Hey there!! I guess I'm on here as I need a little advice really... I graduated from dentistry in july this year, and am currently in my VT year. I have decided to do a Maxillofacial SHO next year and hopefully continue along that path. However in order for me to be a MaxFacs surgeon I would need to do medicine, so it is going to be a long looooong journey.
There are graduate medicine courses that are 4 years, but a lot of the consultants I've spoken to have said they did a 3 year fast track course. Does such a thing exist anymore??
Also, how hard is it to get into medicine as a graduate applicant?? Is the interview a lot more difficult??
Any info from anyone would be greatly appreciated!! Keep Smilin'!
Hey there!! I guess I'm on here as I need a little advice really... I graduated from dentistry in july this year, and am currently in my VT year. I have decided to do a Maxillofacial SHO next year and hopefully continue along that path. However in order for me to be a MaxFacs surgeon I would need to do medicine, so it is going to be a long looooong journey.
There are graduate medicine courses that are 4 years, but a lot of the consultants I've spoken to have said they did a 3 year fast track course. Does such a thing exist anymore??
Also, how hard is it to get into medicine as a graduate applicant?? Is the interview a lot more difficult??
Any info from anyone would be greatly appreciated!! Keep Smilin'!
really??? I didn't know that!! I tried looking on their website and they havnt written anything about it... how do I apply for it??
I can't find it either but there's someone in my year that's a direct entrant to third year that's a dentist. The admissions secretary at [email protected] should be able to tell you if they still offer it. I'm sure other universities do too.
I can't find it either but there's someone in my year that's a direct entrant to third year that's a dentist. The admissions secretary at [email protected] should be able to tell you if they still offer it. I'm sure other universities do too.
Thats awesome! I'll email them and ask! If I can get onto a 3yr course that would save me an extra year of my life! thank you for letting me know
I've had a look at this course before, but its only for mfds candidates. MFDS is no longer available, its being replaced with MJDF so I dont know if they will accept that. Also, I wouldn't be able to complete it in time as I need to have spent at least 2 years in practice. Would have been perfect otherwise... Thanks for letting me know anyway
Hey there!! I guess I'm on here as I need a little advice really... I graduated from dentistry in july this year, and am currently in my VT year. I have decided to do a Maxillofacial SHO next year and hopefully continue along that path. However in order for me to be a MaxFacs surgeon I would need to do medicine, so it is going to be a long looooong journey.
There are graduate medicine courses that are 4 years, but a lot of the consultants I've spoken to have said they did a 3 year fast track course. Does such a thing exist anymore??
Also, how hard is it to get into medicine as a graduate applicant?? Is the interview a lot more difficult??
Any info from anyone would be greatly appreciated!! Keep Smilin'!
Why you would want to spend all that time to be a maxfax surgeon i don't know.
Although at least whilst studying you can earn some cashola!
[that said I anaesthetised someone last week for a really long maxfax case - removed tumour from and much of jawbone then reconstructed it with fibula graft. Very gory, looked like predator for much of operation but rather cool. Lasted 12 hours though...]
Why you would want to spend all that time to be a maxfax surgeon i don't know.
Although at least whilst studying you can earn some cashola!
[that said I anaesthetised someone last week for a really long maxfax case - removed tumour from and much of jawbone then reconstructed it with fibula graft. Very gory, looked like predator for much of operation but rather cool. Lasted 12 hours though...]
I'm guessing your an anaesthetist? Yeah I know it's a long journey but the more I think about it the more I feel a lot happier and a lot more convinced it's the right path for me..
[that said I anaesthetised someone last week for a really long maxfax case - removed tumour from and much of jawbone then reconstructed it with fibula graft. Very gory, looked like predator for much of operation but rather cool. Lasted 12 hours though...]
My mum used to be a theatre-based/surgical dental nurse and has lots of stories like that ^^