Anesthesiologist


 * ** Category: ** Physician


 * Career ** : ** Anesthesiologist **
 * Job Description: ** An anesthesiologist is a physician trained in anesthesia and pre-operative medicine. The doctor cares for a patient before, during, and after a procedure. They administer the proper anesthesia and monitor the patient for reactions and complications. Anesthesiologists make sure to ensure comfort and manage pain. They must meet with the patient before the procedure to evaluate the patients condition and review their medical history.


 * Educational Requirements: ** You must go through 12 years of education. 4 years in a college/university in a science or pre-med area, 4 years of medical school, and 4 years of residency. You must take classes in pain management, pharmacology of anesthesia practice, pathophysiology of anesthesia practice, and anesthesia research practices.

University of Texas at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Wisconsin at Madison Stanford University Texas Tech University
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 * Salary Range: ** $180,000


 * Future Job Outlook: ** The outlook for anesthesiologists is expected to be great because of the growing population will need many doctors to fulfill their health needs. Opportunities will increase 10-20% in the next 10 years. Specialists like anesthesiologists will be high in response to patient command for access to special care. They will be able to perform complex procedures.

I would like to be an anesthesiologist so that I can help others in need. Anesthesiologists keep patients out of pain when they are in surgery and manage them for any reactions to the anesthesia. I would not want to be in any pain when a surgeon is cutting some part of my body open personally, so I assume that others wouldn’t either. What first inspired me to head in this direction for a career is when my brother started telling us his heart was hurting. He was a 4 year old little boy in pain and not one doctor seemed to find what was wrong. As a family we went to San Antonio to see more doctors specializing in this field. A doctor at Covenant finally realized what was wrong, a valve that usually closes at birth did not close. So my brother would have to go into surgery to get a stint put in to shut off this valve. I always had his surgery on my mind and I knew I did not want him in any pain. Ever since then I have wanted to be an anesthesiologist. I remember meeting my brothers anesthesiologist and it was a very nice doctor to us. I wanted to be that doctor helping little children like my brother stay out of pain while in surgery. I myself have had 2 knee surgeries in 8 months on my knee, I tore my meniscus twice, frayed my ACL, and had a lateral release. I know I would not have liked that surgery if I was awake. Nobody would. Jobs in anesthesiology also pay very well, and money isn’t all of it, but it does mean something. There are always needs for doctors. ||
 * Personal Thoughts of the Page Author: ** Bailey Munoz - 6th Period