Graduate Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Acquire intensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, 在坦普尔大学科恩伯格牙科学院的口腔颌面外科研究生课程中，教授口腔颌面部区域的损伤和缺陷. This 30-month, 博士后专业证书项目是6年双学位/证书住院医师项目的一部分，该项目包括高级常务医学博士学位和口腔颌面外科证书. 口腔颌面外科(OMS)证书课程是与威尼斯赌场网站刘易斯卡茨医学院和威尼斯赌场网站卫生系统合作创建的.

Residents are trained to become skilled oral and maxillofacial surgeons, 为涉及硬组织和软组织的功能和美学方面的疾病提供外科和辅助治疗. 居民也有机会增加和改善当地社区的病人护理. 

该计划的课程融合了教学和临床教育，并通过一般学术活动和专业发展机会得到加强. 学生获得技能和培训，成为专业的口腔颌面外科医生, including advanced expertise in oral biology, 同时也增加了在门诊小儿麻醉管理和研究方法和研究设计方面的知识.

你将参与跨学科的病人护理，与普通牙医密切合作, oral and maxillofacial prosthodontics, 以及科恩伯格牙科学院的其他研究生培训项目. 你还将学习口腔和颌面外科的护理实践, including implant dentistry, oral pathology and oral medicine, outpatient pediatric anesthesia, and temporomandibular and orthognathic surgery.

口腔颌面外科是国家批准的十大牙科专业之一 American Dental Association.

Program Format & Curriculum

Students complete the OMS certificate program over a minimum of 30 months, 哪些是专门针对证书要求的学习经验. 创新的课程非常强调体验式学习，并辅以各种教学方法, formal and informal educational experiences. 

Students complete the program’s CORE lecture series, designed specifically for postdoctoral students, with emphasis on biostatistics and research methodology. Residents also participate in weekly seminars and lectures, 除此之外，每月还会有从外科解剖到专业精神和实践管理等主题的大查房.

额外的课程时间分配给完成医学博士学位, 宾夕法尼亚州联邦医疗执照的休班轮调和普通外科要求.

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Certificate Requirements

OMS certificate residents participate in weekly seminars and lectures, in addition to monthly grand rounds, 主题从外科解剖到专业和实践管理. Although no formative or summative assessments are required, 这些课程构成了住院医师纵向学习过程的一部分. The annual Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery In-service Training Examination measures residents’ clinical knowledge and skills.

住院医生在他们的临床训练中进行模拟训练. 汇报和形成性评估是这些练习的组成部分. 住院医师还参与每日与住院患者的教学查房，以利用指导和案例为基础的学习原则. While no formal assessments are required, 住院医生在学习过程中的参与和表现由教师记录，并在汇报会议或住院医生半年度评估期间进行讨论.

In clinical education and experiential learning, 住院医生和教师进行持续的对话，以评估住院医生的知识基础, skills, preparedness and professionalism with respect to direct patient care.

Dual Certificate/MD Program

在完成完整的六年OMS证书课程并获得医学博士学位后，您将拥有

• completed an MD degree; 
• passed the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination;
• 完成普外科培训，获得行医执照资格;
• completed requirements of the OMS certificate program; and
• 在OMS证书、住院医师计划和医学博士学位的各个方面表现出能力.

Residents in the program receive a stipend. 一旦学员完成了刘易斯卡茨医学院的医学博士学位要求, 然后他们完成12个月的普通外科住院医师培训，以及12个月的研究生医学教育认证委员会(ACGME)博士后培训，以完成他们的医学培训. The total time completed for the program includes the following. 

The total time completed for the program includes the following.

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery: 32 months
• Medical school: 21 months
• Anesthesia: four months
• Pediatric anesthesia: one month
• General surgery: 14 months
• ACGME-recognized requirement for licensure: 24 months