The specialty of anesthesia initiated in the mid-19th century and became definitely established less than 60 years ago. b- Years of specialization:
After graduating of medical school, a doctor majoring in anesthesiology completes a four-year residency program.
Subspecialties:
After terminating their residency program, they may complete an additional fellowship year in a specific domain like:
- Pain management
- Cardiac anesthesia
- Pediatric anesthesia
- Neurology anesthesia
- Obstetric anesthesia
- Critical care medicine. They may also seek certification in some subspecialties with additional training and examinations. c- Function of the anesthetist as a physician:
Anesthesia as a career is poorly understood by the public.
When doctors
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For example, some anesthesiologists find it satisfying to be able to calm paranoid patients at their most vulnerable state.
Anesthesiologists select their career path due to technical, academic, and practice aspects of the occupation as well as the persuasive role models in human consciousness. The several traits of a good anesthesiologist are: the clinical capability, the personality, the doctor-patient affiliation, the tactic to anesthetic care, and the outcomes. The major causes of stress are: maintaining balance between clinical care and teaching, unanticipated critical events, and administrative topics. The main professional values are: responsibility, goal-directed care, humility and control. The training of anesthesiology should be directed by its professional values in defining and visualizing its future.
Since anesthesiologists have multiple tasks in the pre-operative consultation, in the operating room, and in the postoperative duration, it is difficult to personalize the physician-patient affiliation. That’s why it is hard for the patients to identify to their