Dr. Jacob Stucki: Power Tips For Getting Into the Oral Surgery Residency of Your Choice and Excelling in Residency Artwork

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Dr. Jacob Stucki: Power Tips For Getting Into the Oral Surgery Residency of Your Choice and Excelling in Residency

January 06, 2021 • Grant Stucki - oral and maxillofacial surgeon • Episode 21

The best way to cut your teeth in oral surgery is through residency, but just getting there can be a massive challenge for young students. Today we speak with my kid brother Dr. Jacob Stucki about his path to residency and the means he used to get there. We open the show by exploring Jakes’s history in medical school and how he went about choosing a residency and ultimately being accepted for it. After hearing about his academic journey with UCLA and his residency at Case Western Reserve University, Jake shares his most valuable tips, starting at a grassroots level. To get into oral surgery, young surgeons need to successfully complete the CBSC test — an examination based on the MBME. Jake provides context for the test, telling us how it prepares students for their oral surgery residency. Looking back at his own experiences, Jake tells us about what it took to pass this rigorous test. Following Jake’s best study tips, he goes on to share details about the test itself, explaining its characteristics and how it is a balance of rote learning and cognition. Later on in the show, Jake talks to us about some of the other ways you can ensure you get into your residency of choice, like extracurriculars outside of medicine, as well as externships. We then dive into residency interviews, the types of questions asked, and how you ought to approach them. To finish off the episode, Jake tells us about his experiences in residency, the lessons he discovered, and why they’re ideal spaces for learning. Be sure to tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

Introducing today’s guest, my younger brother, Dr. Jacob Stucki.
Jake shares a synopsis of his experience in academia and as a resident surgeon.
Hear about the tips that’ll help aspiring doctors to get into oral surgery.
Why the CBSE test has become so important.
Jake tells us more about the CBSE test and its origins.
Find out how Jake studied for the CBSE test.
Other ways you can ensure you get into the residency of your choice.
Why it’s important to get involved in your community.
The role of externships for oral surgery students.
Some of the most common questions asked in interviews.
Learn about externship etiquette.
Jakes shares tips for exit interviews after externships.
When you need to ask for help and when you should back yourself as an oral surgeon.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jake Stucki on LinkedIn