Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Internship Opportunity for July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Internship Opportunity for July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Atrium Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Non-Categorical Internship

Department of Oral Medicine/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 

Charlotte, NC

Primary responsibilities:

• Clinic: Faculty and resident clinic (M-F); ~3-4 days a week
• OR: Either (1) assist OMFS faculty in trauma, orthognathic, pathology, reconstruction, TMJ, and complex dentoalveolar surgeries or (2) perform resident-appropriate surgeries with attendings assisting; ~2-3 days a week
• Call: Home call covering service call, OMFS call, and/or facial trauma call at level 1 trauma center. On average 1 weekend a month of full facial trauma call and 1.5 weeks a month of OMFS call (shared between 3 interns).
• Hospital: Manage inpatients at Atrium Health Carolina’s Medical Center Main Campus, Levine Children’s Hospital, and Atrium Health University City Health.

More information:

• Frequent didactics, teaching rounds, and monthly journal club.
• Unique opportunity for full scope OMFS practice without mid-level or chief residents, so you will work directly with attendings and eventually function more as a mid-level resident than as an intern.
• 4 weeks paid vacation/PTO + CDE stipend ($1900)
• Salary: $65,000 (PGY-1) [$68,000 (if entering as PGY-2)] +benefits (+meal allowance)
• U.S. News & World Report ranks Charlotte in the top 5 out of 150 major cities for the best places to live in the United States. Growing area with lots to do and reasonable cost of living.
• Supportive OMFS faculty who have arranged for flexible time for extra CBSE study, away rotations to gain opportunities to improve chances for matching, plating workshops, etc.
• Previous non-categorical interns (3): 1 matched at their top OMFS program, 1 accepted non-categorical internship position at their top OMFS program, and 1 chose an academic position / non-OMFS career at their desired institution.

• Pre-requisite Training: Graduation from CODA-accredited Dental School

• Application: Please send your CV, LOR, personal statement, dental school transcript, PASS application (if applicable) and CBSE score to Dr. Morgan to apply. Please also reach out with any questions you may have. 

Program Director 
Dr. Jackson Morgan
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Program Coordinator 
Frazette Gordon
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