Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Training Programs: Transformation of the Specialty From 2005 to 2015: Report from the AAOMS Committee on Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Clinical Associate Professor, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID.

Published: November 2016

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have increasing opportunities to train in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery. The development of a fellowship training programs within our speciality has had a transformative effect on the speciality. This survey by the commitee on Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive is aimed to evaluate the impact of fellowship training on the careers of the fellows and speciality from 2005-2015.

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