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Anesthesiology

Nature of the work
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation, an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. They provide medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine.

Anesthesiologists can receive training in the following subspecialties:

• Critical Care Medicine - diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction.
• Pain Medicine - provides a high level of care for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain.
• Pediatric Anesthesiology - preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative anesthetic care of children and adolescents.
  
  

Training/residency information
The residency training program for anesthesiology is four years. Fellowships in an anesthesia subspecialty and in education or research may also be taken for an additional year.

Source: Careers in Medicine

For More Information:

• American Board of Anesthesiology
• American Society of Anesthesiologists