Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Illinois
- General Practice Residency
- oto-hns.northwestern.edu
Program Contact
676 N St Clair Street, Arkes Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, 60611
In the vibrant heart of downtown Chicago, the city’s energy meets world-class health care. Northwestern’s General Practice Dentistry postdoctoral program offers a unique journey for new dental professionals. As a part of Northwestern Medicine Memorial Hospital, residents will be integrated into the larger hospital system which houses virtually all medical specialties across 1,600 physicians and staff. Here, residents refine their skills working alongside seasoned faculty at a level 1 trauma center to provide excellent care to all who come through the door, regardless of medical complexity.
Goals:
- Resident will expand and reinforce their dental school education through exposure to new treatment philosophies via didactic education and clinical education performed by attending general dentists and specialists in a nuturing, collegiate and mentoring environment.
- Residents will improve their dental skills related to general dentistry and various dental specialty fields including prosthodontics, implant dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and periodontics, endodontics and oral medicine.
- The resident will be exposed to practice management techniques and understand the role of various key staff personnel, vital to the successful operation of a dental practice.
- Residents will be exposed to digital technology and its applications to modern dental practice.
- The resident will work alongside medical colleagues in all disciplines to provide timely, appropriate, and fully integrated, hospital-based, medically necessary oral care.
- The dental residents in concert with NMH's community impact initiatives will provide comprehensive oral and dental care to underserved patient population.
Licensure:
All eligible house staff must have a valid Illinois license. It is the responsibility of each resident to obtain or renew his/her full or temporary license.
Conclusion:
Residents will be members of Northwestern Memorial Hospital house staff. The prestigious position within Northwestern Memorial Hospital provides a comprehensive, progressive, and popular major Medical Center in the Metropolitan Chicago area that ensures a wealth of clinical material is available to enrich the residency program. The experience a professional can gain from a year spent at this institution is second to none.
It is envisioned that after a year of service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the dental resident will be in a very strong position to pick the career of their choice in dentistry.
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | General Practice Residency |
| Program Code | GPR539 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 2 |
| Program Length | 12 months |
| Application Deadline | September 15 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes, https://www.mcgaw.northwestern.edu/trainee-benefits/stipend.html |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | oto-hns.northwestern.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
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
Interview Schedule
Interview schedule to be announced soon. Tentative schedule is interviews scheduled in the last week of October.