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Internship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

A one-year Internship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is designed to allow recent dental graduates, licensed in Illinois, a wide and intense exposure to the full scope of the field, to hospital surgical activities and to both university and private practice.

 Curriculum

Interns will participate in all phases of the surgical services, which include in-patient and out-patient management, Level 1 trauma, dentoalveolar surgery, orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, surgical pathology and implant surgery. They will function at a PGY-1 level with on-call duties and opportunities for operating room cases. The interns will also participate in the didactic programs that serve the Cook County Health Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program. The internship year will be spent at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University hospitals (Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, as well as at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

 Appointments & Benefits

Housestaff appointments, stipends and support are administered by the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Please refer to that site for information on current PGY-1 stipend and benefit information.

 

 How to Apply

Inquiries can be directed to our Program Coordinator.

Interested applicants should submit ONE pdf to oto-hns@northwestern.edu that includes a letter of intent, PASS application if available, curriculum vitae, most recent dental school transcript, national dental board scores, and three letters of recommendation.

Virtual Interviews will be conducted in January.

Program Coordinator - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
oto-hns@northwestern.edu

 Why Northwestern?

People gather in front of the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium ParkHousestaff training through McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University provides diverse and challenging clinical experiences and world-class education located in the heart of the beautiful city of Chicago.

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 Contact Us

For more information, please contact the Program Coordinator for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at oto-hns@northwestern.edu.

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