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george
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Any tips from anesthesiologists?
I’ve settled on being an anesthesiologist, I really like medical stuff and I find it all so interesting and I love hospitals. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations I’m gonna go to Oregon state university
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Karin P.
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Hi George,
It's great that you are interested in medicine and want to work as an anesthesiologist! An anesthesiologist is a medical doctor, so you'll go to medical school.
You first need to get a bachelors in any field that interests you (4 years), pass the -pre-requisite courses for med school and get a good score on the MCAT, before you can apply to medical school. In med school (4 years), the first 2 years are mostly course work. In year 3 and 4 you'll do clinical rotations and figure out the specialty you want to go into. That's when you need to think about specializations for your residency. The residency for anesthesiology takes another 4 years before you can take your board exams.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
It's great that you are interested in medicine and want to work as an anesthesiologist! An anesthesiologist is a medical doctor, so you'll go to medical school.
You first need to get a bachelors in any field that interests you (4 years), pass the -pre-requisite courses for med school and get a good score on the MCAT, before you can apply to medical school. In med school (4 years), the first 2 years are mostly course work. In year 3 and 4 you'll do clinical rotations and figure out the specialty you want to go into. That's when you need to think about specializations for your residency. The residency for anesthesiology takes another 4 years before you can take your board exams.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP