Anaesthetist is a medical practitioner who is trained in the administration of anaesthesia to the patient during surgery. To maintain the human body and keep it free from diseases doctors use their knowledge to diagnose the problem and cure them with medication and if need be then with the help of the surgery. This is the time when the need for a specially skilled doctor known as an anesthesiologist arises.
So there is a good scope for today’s younger generation to make their career in this specialist branch of medical science to claim not only good monetary fortunes but also high respect in society.
Anaesthetist Eligibility
Anaesthesiologists being specialized medical Professional first require the aspirants to be general medical professionals i.e., He/she mushes have acquired a basic degree in Medicine like MBBS etc.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
1. Educational Qualification
To be eligible for joining the MBBS course one should be a 10+2 Class pass with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) as main subjects and for institutions with at least 60% marks.
Anaesthetist Required Skills
- Anaesthesiologists require a lot of hard work, dedication and spirit to sever society although with some remuneration in lieu of providing its services.
- They should have discipline, patience, commitment to excel in their respective field and self-confidence.
- Anaesthetists should have good interpersonal and communication skills; team spirit and the capability of doing social work.
- They also possess other personality traits such as reliability, ability to self-motivate, punctuality and flexibility.
How to Become an Anaesthetist?
One has to follow the below-given steps for becoming an Anaesthetist-
Step 1
Interested candidate has to appear in an entrance test conducted by the various state and Independent bodies like PMT, taken by the Punjab Government and CBSE-PMT( pre-medical test) taken by the Central Board to admit candidates in various medical institutions attached with it according to the rank of the candidate in the entrance exam.
CBSE PMT, conducted by the CBSE, is a highly-coveted national-level entrance exam. It is conducted in two stages, the preliminary and the final exam. The exam is objective type and tests you rigorously in subjects like physics, chemistry and biology. Since negative marking is the rule here, the test is extremely competitive.
The separate test is conducted by some of the highly rated medical institutions like AIIMS, PGI, GMCH, AFMC Pune etc.
These exams are generally held in the month of May-June and consist of Objective type questions on the subject of English, Physics, Chemistry; Biology though the number of questions and patterns may vary from test to test.
The results of these exams are generally out by June/July
Step 2
After completing this four and half year of (MBBS) Degree course in which one has to study (subjects which include anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, dermatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, forensic medicine and toxicology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, anesthesiology, community medicine, medicine, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, psychiatry and surgery) and one year and six months compulsory training one can opt. for some jobs in private or state-run hospitals as junior doctors, go for private practice after obtaining the necessary affiliation with respective medical councils or go for higher specialised studies in the respective fields.
The final step to becoming an Anaesthetist
Step 3
Basic medical qualification is followed by an intensive three-year residency program on the technology and medical aspects of anesthesiology. Besides anaesthesiology, an anesthesiologist must also study cardiology, critical care medicine, internal medicine, pharmacology, and surgery. An anesthesiologist may choose to specialize in a particular field, such as neurosurgical anesthesiology, and undergo additional training in that field.
Fees and Other Expenditures: Although varying from college to college, the total course fee for a basic MBBS degree and the specialized qualification may range from anywhere from few thousand at a government college to around Rs.20 lakhs and even higher in private institutes.
Anaesthetist Job Description
He/She is the Specialist Doctor responsible to administer anaesthetics to a patient undergoing surgical operation according to the nature of the operation. It is he who makes the surgical procedure as painless as possible. His duties involve examining the patient to determine his capacity to withstand the shock of operation and anaesthesia. He/she has a huge responsibility and has to be present throughout the operation. This makes him the most important specialist in all kinds of major operations.
Anaesthetist Career Prospects
There is a lot of scope for Anaesthetist in the present scenario. Apart from joining a private or government hospital as a trainee, younger anaesthetists can find lucrative placements with huge salaries in corporate hospitals.
Anaesthetist Salary
With starting salary anywhere between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 25,000 depending upon the competence of the individual anaesthetist. There is a lot of money in private practice as well and it only gets better for candidates as they win the trust of the patients and Doctors and the goodwill is spread by word of mouth to attract more assignments in the clinics.
A couple of years of dedicated work and some experience along with a master's degree could lead a doctor to a pay package of nearly Rs. 1,00,000 lakhs per month. There is no upper ceiling to the earnings of a competent and capable anaesthesiologist. One can also be a visiting anesthesiologist at several hospitals and charge by the hour.
