anesthete Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hi all. I have been thinking of anesthesiology for a long time now and recently came across what's known as the ROAD specialities (radiology, ophtho, anesth, and derm). I am wondering why anesthesia is considered as part of this lifestyle friendly list? Isn't it the case that anesthesiologists would work similar hours to surgeons, and isn't surgery typically one of the lifestyle "unfriendly" specialties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh fry Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Anesthesia is a total "lifestyle" specialty. 1) Big money, big money, no whammy (lots of cash, rarely sued) 2) No in-patients = no rounding = coming in 10 minutes before OR starts and leaving as soon as patient is handed over in recovery (average day 0730-1530) 3) Entry way into ICU, probably the easiest and most reliable way actually 4) Essentially shift work with the ability to plan your schedule months in advance. 5) Large call groups so maybe 1-2 call a month 6) Lots of sub specialty like pain specialist, regional blocks, cardiac, intensivist If you can tolerate being bored out of your skull 95% of the time and crazy stressed the other 5% it is a great job. Also, must love being made fun of, sneaking food into ORs, and have an extensive stock portfolio to manage during the long hours of being made fun of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononoke Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Anesthesia is a total "lifestyle" specialty. 1) Big money, big money, no whammy (lots of cash, rarely sued) 2) No in-patients = no rounding = coming in 10 minutes before OR starts and leaving as soon as patient is handed over in recovery (average day 0730-1530) 3) Entry way into ICU, probably the easiest and most reliable way actually 4) Essentially shift work with the ability to plan your schedule months in advance. 5) Large call groups so maybe 1-2 call a month 6) Lots of sub specialty like pain specialist, regional blocks, cardiac, intensivist If you can tolerate being bored out of your skull 95% of the time and crazy stressed the other 5% it is a great job. Also, must love being made fun of, sneaking food into ORs, and have an extensive stock portfolio to manage during the long hours of being made fun of. Does this actually happen? those surgical personalities eh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Haven't you heard the song from Amateur Transplants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh fry Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I would say very rarely, its not overt, was more playing around. The relationship between surgery and anesthesia is very complicated and of course varies from place to place and between people to people. I think there is a lot of mutual respect for the most part but there can be animosity. A slow anesthetist can ruin your day and cost you thousands of dollars. They can also (and frequently do) refuse to stay late meaning cases get bumped. On the other side surgeons can treat anesthesiologists like hired help (especially younger staff and residents) and can just expect anesthesia to go along sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Haven't you heard the song from Amateur Transplants? Hahah! Thanks for the laugh in the midst of my neuro final studying doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 heh. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anesthete Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Thanks for the input (and videos!!) Shared it with my classmates for a good laugh. Do any of you have perspectives on what one could do in second to third year to become more competitive for anesthesiology? It's not typically part of the curriculum and it's not something many students get exposure to without having to go outside typical structure (at least in my neck of the woods). Is anesthesiology-specific research necessary to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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