Abstract : As a specialty, maxillofacial surgery is considered the meeting point between dentistry and medicine. It is, compared to other medical and surgical field, a relatively new specialty, which has been embraced by ambitious and talented dentists and encouraged by general surgeons. Maxillofacial surgery specialty lies within the crossroad between medicine and dentistry. This gives this field a unique feature, which can be explored using qualitative studies on students’ views on postgraduate students on this specialty. Such studies could provide a better insight into the training challenges, students’ concerns, and thoughts. A qualitative study utilizing focus group discussion in which 9 Iraqi (OMFS) fellowship students. participants were purposively selected to ensure a broad range of experiences. Seven were males and 2 were females. Focus group discussion was held in the meeting venue in Ghazi Alhariri Hospital, Baghdad. The discussion continued for one hour and 47 minutes. Data analysis adopted the Generic qualitative approach. The coded data were organized using the Framework Approach. The constant Comparative Method was sketchily employed to uncover the underlying patterns. Data analysis has regained the following themes; an interest in the field; new professional expertise; the influence of the mentor/ supervisor; a sense of the prospect of professional achievement; impediments; isolated voices; and a sense of disappointment. OMFS training seems to bring a sense of new professional identity to the trainees, due to the wide range of gained expertise and knowledge. This sense helps the students to endorse the training challenge with devotion and conscientiousness. This, however, needs to be complemented with a further refined systematic training approach, which considers different centres and mentors.