Everyday Oral Surgery Dr. Michael Miloro: What Should You Look For in an Oral Surgery Residency Program? Advice for Dental Students, Residents, and Private Practice Surgeons
Oral surgery residency is a time of growth for dental students and but also an opportunity for those students to shape the program itself. It is important for there to be a good fit between the student and the institution so that a mutually beneficial dynamic is created. Today on the show we invite Dr. Michael Miloro, Program Chairman at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to shed some light on what students can expect and how they can best prepare themselves for their residency experience. Dr. Miloro has put a lot of work into making the program at UIC as high-quality as possible. He sketches out the broad range of facilities to be found and the ethos about the types of graduates they aim to produce there. The institution provides an atmosphere that encourages residents to be assertive and make an impact on the program itself. The program at UIC strives to give rise to leaders in the field who can practice a broad scope of surgeries. Dr. Miloro talks about how he vets new candidates and gives a few great tips for students about the kind of attitude they should bring to their residency and how to make the best impression on the interview committee. For a discussion packed with insight about how to make a residency experience as fruitful as possible be sure to tune in today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- A window into Dr. Miloro’s education and the institutions he has worked at.
- Dr. Miloro’s work adjusting the residency program at UIC and the openness to change he encountered there.
- The spirit of aspiring to be leaders in the field encouraged at the UIC program.
- What the residency program at UIC looks for in candidates and how it vets them.
- Perspectives on the balanced approach that makes the UIC residency program great.
- The wide range of facilities at UIC, and the procedures they conduct and specialize in.
- How the UIC residency program prepares residents for the business aspect of surgery.
- A trend where many graduates end up operating in a narrow scope in private practice.
- Advice for a resident who wants to take control of their learning.
- The transformation Dr. Miloro sees in students during their residency at UIC.
- How residents who go into private practice can still give back.
- Rapid round with Dr. Miloro: self-care tips, forceps use, favorite quote, and more.
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