Application Information & Requirements

To begin the process of application to the International Preceptorship Program, an applicant must complete the required preliminary online application and ‘Submit’. Once the preliminary online application has been submitted and received, an applicant will then receive email confirmation of receipt of the online application with further detailed information as to the program and instructions for the Formal application to the program.

Accepted Program participants must comply with the immunization and diagnostic procedures required by the Marshall Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network. In order to be credentialled by Cabell-Huntington Hospital for observation in the Dental Surgical Suite in the Hospital, any additional forms needing completion will be sent once an application to this Preceptorship program has been accepted. Hospital credentialling is not required for Preceptorship observation in the Main Clinic.

Three time frame programs are available. The fee for the International Preceptorship Program is $1,900 for the two (2) week program, $2,900 for the three (3) week program and $4,900 for the four (4) week program.

• Resume with current photograph
• Dental school history/transcript (with translation and evaluation from ECE or WES)
• Letter of recommendation (1)
• Personal statement
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFEL) with scores of 75 or higher is preferred but not necessary to apply as long as the candidate has the ability to read, write and converse in English for didactic and conversational comfortability and understanding.
• Formal Application to be accompanied by a $100 non-refundable application fee. Payment/s may be arranged by credit card upon request by email - or may be made by check or money order payable to "Marshall Dentistry & Oral Surgery" and mail to:

Marshall Dentistry & Oral Surgery c/o International Preceptorship 1616 13th Avenue, Suite 200 Huntington, WV 25701

Documentation Required

The following documentation is required to accompany the preceptorship application:

• TB test (current)
• Flu vaccination - current (preferred)
• COVID-19 vaccination and boosters - current (preferred)
• Hepatitis B vaccination
• MMR vaccination
• Varicella vaccination
• Tdap (current)

Forms for completion of the required documentation will be made available by email to an applicant upon formal application approval and receipt of application fee.

*Marshall Dentistry and Oral Surgery does not and will not sponsor a Visa for the program.

For questions, please email either:

Program Director Dr William Myers, DDS at myerswi@marshall.edu

Or Department Chairman Dr Raj Khanna, DMD, MD, at rkhanna@marshall.edu.

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Disclaimer:  Acceptance into and completion of this preceptorship does not correlate with admission to general dentistry residency program or any other program at Marshall University. Upon completion of this preceptorship, the attendee will receive certification of attendance and completion of the program.