Rotation through head and neck surgery at the VA ensures clinical exposure to oral and head and neck cancer. Clinical dermatology and dermatopathology conferences provide an excellent background in clinical and microscopic dermatology. Basic science training is obtained through formal course work, seminars, conferences, and reading assignments. Basic and clinical research opportunities are available in medical and dental school laboratories. A large portion of the third year involves research activities.
Residents present lectures and seminars and assist in teaching within the laboratory.
Recent developments are discussed in a monthly journal club. An annual stipend is offered for oral pathology residents. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, reviews are scheduled in the early part of October, and offers are extended by November 1 for the following July. Since there are only 268 boarded oral pathologists in the country, this small group is well known to each other so that excellent evaluations of prospective resident's abilities can be readily determined through written and verbal communication.