Benefits & Responsibilities


Salary:   The Fellow will receive a yearly salary of approximately $80,000 in addition to benefits.

Housing Allowance:  The Fellow will be provided $1500 per month as a housing allowance. This is in addition to the salary listed above.

Board Certification Expenses:  Our department will pay for registration/travel/hotel expenses to sit for the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery written and oral exams.  This amounts to approximately $6000 savings for the Fellow which is covered by our department.

Insurance.  Health insurance, dental insurance and malpractice insurance are provided.

Research:   The Fellow is expected to pursue academic projects during the fellowship, resulting in either a poster presentation at a national meeting or a publishable article in a peer-reviewed journal.  Ongoing projects with various faculty often provide avenues for Fellow involvement.

Teaching:  The Fellow will be expected to participate in the education of interns and residents rotating from the US Navy, UTSW/Parkland Residency.   There are 9 full-time House Officers in our department at all times.  The Fellow will lead a monthly journal club for the residents relevant to maxillofacial oncology and/or reconstructive surgery. 

Meetings:  Funding is provided for attendance to several events:

  • AAOMS meeting each Fall

  • AACMFS meeting each spring

  • A head & neck surgery course with cadaver dissection

  • The Fellow will spend 1 week in a microvascular rat lab for focused experience in microvascular suture techniques.

  • Billing and coding for Otolaryngology

Administrative:  The Fellow is assigned an office.  Library access is provided with electronic access to OVID, PubMed, and online journals.  A Physician's Assistant is employed by the MORS Division for assistance in clinical duties.

Call Responsibilities:  The Fellow will share call with other faculty members in the department.

Tumor Board:  The Fellow will be responsible for presenting patients to the monthly Tumor Board at John Peter Smith Hospital.