Five things Amanda Xi hates about anesthesiology: 1. No long term continuity of care 2. Isolating 3. People don't understand what anesthesiologists do 4. Unpredictability 5. Occupational hazards
As a future anesthesiology (I hope), I really appreciate your honesty about this! Your videos are really helping me out on deciding my specialty. Thanks a lot!
Also: yes surgeons do know what you do and they appreciate you very much, my dad is an oral surgeon and his best buddy is an anesthesiologist, theyve been working together for many many years 🥰
There is something so gratifying/special about the mutual trust and respect that is built between surgeons and anesthesiologists over time! It's definitely something I appreciate about my job.
The first point you made, you might want to be thankful because if you were to give the long continuity of care it might burn you out. Especially in primary care or some specialty field.
I could see that. I do have more continuity in my ICU work and it's really "just enough" for me because I get to see a number of patients improve or at least impact their care while I'm on a stretch in the ICU. But then I get to go back to the OR, so it's a nice mix.
As a veterinary anesthesiology resident, I’ve been loving watching your videos! You are able to discuss feelings and experiences that I’ve been previously conscious of but unable to verbalize. Thank you for the great content!!
I agree with ALL of these things. We had a lab on pushing the OR bed... I thought it was silly, until my first day in the actual OR and I realized how challenging it actually was. =D Re: occupational hazards. I totally think sometimes anesthesia is like American Ninja Warrior - you're contorting yourself to check the Foley, you're under the drapes trying to get the pulse ox and NIBP to work... all while trying to not disrupt surgery. =D
We just got new ICU beds with AGGRESSIVE motors. Talk about continuing medical education - learning to drive a bed that speeds down a hallway and doesn't stop quickly! Haha. Yeah we really are Ninja Warriors, eh? Love that comparison!
I totally agree with You. Yes, I enjoyed your video. Thanks 🌻 And, blessings to You 🌻. I believe that Anesthesiologists are extremely important and also are some type of angels 💗
Hello Dr Amanda, Dr Akanksha from India here! I have watched plenty of your videos and read blogs and believe me you, I feel exactly the same way as you about my choices, Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology. I'm currently debating the two and I'm leaning more towards Anesthesiology, but no long term care bothers me too. While my family is bothered with limited recognition from patients part as they prioritise societal importance more. I have also thought of doing a fellowship/diploma/DM CCM after the MD, in case i miss the ICU part of medicine. Since I can creepily 😅 relate to you so much, and I'm in a bind regarding my career decision, i was hoping i could connect to you over emails or whatever way. It'll be really helpful. If not, that's okay too. Thank you for making these videos. It has helped clear my brain so much.
It's funny you say that you would love to get to know the patient on a deeper level, but on the other side, we envy OR staff because you guys don't have to deal with patients only for a brief time. I guess the grass is not always greener. LOL :-)
I want to be an anesthesiologist because i know they make good money but im having trouble figuring out my passion for being anesthesiologist. I though about Neuro anesthesia because i like how the brain works but i also like being independent as long as there is someone there i can ask questions to if i am fairly new at the job. as long as i have something to do when in between patients i think ill be okay.
Sorry for a late reply, but if you see it i myst warn to NEVER BECOME A DOCTOR FOR THE MONEY. Med schools put you hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and you will have to work long hours for many years as a resident before getting your hands on an attending physician's salary. You won't be making that money til you're 30, and even then you'll have a LOT of debt to pay off. If you're looking for money, business/engineering/computer science are all better options than medicine. Yea doctors make a lot of money, but physician burnout is very real and if your primary drive is money (or any other secondary benefit such as parental approval or appreciation of others), then you are subjecting yourself to lots of burnout! Those are just my 2¢, stay safe and good luck finding a career you're passionate about!
Hi Jordan! Great question. I'd say that the scope of practice discussion applies to *all* specialties at this point. Anesthesiology is probably the most evident because we have utilized CRNAs in our field for many years. I don't have a crystal ball on the future, but I do believe that the practice of medicine will continue to evolve and the jobs that we are doing today as physicians probably won't look the same way in a few decades. It's important to recognize that the world continues to change, and the profession is not insulated from that.
