Duties and Responsibilities Anesthesiologist

                                             Anesthesiologist 

 

    Duties and Responsibilities:  

  

  As medical technology has advanced, so has the need for anesthesiologists to become involved in caring for patients during uncomfortable or prolonged procedures in locations outside the traditional operating suite. These procedures include radiological imaging, gastrointestinal endoscopy, placement and testing of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, lithography and electronegative therapy. In most institutions, anesthesiologists are available during cardiac characterizations and angioplasty procedures should emergency airway management or resuscitation become necessary. It would be impossible to perform many of these tests on infants and young children without the use of anesthesia or various sedation techniques provided by an anesthesiologist.

  Salary: $261,000 - $450,000

  Educational Requirements:

 

The road to becoming a board-certified anesthesiologist is long, requiring a minimum of 12 years of post secondary education. Aspiring anesthesiologists must first become fully qualified physicians and then complete rigorous residency requirements. Sub specialties of study, such as pediatric anesthesia, may add even more years of supervised study before a graduate can practice independently.

 

 I would not like to become an Anesthesiologist because it requires lots of educational requirements. I also wouldn’t like to become one because it would be a lot of pressure when you are doing surgery to a living person.