{"id":42867,"date":"2012-04-20T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T15:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=42867"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:45:56","slug":"cags","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sdm\/programs\/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery\/cags\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contact<\/h3>\n

For contact information, please visit the School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery program is an integrated curriculum of clinical training, basic science study, and research, all within hospital and dental school environments. The program is designed to provide the student\/resident with sufficient didactic and clinical education to meet the requirements of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and to become a proficient practitioner. All students\/residents are extremely well prepared for careers in clinical practice, both in academic and private practice settings.<\/p>\n

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery requires a minimum of 48 months of full-time enrollment.<\/p>\n

Clinical Rotations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>\nOn-Service Rotations<\/td>\nOff-Service Rotations*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nOMFS<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Medicine<\/li>\n
  • Pre-Procedure Clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nOMFS<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Anesthesia<\/li>\n
  • General Surgery<\/li>\n
  • Head and Neck Surgery<\/li>\n
  • Emergency Room<\/li>\n
  • Trauma Surgery<\/li>\n
  • Neurosurgery<\/li>\n
  • Intensive Care Unit<\/li>\n
  • Pediatric Surgery<\/li>\n
  • Vascular Surgery<\/li>\n
  • Plastic Surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nOMFS<\/td>\nAnesthesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nOMFS<\/td>\nCleft Lip\/Palate & Craniofacial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*These rotations are subject to modification at the program director\u2019s discretion.<\/p>\n

Didactic Curriculum<\/h2>\n

Year 1 (53.25 units)<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • SDM OS 770 Journal Club<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 774 Grand Rounds<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 807 OMFS M&M Conference<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 812 Surgical Anatomy<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 822 Oral Pathology Conference<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 825 Anesthesia Topics<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 850 Implantology<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 860 Principles\/Surgery<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 864 Physical Diagnosis<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 866 Orthognathic Surgery<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 867 Internal Medicine<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 876 ACLS<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 881 Clinical OMS<\/li>\n
  • SDM OS 991 Research: OMFS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Year 2 (18.00 units)<\/h3>\n

    The second year is spent on the General Surgery and Anesthesia Service at Boston Medical Center, along with a Pediatric Anesthesia rotation at Franciscan Children\u2019s Hospital. Students\/residents are required to attend all required didactic courses, lectures, and conferences of the Department of Surgery & Anesthesia.<\/p>\n

      \n
    • SDM OS 853 Pediatric Adv. Life Support<\/li>\n
    • SDM OS 873 General Surgery Rotations<\/li>\n
    • SDM OS 878 ATLS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Year 3 (41.00 units)<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • SDM OS 772 Journal Club<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 776 Grand Rounds<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 808 OMFS M&M Conference<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 813 Surgical Anatomy<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 826 Anesthesia Seminars<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 851 Implantology<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 862 Principles\/Surgery<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 868 Orthognathic Surgery<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 877 ACLS<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 883 Clinical OMS<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 890 Mock Board<\/li>\n
      • SDM OS 993 Research: OMFS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Year 4 (41.00 units)<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • SDM OS 773 Journal Club<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 777 Grand Rounds<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 809 OMFS M&M Conference<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 814 Surgical Anatomy<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 827 Anesthesia Seminars<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 852 Implantology<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 854 Pediatric Adv. Life Support<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 863 Principles\/Surgery<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 869 Orthognathic Surgery<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 884 Clinical OMS<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 891 Mock Board<\/li>\n
        • SDM OS 994 Research: OMFS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Completion is not tracked by unit accumulation but by successful completion of individual courses and duration requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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