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What
an Anesthesiologist Assistant does:
An anesthesiologist or anaesthesiologist, known
in Europe as an anesthetist, is a medical doctor
trained to administer anesthesia and manage the
medical care of patients before, during, and
after surgery. Anesthesiologist assistants (AAs)
are physician assistant specialists, who work
under the direction of licensed
anesthesiologists to develop and implement
anesthesia care plans.
Anesthesiologist
Assistants can work in public and private
hospitals, in the obstetrical departments,
ambulatory centers, or physician’s offices. They
can also work in clinics and other outpatient
centers.
The main duties of an Anesthesiologist Assistant
are similar to that of a Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and include:
- Working closely with the surgical team and
other healthcare professionals
- Assisting with pain relief in the delivering
of babies
- Providing preoperative, intraoperative and
postoperative care to patients
- Monitoring patients postoperatively to ensure
recovery from anesthesia
Education & Qualifications:
To become an Anesthesiologist Assistant, you
will need to complete a 4 year Baccalaureate
degree program with courses in the following:
Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Organic
Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Physics,
Mathematics. You can then apply to an accredited
Anesthesiologist Assistant program.
Anesthesiologist assistants receive training in
anesthesia care and advanced patient monitoring
techniques as part of their Education.
Applicants must pass the MCAT and/or GRE
admission tests.
Upon completion of the anesthesiologist
assistant training program, the anesthesiologist
assistant may apply for initial certification
which is administered by the National Commission
for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants
(NCCAA) in collaboration with the National Board
of Medical Examiners (NBME). After successfully
completing this examination Anesthesiologist
Assistants are permitted to use the AA-C
credential to indicate that they are currently
certified.
Salary & Job Prospects:
Anesthesiologist Assistants earn salaries
between $90,000 - $120,000 depending on
location, qualifications and experience. As the
entire healthcare sector is experiencing job
growth, the job prospects for Anesthesiologist
Assistants are excellent. Also due to cost
saving measures by many health care providers
Anesthesiologist Assistants are gaining more of
the responsibilities traditionally held by
Anesthesiologists.
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