St. Joseph's Healthcare System

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has offered an accredited residency since 1967. The Department shares the Hospital's mission of providing high quality medical care and emotional support to all patients regardless of financial status. A wide range of patients receive care here: women with normal pregnancies, women with high risk pregnancies who are transferred here for specialized care, women requiring routine gynecologic care and women requiring specialized treatment for gynecologic cancer or infertility. The residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology is fully accredited for the training of eight residents (two per year.) In addition, our department provides clinical training for family practice residents and medical students from two universities. The department has academic affiliations with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, The University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, New Jersey, and St. George's Medical School, Grenada, West Indies.

Fully accredited by the American Dental Association, the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) Residency is affiliated with School of Health & Medical Sciences at Seton Hall University and New York Medical College. It is a four-year program that offers high-quality educational guidance and broad hands-on experience at several sites:

• St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center;
• The Veteran's Administration Center;
• Monmouth Medical Center; and
• Mountainside Hospital.

The sponsoring institution, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is a state designated trauma center, housing the Children's Hospital at St. Joseph's, which is home to the Regional Craniofacial Center. At the Veterans Administration Medical Center, second-year residents place implants, perform dentoalveolar and pre-prosthetic surgery, and gain valuable exposure to head-and-neck oncology. Additional experience in ambulatory oral surgery is obtained at Mountainside while the Monmouth experience focuses on reconstructive and cosmetic maxillofacial surgery. When off-service, senior residents operate with craniofacial and oculoplastic surgeons, as well as with a fellowship-trained cosmetic OMS. The breadth, scope and volume of clinical activity ensure that residents are well trained in the full scope of OMS. Interested residents may pursue the MD option through New York Medical College where they may be candidates for advanced standing upon successful completion of OMS training.