When I grow up, I want to become an anesthesiologist. To become an anesthesiologist, I will need four years of medical school and three to four years of residency (on-the-job training), in addition to a bachelor's degree. Anesthesiologists are the physicians responsible for administering general or regional anesthesia, which allows surgeons and other physicians to complete invasive procedures with little to no discomfort to the patient. Anesthesiologists also closely monitor a patient's vital signs and critical life functions before, during and after a surgery – making rapid decisions on limited data when required. To say that the profession is stressful is an understatement. Anesthesiologists typically administer a combination of intravenous
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With regional anesthesia, as opposed to general, anesthesiologists inject medications near a knot of nerves to prevent pain signals from traveling to the brain – in other words, numb a certain part of the body. Patients who are given regional anesthesia are awake, although they may also be sedated intravenously, which helps them relax, feel drowsy or even sleep, depending on the level of sedation. Anesthesiologists rank #1 in best-paying jobs. An anesthesiologist's average salary is very good. The BLS reports the profession's median salary was more than $187,199 in 2015, and the average pay for this position was $258,100. According to http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/anesthesiologist, The highest-paid anesthesiologists work in Lewiston, Maine; Youngstown, Ohio; and Wilmington, Delaware. The journey to becoming an anesthesiologist is a long one. After obtaining an undergraduate degree, I need to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and attend medical school. After graduation, I will then have to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) to undergo a one-year internship followed by a three-year residency in anesthesiology. Most anesthesiology residents go on to do a one- to two-year fellowship program to learn a subspecialty, such as critical care or obstetric
With regional anesthesia, as opposed to general, anesthesiologists inject medications near a knot of nerves to prevent pain signals from traveling to the brain – in other words, numb a certain part of the body. Patients who are given regional anesthesia are awake, although they may also be sedated intravenously, which helps them relax, feel drowsy or even sleep, depending on the level of sedation. Anesthesiologists rank #1 in best-paying jobs. An anesthesiologist's average salary is very good. The BLS reports the profession's median salary was more than $187,199 in 2015, and the average pay for this position was $258,100. According to http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/anesthesiologist, The highest-paid anesthesiologists work in Lewiston, Maine; Youngstown, Ohio; and Wilmington, Delaware. The journey to becoming an anesthesiologist is a long one. After obtaining an undergraduate degree, I need to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and attend medical school. After graduation, I will then have to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) to undergo a one-year internship followed by a three-year residency in anesthesiology. Most anesthesiology residents go on to do a one- to two-year fellowship program to learn a subspecialty, such as critical care or obstetric