Top 5 Topics:
- How To Plan Oral Surgery Externships: Location, Scope & "Reach" Programs
- The Real Cost of Applying to OMFS Residency: $1,500 Per Externship, $1,000 For One Interview
- “What’s Post-Call?” Resident Safety & Driving Sleep-Deprived
- CBSE Dates Changed to May & November
- Dental Mock Interviews, OMFS Weightroom & Using AI To Lower Costs For Students
Top Quotes & Wisdom:
[~07:30] "On externships, you get a tryout at their program for a week, they get a tryout with you for a week. So you could see what they're like just as much as they're seeing what you're like."
[~22:05] "Spend as much time in your home program as possible to learn the ropes of OR etiquette before you go on your first externship."
[~28:50] "If you go on 3 externships and you talk with 8 residents at each one, now you've got 24 opinions. You can piece together a little bit about other programs."
[~41:55] "That's what program directors want. Something coming from the heart, something coming from passion, and not just throwing a dart at the board when you’re planning externships and applying to residencies."
Top Questions:
[05:50] "How many externships did you go on?"
[10:42] "Do most places not have post-call? Is that the standard?"
[34:43] "When did you wake up and start your externships, and when did you finish?"
[39:57] "Are you familiar with the "reach program" term?"
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
- Dose of Dental Podcast #257
My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono
10.2026
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