in January) for their internship in General Surgery. This is coordinated with the General Surgery Department.

May

Graduation from Mount Sinai School of Medicine-Conference of Medical degree

Fifth Year - General Surgery internship

July - June

ACLS and BLS recertification is mandatory. The resident functions as a full-time member of the General Surgery Department. This 12-month rotation is an essential component necessary for New York State medical Licensure. USMLE Step III should be completed during this year of training. The rotations will be variable and the general surgery year will include:

• Anesthesia (two months)
• SICU (two months)
• James J. Peters Memorial VA
• Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC)
• The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH)

Sixth Year- Chief Resident

July - June

The chief year is a challenging year in which the knowledge and skill base developed in the first five years of training are combined with surgical and didactic opportunities and responsibilities to develop the skills necessary for independent practice. Residents must meet or exceed all stated and implied requirements stipulated by the Accreditation standards for Advanced Specialty Education Programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Six months is spent at Elmhurst Hospital Center and six months is spent at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Chief residents must have cases available for presentation at weekly lecture conferences and must have completed some other scholarly activity during residency. This can be satisfied with the following:

• Presentation at a national or international meeting
• Preparation of two manuscripts suitable for publication

The chief resident is expected to complete ATLS and PALS within the first six months of the sixth year.

Post-graduation

It is expected that all graduates of the Mount Sinai residency training program will pursue and achieve diplomat status with the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The preparation for the Board certifying examinations during the resident's practice as an independent surgeon is an important component of the practitioner's professional development. Residents are strongly encouraged to start the ABOMS certification process immediately following graduation.