Combined Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery with Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program at Boston University

Programme overview

A six-year concurrent programme awarding an MD from the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a CAGS in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Select individuals enter medical school as second-year students; graduates qualify for ABOMS certification, state medical licensure and fellowships requiring an MD.

Faculty: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine | Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Duration: Six years (minimum 72 months full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Year I: Boston Medical Center OMFS orientation and medical coursework; Year II: core clerkships; Year III: geriatrics, sub-internship and electives including an OMFS rotation; Year IV: general surgery, pediatric anesthesia and anesthesia; Years V-VI: general surgery and OMFS clinical training.

Career pathways

Full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery in private or academic practice.

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Entry requirements

Dental School postdoctoral programmes (scope: all postdoctoral programmes): applicants hold a US/Canadian DMD/DDS or international BDS equivalent; final-year dental students may apply but must receive the degree before matriculating. Applications go through ADEA PASS. Three to five Professional Evaluation Forms, CV, personal statement, and (for US/Canadian applicants) NBDE/INBDE results and unofficial transcripts are submitted; most departments interview. International applicants whose first language is not English and who are not US citizens or permanent residents submit TOEFL iBT scores (IELTS and TOEFL Essentials not accepted). A nonrefundable $80 supplemental fee applies.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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