Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Long Island Jewish Medical Center

The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Northwell Health sponsors a six-year medical degree integrated training pathway. Currently, there are two six-year positions open. This pathway meets the training standards set forth by the Council on Dental Accreditation and graduates receive a certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The six-year curriculum also integrates the ability to earn a medical degree and complete a one-year internship in general surgery recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). 

Our program also sponsors three non-categorical internship positions that mimic the training of our PGY-1 Oral Surgery resident.  We offer a full benefits package and PGY-1 annual salary.  Completion of GPR or AEGD prior to starting the non-cat position is required. 

The training program provides a strong foundation in oral and maxillofacial surgery, including ambulatory anesthesia, dentoalveolar surgery and the management of odontogenic infections. In addition, it offers a uniquely robust tertiary surgical care experience which includes hard and soft tissue oral and maxillofacial trauma, hard and soft tissue cleft lip and palate surgery, orthognathic surgery, ablation and reconstruction of benign and malignant pathology, and temporomandibular joint surgery. Participation of in the multidisciplinary treatment of head and neck oncology patients rounds out the surgical training experience. Upon completion of the program, trainees are well prepared for entry into academic programs, advanced fellowship training, and private practice.

The program maintains its administrative base within the Department of Dental Medicine at Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Educational and patient care assignments occur at the following institutions:

• Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• North Shore University Hopsital
• Lenox Hill Hospital
• Stony Brook University Hospital
• School of Dental Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook
• The Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The six year dual degree pathway is affiliated with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Those accepted into the six-year integrated pathway of the training program will receive transfer credit for selected course work completed during dental school from the Zucker School of Medicine. During the first year of residency training, residents are enrolled as medical students in a customized, cutting edge medical school curriculum designed to complement our surgical curriculum. As medical students in the Zucker School of Medicine, our residents are eligible for financial aid, student healthcare benefits and scholarship opportunities that truly make this a unique and highly desirable partnership. This information will be reviewed in detail during the interview process. 

As medical students, all medical degree integrated pathway (six-year) residents are required to pass Step I and all components of Step II of the National Medical Licensing Examination on the schedule set forth by the School of Medicine curriculum.

Six-year program outline

• Year I : 7 months OMFS, 5 months medical school and EMT training
• Year II : 3 months OMFS, 9 months medical school
• Year III : 12 months medical school
• Year IV : 1 month SICU, 5 months Anesthesia, 6 months General Surgery
• Year V : 12 months OMFS
• Year VI : 12 months as Chief OMFS resident

Visas are not sponsored by the program at this time.

Interview dates for the upcoming cycle will be November 17 and November 18, 2025.  Interviews will be offered on a rolling basis once completed applications have been received and until all interview slots are filled. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed and no applications will be reviewed after October 1, 2025 under any circumstances. We strongly recommend all applications be submitted as early as possible, ideally before October 1, 2025.

Please note that applicants can only apply to one track of our OMFS residency program. When you submit your completed application, please submit the application to the track you seriously want to be considered for, either the 4yr or 6yr.  You will only be considered for one track, not both. 

In-person: LIJMC Interview Dates: November 17, 2025 and November 18, 2025

Virtual: Hofstra School of Medicine Interview Dates: December 5, December 10, and December 12, 2025

You must interview with LIJMC and HSOM to be considered for the 6yr track.

Please upload your official dental school transcript into your PASS application. A separate copy does not have to be mailed to the program.

Please email your 2x2 photo to shill3@northwell.edu

CBSE score report must be included with the application to be considered complete and are only one factor in selecting applicants that will be awarded an interview.

CBSE scores below 65 are not eligible for the six year pathway.

Our program sponsors three non-categorial internship positions per academic year that mimic the training of our PGY-1 Oral Surgery resident.  We offer a full benefits package and PGY-1 annual salary.  Completion of GPR or AEGD prior to starting the non-cat position is required.  Please email shill3@northwell.edu for additional information and application requirements for one of the non-cat internship positions. 

To inquire about Dental student externship opportunities, please contact shill3@northwell.edu.