The residency training program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center is six years in duration. This program includes, in addition to resident training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, a curriculum leading to a medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S), Columbia University, and one year of general surgery residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. The yearly breakdown is as follows:

	Year I - PGY1 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
	Year II - Medical School
	Year III - Medical School
	Year IV - PGY1 General Surgery Residency
	Year V - PGY3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
	Year VI - PGY4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chief Resident)

During the residency years, a salary is paid at the level of training. For 1996-7, the PGY1 salary is $37,908. While in medical school, tuition payment is required ($25,164 per year). Financial aid is available. While in medical school at Columbia, OMS residents will complete the second year, third year and core rotations of the fourth year of the P&S curriculum, receiving the M.D. degree at the end of the third year of the OMS training program.

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, located in Northern Manhattan in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge, is a modern health sciences campus committed to academic and clinical excellence. Located at the medical center is Presbyterian Hospital, a 1,000 bed tertiary care hospital, and the Health Sciences Campus of Columbia University whichh include the medical, dental, nursing, and public health schools. Presbyterian Hospital opened its 745 bed mainframe hospital in January 1990. This magnificent structure contains the most modern support facilities in the region. A 300 bed unit, The Allen Pavilion, was opened by Presbyterian Hospital in 1989. It is located ten minutes north of the medical center and provides opportunities for care in a community hospital setting. The Babies and Children's Hospital is the only children's hospital in Manhattan. Columbia Presbyterian has been rated among the top five medical centers in the United States and number one in New York City. Also located at the medical center is the August Long Library, the second largest academic health sciences library in the nation, containing over 500,000 volumes, 4400 current periodical subscriptions, and extensive holdings of media, electronic resources, rare books, and archival materials. The research facilities and opportunities at the medical center are also unparalleled in the region. CPMC is one of the top five recipients of NIH research dollars in the United States.

The Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides training in the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Close interaction with the faculty and postgraduate students in orthodontics, periodontics and prosthetics at the dental school serves to strengthen the resident's background in comprehensive case management in orthognathic, preprosthetic, and implant surgery. In addition, residents annually travel to South America with a team from the CPMC Craniofacial Center to treat cleft lip and palate children, operating on approximately 60 patients per trip.

We recognize the combined program is academically and financially challenging, of long duration, and not the only option in OMS training. However, we believe that the opportunity to be broadly educated and trained in recognized programs in medicine and dentistry is desired by a growing number of people choosing a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and thus we have developed a logical and educationally sound program leading to an MD degree, postgraduate training in general surgery and subspecialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Everyone accepted to this program is expected to complete all six years. If you fail to complete the program because of transfer to another program in medicine or surgery, we will require you to repay any tuition abatement, stipends, or financial support you may receive from Columbia University or Presbyterian Hospital while you are in medical school. You will be asked to withdraw from your coarse of study at P&S and/or the residency program at CPMC.

Requirements for this program include successful completion of an accredited dental school and one of the following: United States Citizenship, a permanent resident card, or a J-1 visa. Applications may be made through PASS, and Columbia participates in the Post Doctoral Dental Matching Program. Further information and application forms may be obtained by contacting:

Dr. Sidney B. Eisig
Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
622 West 168th St., HP 8-866
New York, NY 10032
(212) 305 - 7626
email: smr3@columbia.edu

Externship Information

Dental students seriously interested in pursuing a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery and specifically the training program at Columbia are encouraged to apply for a one month externship in oral and maxillofacial surgery at CPMC. If accepted, the student will be expected to function at the "sub-intern" level, holding primary responsibility in the out -patient clinic, assist in the operating room, and spend selected nights on call with the residents in the hospital. Due to the large number of Columbia dental students rotating through the department, externships are limited for all other dental students to the months of May, June, July, and August (two per month). For further information, please call (212) 305 - 7626.

Any potential applicants wishing to speak to a resident regarding the training program or externship may email Dr. Shahid Aziz at sa195@columbia.edu

OMS RESIDENT CLINIC STATISTICS:

(JULY 1, 1996 - NOVEMBER 30, 1996)

SAMPLE OR CASE LOG:

(July 1, 1996 - December 31, 1996)

Resident Profile 1996 - 1997

Incoming Residents

• Marsha Tharakan, D.D.S. Columbia, 1997
• Sara Runnels, D.M.D. Tufts, 1997

Fellow

• James Albanese, D.D.S. Buffalo, 1995

PGY 1

• Shahid Aziz, D.M.D. Harvard, 1996
• Cheryl Soberiaj, D.D.S. Columbia, 1996

PGY II

• Reza Miremadi, D.D.S. Columbia, 1994
• Maria Dourmas, D.D.S. Columbia, 1995

PGY III

• Marty Dominger, D.D.S. Columbia 1992
• Raafia Mazhar, D.D.S. Columbia, 1994

PGY IV

• Michael Monto, D.M.D. Pennsylvania, 1992; M.D. Columbia, 1996
• Vincent Carrao, D.D.S. Columbia, 1993; M.D. Columbia, 1996

PGY V

• Brian Lambert, D.D.S., Columbia, 1992; M.D. Columbia, 1995
• Christopher Bonacci, D.D.S., Columbia, 1992; M.D. Columbia, 1995

PGY VI

• Eric Swanson, D.M.D. Harvard, 1991; M.D. Columbia, 1994

Alumni Profile

• 1995: Matthew Brown, D.D.S., M.D. Private practice, Elmira, NY
  
• 1994: Christine Hamilton, D.M.D., M.D. Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship 1994 - 1995
  Private practice, Darien, CT
  
• 1993: Neal Ezra, D.M.D., M.D. Private practice, Long Island, NY
  
• 1992: Sharon Dichiara, D.D.S., M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery resident, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
  
• 1991: Peter Wang, D.M.D., M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery resident,
  Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  
• 1989: John C. McCabe, D.D.S, M.D. Faculty, CPMC
  William McMunn, D.D.S., M.D. Faculty, Louisiana State University
  Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship, 1993 - 1995
  
• 1988: Daniel Farr, D.D.S., M.D. Private practice, Elmira, NY
  
• 1987: William Pochal, D.D.S., M.D. Private practice, Elmira, NY
  
• 1986: Joseph Napoli, D.D.S., M.D. Faculty, Dartmouth Medical School
  Attending, Mary Hitchcock Medical Center