Ruben Mikaelyan D4 @ruben_m_90 (PART 2) - Dose of Dental Podcast #257 x Dr. Gallagher's Podcast

Top 5 Topics: - How To Plan Oral Surgery Externships: Location, Scope & "Reach" Programs - The Real Cost of Applying to OMFS Residency: $1,500 Per Externship, $1,000 For One Interview - “What’s Post-Call?” Resident Safety & Driving Sleep-Deprived - CBSE Dates Changed to May & November - Dental Mock Interviews, OMFS Weightroom & Using AI To Lower Costs For Students Top Quotes & Wisdom: [~07:30] "On externships, you get a tryout at their program for a week, they get a tryout with you for a week. So you could see what they're like just as much as they're seeing what you're like." [~22:05] "Spend as much time in your home program as possible to learn the ropes of OR etiquette before you go on your first externship." [~28:50] "If you go on 3 externships and you talk with 8 residents at each one, now you've got 24 opinions. You can piece together a little bit about other programs." [~41:55] "That's what program directors want. Something coming from the heart, something coming from passion, and not just throwing a dart at the board when you’re planning externships and applying to residencies." Top Questions: [05:50] "How many externships did you go on?" [10:42] "Do most places not have post-call? Is that the standard?" [34:43] "When did you wake up and start your externships, and when did you finish?" [39:57] "Are you familiar with the "reach program" term?" Now available on: - Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel - Dose of Dental Podcast #257 My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono 10.2026 #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast