COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION IN CLINCAL ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

 

 

An Overview of the Examination and its Objective:

           

The purpose of the examination is to evaluate the competency of the student in clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery.  The examination will evaluate the ability of the student to perform a complete surgical procedure in the clinical environment.  This procedure will be performed without the active participation of a faculty member.  The faculty member will closely observe the student and will be prepared to intervene, if necessary, to insure the patients well being.

 

The student will select the patient for the procedure.  The procedure will be a previously determined necessary extraction.  The student will present the case to the faculty member. The student will then perform the procedure.  The student will provide the follow up care to the procedure including any indicated postoperative management.

 

The students will be evaluated on their ability to successfully complete all the required portions of the procedure.  A passing score will be seventy-five points out of one hundred.  Certain portions of the examination must be performed correctly or will result in an automatic failure for the entire procedure. 

 

The student will be required to successfully complete two comprehensive exams in each of their junior and senior years.  The student may retake the exam until they can successfully pass the exam.  Failure to successfully pass the examination in the junior year will delay the students move into the senior oral surgery clinic.  Successful completion of the examination in the senior year is necessary to pass the clinical portion of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

 

Every student will be given a detailed outline of what is expected on the examination.  Each area of the examination will be dilineated indicating the material to be covered and the order in which they should be done.  The student will also know what the numerical value of each step is.  Those steps that must be performed correctly or result in automatic failure will be identified.