Off-Service Rotations
Internal Medicine
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of the medical rotation are to learn to take a
complete and comprehensive medical history, to do physical
examinations, order and interpret laboratory studies, and manage
patients with general medical problems.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents are assigned inpatients that are admitted to the internal
medicine service and manage their care under the supervision of the
attendings and senior medical residents. The oral and maxillofacial
surgery resident participates in the diagnosis and management of the
patients. The oral and maxillofacial surgery resident has the same
responsibilities as the medical students and residents of the
medicine team. The rotation is three months long, divided in one
month during the first year of residency and two months during the
third year. This rotation is done at Grant Medical Center, which is
an affiliated teaching hospital of The Ohio State University.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
medical service and their responsibility for patients is increased
by the supervising senior residents and attendings as their level of
confidence and skill increases. The residents on assignment attend
all meetings and teaching sessions offered to the medical students
and residents during the rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents have no oral and maxillofacial surgery commitments
while on assignment.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
residents and attendings of the medicine service. The performance
evaluations are forwarded to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Program Director at the end of the rotation who reviews them with
the resident. The reports are then included in the resident’s
permanent file.
General Surgery
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of the surgery rotation are to gain experience in the
examination and treatment of patients that require general surgery
including special emphasis on the management of the trauma patient.
In addition, the residents gain experience in examination and
treatment of patients presenting to the emergency room needing
surgical treatment.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents function as junior general surgery residents and manage
their assigned patients, as do the other interns, under the
supervision of the senior surgery residents and attendings. The
assigned residents have the same call responsibilities as the other
junior surgical residents. The four-month rotation is made up of a
three month block at The Ohio State University Medical Center, and
one additional month with the Pediatric Surgery Service at
Children’s Hospital of Columbus. Typically, the first portion of the
rotation is completed during the first year of residency and the
pediatric surgery component is completed during the third year.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
general surgery service and their responsibility for patients is
increased by the supervising senior residents and attendings as
their level of knowledge and skill increases. The residents on
assignment attend all meetings and teaching sessions offered to the
surgical residents during the rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents have no oral and maxillofacial surgery commitments
while on assignment.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
residents and attendings of the general surgery service. The
performance evaluations are forwarded to the Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Program Director at the end of the rotation who reviews them
with the resident. The reports are then included in the resident’s
permanent file.
Anesthesia
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of the anesthesia rotation are to gain practical
experience in patient assessment for general anesthesia, and
techniques of premedication and administration of intravenous and
inhalation anesthesia. In addition, the residents gain knowledge of
related physiology and pharmacology, and learn to manage anesthesia
related emergencies and medically compromised patients requiring
general anesthesia.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents have daily assignments to the operating room that are
identical to those of the anesthesia residents. They participate
equally in the anesthesia on-call roster. The four-month rotation is
completed as a three-month block at The Ohio State University
Medical Center and one additional month at Children’s Hospital of
Columbus. Residents are responsible of performing preoperative
evaluation of every patient they will be treating. They are also
responsible for postoperative follow-ups on the patients treated
admitted to the hospital after surgery.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
anesthesia service and receive identical training as the anesthesia
residents. The residents on assignment attend all meetings and
teaching sessions offered to the anesthesia residents during the
rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents have no oral and maxillofacial surgery commitments
while on assignment.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
attendings of the anesthesia service. The performance evaluations
are forwarded to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program Director
at the end of the rotation who reviews them with the resident. The
reports are then included in the resident’s permanent file.
Emergency Medicine
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of the emergency medicine rotation are to learn to
perform a complete and comprehensive medical assessment, perform
physical examinations, order and interpret laboratory studies, and
manage patients with acute emergent condition in the Emergency Room.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents are assigned patients that are registered in the Emergency
Department on a first-come-first-served basis. They are responsible
to diagnose and manage their care under the supervision of the
attendings and senior emergency medicine residents. The oral and
maxillofacial surgery resident has the same responsibilities as the
medical students and residents of the emergency medicine team. The
residents take twelve-hour shifts every 24 hours alternating day and
night coverage each week of this one-month rotation.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
emergency medicine service and their responsibility for patients is
increased by the supervising senior residents and attendings as
their level of confidence and skill increases. The residents on
assignment attend all meetings and teaching sessions offered to the
medical students and residents during the rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents have no oral and maxillofacial surgery commitments
while on assignment.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
residents and attendings of the emergency medicine service. The
performance evaluations are forwarded to the Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Program Director at the end of the rotation who reviews them
with the resident. The reports are then included in the resident’s
permanent file.
Neurological Surgery
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of the neurological surgery rotation are to gain
experience in the examination and treatment of patients that require
neurosurgery including special emphasis on the management of the
trauma patient. In addition, the residents gain experience in
examination and treatment of patients presenting to the emergency
room needing neurological evaluation and treatment.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents function as junior neurological surgery residents and
manage their assigned patients, as do the other interns, under the
supervision of the senior residents and attendings. The assigned
residents have the same call responsibilities as the other junior
neurosurgery residents. The one-month rotation is done at The Ohio
State University Medical Center. Typically, this rotation is
completed during the second year of residency.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
neurological surgery service and their responsibility for patients
is increased by the supervising senior residents and attendings as
their level of knowledge and skill increases. The residents on
assignment attend all meetings and teaching sessions offered to the
neurosurgery residents during the rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents have no oral and maxillofacial surgery commitments
while on assignment.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
residents and attendings of the neurological surgery service. The
performance evaluations are forwarded to the Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Program Director at the end of the rotation who reviews them
with the resident. The reports are then included in the resident’s
permanent file.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rotation at St. James Hospital (Dublin,
Ireland)
Object of Assignment -
The objectives of this one month rotation at St. James Hospital in
Ireland is to expose the resident a different philosophy and
treatment approach for the management of complex oral and
maxillofacial surgery cases. There is a large head and neck
oncology, maxillofacial trauma, and orthognathic surgery experience
in this rotation. The added cultural value of spending two months in
Europe is without a doubt what makes this rotation particularly
appealing to our residents.
Duties of resident including on-call responsibilities -
Residents function at the senior registrar level (senior resident)
and are responsible for working with other senior registrars and
supervising registrars (junior residents) and senior house officers
(interns). Our residents answer directly to the consultants (attendings).
On-call responsibilities are as back up only (no in-house call). The
senior house officers and registrars are assigned for in-house
coverage. Typically, this rotation is completed during the last year
of residency.
Training received on assignment -
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residents devote full time to the
oral and maxillofacial surgery service and their responsibility for
patients is increased by the supervising consultants (attendings) as
their level of knowledge and skill increases. The residents on
assignment attend all meetings and teaching sessions offered during
the rotation.
OMFS Department commitments while on assignment -
The residents are committed full time to the Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at St. James Hospital while on
assignment.
Faculty member responsible for the rotation -
Dr. Leo Stassen, Professor and Chairman, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, St. James Hospital and Dublin Dental School and Dental
Hospital, is responsible for this rotation.
Assessment of training and supervision -
The oral and maxillofacial surgery residents are evaluated by the
consultants (attendings) of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit.
The performance evaluations are forwarded to the Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Program Director at the end of the rotation
who reviews them with the resident. The reports are then included in
the resident’s permanent file.
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