Inspiring a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a first-degree medical student’s perspective

When a person is considering a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) the need for both medical and dental qualifications can be discouraging. The long training is daunting, and may not seem worthwhile to students who have not experienced the specialty first hand. In 2015, 76% of medical students reported no exposure to OMFS, and 82% of those who had, attributed it to extra-curricular activities.1 These figures starkly outline the need to expose students to OMFS and highlight its absence from the undergraduate curriculum.

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