POSTGRADUATE TRAINING IN ORAL- AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY IN ISRAEL, A CONCLUSIVE SURVEY AMONG RESIDENTS
Authors:
Michael V. Joachim
Affiliation:
Shamir (Assaf ha Rofeh) Medical Center, Tzrifin and Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safedd, Safed, Israel
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p83
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: This study aimed to assess a survey of residents to obtain relevant information about their training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Israel.
Methods: Overall, 57 questionnaires were completed on a voluntary and anonymous basis by Israeli OMFS residents.
Results: Participants’ mean age was 34.6 years (67% male, 33% female). The responders were almost evenly distributed between the 5 years of residency training. Majority (63.2%) of the responders were before taking any of the residency exams. 75.5% of the responders graduated for Israeli dental school and 35.2% of them had additional research degree (29.8% MSc, 5.3% PhD). A third of the responders planned to complete post-residency MD training, while 47.4% haven’t yet decided. As for residency difficulties and preferences, the most prevalent initial difficulties were adaptation for hospital work demands (56.1%) followed by overwhelming by the amount of OMFS knowledge needed (54.4%). The responders mentioned trauma as the treatment for which they have the highest interest (63.2%), followed by orthognathic surgery (52.6%) and oncologic surgery (35.1%). On self-assessment of their skill, the two topics for in which the responders had the most confidence were oral surgery (35.1%) and trauma (33.3%). There was a trend of increasing confidence in orthognathic surgery and oncologic surgery with the advancement in residency training.
Conclusions: The data collected gives an insight for residents’ demographic data, preferences and difficulties in training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. It presents the growing confidence in more complex surgery with the advance in training, while revealing the importance of pre- residential medical training for OMFS residents.
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Authors:
Michael V. Joachim
Affiliation:
Shamir (Assaf ha Rofeh) Medical Center, Tzrifin and Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safedd, Safed, Israel
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p83
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: This study aimed to assess a survey of residents to obtain relevant information about their training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Israel.
Methods: Overall, 57 questionnaires were completed on a voluntary and anonymous basis by Israeli OMFS residents.
Results: Participants’ mean age was 34.6 years (67% male, 33% female). The responders were almost evenly distributed between the 5 years of residency training. Majority (63.2%) of the responders were before taking any of the residency exams. 75.5% of the responders graduated for Israeli dental school and 35.2% of them had additional research degree (29.8% MSc, 5.3% PhD). A third of the responders planned to complete post-residency MD training, while 47.4% haven’t yet decided. As for residency difficulties and preferences, the most prevalent initial difficulties were adaptation for hospital work demands (56.1%) followed by overwhelming by the amount of OMFS knowledge needed (54.4%). The responders mentioned trauma as the treatment for which they have the highest interest (63.2%), followed by orthognathic surgery (52.6%) and oncologic surgery (35.1%). On self-assessment of their skill, the two topics for in which the responders had the most confidence were oral surgery (35.1%) and trauma (33.3%). There was a trend of increasing confidence in orthognathic surgery and oncologic surgery with the advancement in residency training.
Conclusions: The data collected gives an insight for residents’ demographic data, preferences and difficulties in training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. It presents the growing confidence in more complex surgery with the advance in training, while revealing the importance of pre- residential medical training for OMFS residents.
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