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Head & Neck Fellowship Exam Requirements

This document outlines the requirements for two categories of Head & Neck Fellowship Examinations: Oral Oncology and Oral Oncology/Reconstruction. Both require a minimum of one year of relevant surgical education and 100 operative surgical cases managed as the primary surgeon. They also require five letters of recommendation from supervisors, hospital administrators, tumor board chairs, and peer surgeons. The application fee is $500 USD and examination fee is $2500-$3000 USD depending on fellowship status. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the criteria and requirements.

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Head & Neck Fellowship Exam Requirements

This document outlines the requirements for two categories of Head & Neck Fellowship Examinations: Oral Oncology and Oral Oncology/Reconstruction. Both require a minimum of one year of relevant surgical education and 100 operative surgical cases managed as the primary surgeon. They also require five letters of recommendation from supervisors, hospital administrators, tumor board chairs, and peer surgeons. The application fee is $500 USD and examination fee is $2500-$3000 USD depending on fellowship status. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the criteria and requirements.

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Head & Neck Fellowship Examination

Requirements

Category Oral Oncology Oral Oncology/Reconstruction

Education Minimum of 1 year in ablation Minimum of 1 year in


ablation/reconstruction
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
General Surgery, Ear, Nose, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General
Throat, Cosmetic Surgery, or Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Cosmetic
Otolaryngology Surgery, or Otolaryngology

Must include 100 operative Must include 100 operative surgical


Professional surgical cases of head and neck cases of head and neck oncologic and
Submissions oncologic surgical services, reconstructive surgical services,
managed by the applicant as the managed by the applicant as the primary
primary surgeon. surgeon.

Must submit five (5) Letters of Must submit five (5) Letters of Recommendation
Recommendation from the following: from the following:

a. Principal Head and a. Principal Head and Neck


Neck Surgical Surgical Supervisor of the
Supervisor of the training
training b. Chief of Surgical Services at the
b. Chief of Surgical applicants’ current principal
Services at the hospital.
applicants’ current c. Chair of the applicants
principal hospital. multidisciplinary tumour board.
c. Chair of the applicants d. Peer head and neck surgeon
multidisciplinary
tumour board.
e. Chief/Superviser of initial
surgical training
d. Peer head and neck
surgeon
e. Chief/Superviser of
initial surgical training
Payment $500 USD Application Fee $500 USD Application Fee

$2500 USD Examination Fee for $2500 USD Examination Fee for IBCSOMS
IBCSOMS Fellows Fellows

$3000 USD Examination Fee for non- $3000 USD Examination Fee for non-Fellows
Fellows

We strongly encourage applicants to:

✓ Carefully review the criteria in this template


✓ Complete all points fully
✓ Include letters from multiple sources (e.g., )
✓ Review the Frequently Asked Questions
✓ Ask specific questions by emailing caroline.johnson@ibcsoms.org

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