A weekly meeting during which a book chapter of interest is discussed in detail. A monthly conference to keep residents informed about the latest advances in oral and maxillofacial surgery, trauma general medicine, pathology, anesthesia, and the basic biomedical sciences. A yearly course given by the Department of Anatomy and the School of Medicine, in which lectures and dissection provide third year residents with a review of basic anatomy. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency has been approved by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association and other appropriate accrediting agencies since its inception. Those residents who complete the four-year curriculum fulfill all the prerequisites and requirements of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and are eligible for the board's examination.
Resident responsibility progresses in a linear tract from the first year through the fourth.
The second year is similar to the first, with the addition of several clinical rotations structured to allow relative autonomy under direct supervision of faculty surgeons. Additional advanced medical rotations are also performed during this year. The third year increases participation and responsibility in patient management. The residents assist on cases done by the chief residents and also treat some surgical patients under supervision of the attending staff. The fourth year, or chief resident, assumes total responsibility for the organization and operation of the service.