Name of Career Career 1: Anesthesiologist Career 2: Dermatologist
Basic Duties Anesthesiologists are responsible for selecting the proper medication for pain relief during surgery, childbirth, or for chronic pain management (i.e. cancer), and then administering that medication safely, generally intravenously. The Anesthesiologist must also monitor the patient’s health while the medications are in the bloodstream, as well as when the medication is exiting the body. Dermatologists are essentially medical doctors that recognize, diagnose, prevent and treat skin, nail, and hair disorders, such as psoriasis, acne, and eczema. Their job entails doing multitude of diagnostic techniques, such as biopsies and x-rays. Dermatologists also use numerous equipment when searching for external and internal abnormalities on a daily basis.
Working Conditions Anesthesiologists can work in hospitals, clinics and pain treatment centers. In the operating room, an anesthesiologist works as part of a team, which includes nurses and surgeons. For those anesthesiologists who work in hospitals, they may work for up to 65 hours a week. Dermatologists have a very high …show more content…
Since an anesthesiologist is the last person a patient sees before they are unconscious, anesthesiologists must be reassuring and calm so not to distress the patient about the surgery. Dermatologists must be emotionally stable, hard working, flexible (as they may have irregular work hours), and organizational. Dermatologists should also be detail oriented, manually dexterous (for surgical procedures) and patient when dealing with individuals or young children who are anxious about treatments. Friendly and approachable are also some characteristics dermatologists must have, as their job requires them to constantly talk to patients and their
Basic Duties Anesthesiologists are responsible for selecting the proper medication for pain relief during surgery, childbirth, or for chronic pain management (i.e. cancer), and then administering that medication safely, generally intravenously. The Anesthesiologist must also monitor the patient’s health while the medications are in the bloodstream, as well as when the medication is exiting the body. Dermatologists are essentially medical doctors that recognize, diagnose, prevent and treat skin, nail, and hair disorders, such as psoriasis, acne, and eczema. Their job entails doing multitude of diagnostic techniques, such as biopsies and x-rays. Dermatologists also use numerous equipment when searching for external and internal abnormalities on a daily basis.
Working Conditions Anesthesiologists can work in hospitals, clinics and pain treatment centers. In the operating room, an anesthesiologist works as part of a team, which includes nurses and surgeons. For those anesthesiologists who work in hospitals, they may work for up to 65 hours a week. Dermatologists have a very high …show more content…
Since an anesthesiologist is the last person a patient sees before they are unconscious, anesthesiologists must be reassuring and calm so not to distress the patient about the surgery. Dermatologists must be emotionally stable, hard working, flexible (as they may have irregular work hours), and organizational. Dermatologists should also be detail oriented, manually dexterous (for surgical procedures) and patient when dealing with individuals or young children who are anxious about treatments. Friendly and approachable are also some characteristics dermatologists must have, as their job requires them to constantly talk to patients and their