BWH Oral Medicine Residency Program

Overview

The BWH Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry and Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) support an Oral Medicine residency program that leads to eligibility for specialty certification by the American Board of Oral Medicine. Trainees are co-appointed as residents at HSDM and BWH. The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) with HSDM as the designated sponsoring institution. The goal of this program is to train future leaders in the field of oral medicine, providing an optimal teaching and training experience.

Requirements

DMD or DDS degree.

For more information, please visit Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Curriculum

The program hosts three opportunities for training, which include:

• A three-year advanced oral medicine program, with stipend support, culminating in a certificate of completion.
• A four-year program (tuition-bearing, no stipend) with master-level course requirements, culminating in a certificate of completion as well as a Master of Medical Sciences (MMSc) degree from HSDM.
• A five-year program (tuition-bearing, no stipend) with doctoral-level course requirements and a research thesis, culminating in a certificate of completion as well as a Doctor of Medical Sciences (DMSc) degree from HSDM.

All tracks are uniquely organized such that residents benefit from the rich academic and institutional resources of HMS and HSDM while receiving all clinical training at BWH and other HMS-affiliated teaching hospitals, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and Mass Eye and Ear. Residents spend time in the outpatient clinic and provide inpatient services. Oral medicine training is obtained in the Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, a hospital-based, high-volume oral medicine service. This specialty practice provides an unparalleled educational opportunity for the residents, who perform the initial history and examination on all patients before presenting to the faculty attending. Off-service rotations include orofacial pain, infectious diseases, dermatology, otolaryngology, rheumatology, pain, headache, hematology/oncology, general oncology, imaging, and others.

How to Apply

Follow https://www.hsdm.harvard.edu/oral-medicine

Program Director: Katherine Alden Doan France (617-732-5517)

Program Coordinator: Andreza Costello (amcostello@bwh.harvard.edu).