Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery — Certificate with Medicine — M.D.

The M.D./OMS program is designed to provide an opportunity for qualified dentists to obtain the Doctor of Medicine degree in a customized three-year period. Clinical surgical health-care delivery is emphasized. The content of the program conforms to the Standards of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and is designed to prepare the surgeon for certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents begin their residency program on the OMS service. They subsequently enter the second-year class at Loma Linda University School of Medicine (with advanced standing). The residents then complete the second, third, and fourth years of medical school. The fourth year of the OMS residency consists of a full postgraduate year of general surgery. The resident completes the final two years of the OMS training on the OMS service. During the final year, s/he functions as chief resident.

Application process

Application for admission should be submitted to the School of Dentistry by October 15 of the year prior to the summer of intended enrollment. The School of Dentistry participates in the Post Doctoral Application Service (PASS). Applicants are recommended to the School of Medicine for consideration in the six-year OMS program.

Tuition

Students in the OMS program with the School of Medicine are charged tuition and fees for the first two and one-half years of the program; tuition for the remaining years is waived.