The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery outpatient clinic at The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans sees over 17,000 patients per year. The inpatient daily surgical service census is between 5-15 patients at a given time and exposes the residents to training in all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Four full elective operating days per week include cases of hard and soft tissue reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular disorders, orofacial anomalies, facial trauma, pathology, Preprosthetic surgery, and advanced exodontia.
The requirements are that the student be registered as a junior or senior dental student from an accredited school in the United States or Canada. The student must be in the top third of his/her class with a letter of support from the chief of his/her Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Dean of their dental school.
Neither LSU nor The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans will provide stipend or funding. Room facilities (not private), at no cost, are available in the on-call quarters at The Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans. Two students per time slot will be selected. The student must be registered at LSU School of Dentistry and The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans before beginning the externship, which can be taken care of upon their arrival.
We are pleased that you are interested in our externship. However, before we can proceed with the evaluation of your application, we will need the following:
_____ A recent photograph of yourself.
_____ A letter of recommendation from the Dean of your dental school.
_____ A letter of recommendation from the Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department in your dental school.
_____ A statement of your class standing (should be in the top 1/3).
_____ Completed Student Affairs Form.
_____ Your alternate dates of availability.
_____ Your personal letter of request for application.
_____ A letter from applicant's dental school verifying malpractice coverage.
_____ A copy of the applicant's Board scores Part 1.
Please submit this information as soon as possible. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Denise Lirette at (504) 941-8212 or dliret1@lsuhsc.edu. LSUHSC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1100 Florida Ave., Box 220, New Orleans, LA 70119.
A schedule of dates is available from our departmental coordinator (504-941-8212 or dliret1@lsuhsc.edu ). There are occasional cancellations. If you are interested in being notified to fill such a slot, complete and return all of the above-required items.
