Last updated on April 24, 2024.

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Program Size
2
Program Length
72 months
Application Deadline
September 1
Program Start
July 1

Program Contact

Jonathan Fillmore, M.D., D.M.D. Program Director

Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is a full-scope, active, and engaging training program based in a world-class hospital. Our mission is to transform trainees from dental students into exceptionally skilled, compassionate, and thoughtful surgeons prepared to excel in any practice setting. It is our privilege to combine education with caregiving in an exciting and meaningful specialty.

As a trainee in the OMS Residency, you will learn to provide the highest standards of patient care in a hospital known throughout the world for its primary value: “The needs of the patient come first.” You will learn from five dedicated full-time staff surgeons and fellow residents how to care for complex patients across the entire scope of the specialty. You will develop knowledge and skills applicable across all types of professional practice and fellowship training.

As a resident, you will enjoy:

  • Preceptorship model with one-to-one surgeon to trainee rotations 
  • High volume, full scope medical practice
  • Comprehensive didactic curriculum
  • Over 40 months of OMS training
  • Superb facilities and resources including in-house 3D printing and virtual surgical planning and in-house dental lab
  • World-class medical education culminating in receiving Doctor of Medicine degree from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
  • Two years ACGME surgical credit toward medical licensure 
  • Outstanding benefit package including health care insurance, vacation time, and travel allowance

Program Information

Program Type Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Program Code OMS240
Degrees Offered Certificate, MD
Program Size 2
Program Length 72 months
Application Deadline September 1
Program Start Date July 1
Supplemental Application No
Supplemental Fee No
Stipend Offered Yes
Match Participating Yes
Program Website college.mayo.edu

Application Requirements

Required Standardized Tests

  • CBSE
  • INBDE

Transcript Evaluation and Instructions

The following items are required to be submitted with application:

  • Current curriculum vitae
  • Personal statement
  • Official dental school transcripts
  • Unofficial undergraduate transcripts
  • Dental School diploma, if applicable
  • Three letters of recommendation

International Student Eligibility

This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: No

Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:

  • US Citizen
  • US Permanent Resident
  • Canadian Citizen
  • Canadian Permanent Resident

Interview Schedule

In person interviews will be held October 14-15, 2024.

Additional Information

Except as defined in the next paragraph, applicants must be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, a noncitizen national of the United States, Asylee or Refugee at the time of application. 

Foreign nationals, regardless of immigration status, who do not fit into the categories listed above are currently not eligible for admission to Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine unless they are able to present, at time of application, proof of eligibility to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), (https://fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc03a.htm), or proof of Canadian provincial or federal financial aid support.