Pediatric Anesthesiology Essay

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Anesthesiology. Anesthesiology is the branch of medicine that works with anesthesia and anesthetics. Anesthesiologists, for a living, give people anesthesia, a drug, that makes patients fall asleep for surgery. To be an Anesthesiologist, you have to excel academically, be very oriented, and be calm in stressful situations. You have to be warm and caring to patients to relieve their anxiety. The work environment is tranquill in the majority, but you have times where anxiety creeps in and unsteadiness a patient. I would specialize in Pediatric Anesthesiology to give children anesthetics and make them comfortable in the hospital. To be an Anesthesiologist, you have to have a wide variety of characteristics. You have to be able to correspond with your coworkers, excel in academics, mostly math and science, quick and accessible thinking skills, compassion for your patients, and dedicated work ethic and hard earned hours towards your job. Things I possess that I could …show more content…

You have a long road of schooling, training and education. For my choice in a profession I have to go through four years to get my Bachelors degree. After that, I need another four years for a MD. Finally, I apply for a hospital and then I complete another four of a residency, in total that is 12 years of schooling after high school. For my Bachelors degree I would prefer to go to OU. I would take their Pre-Medicine major so that I could have experience in medicine. Tuition for OU in-state is $28,384 and out of state tuition is $43,765. Room and board is $10,588. After I graduate from OU I would prefer to go to John Hopkins School of Medicine in Maryland. The tuition for that college for in-state is $52,170 and out of state is $71,023. Room and board is $15,410. My final place would be at an actual hospital. I would want to apply to Seattle’s Children Hospital. When going to the children’s hospital I would complete the four years of

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