Anesthesiologist-scientists?

[pseudoknot]

I'm curious about the research opportunities in anesthesiology. I had imagined that anesthesiology could be a good specialty for a physician-scientist because of the potentially flexible working hours, but then saw a very pessimistic editorial in the ASA newsletter about this:
http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2004/11_04/knight.html

Do any of you know much about the possibilities in academic anesthesiology?

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[chicamedica]

I'm curious about the research opportunities in anesthesiology. I had imagined that anesthesiology could be a good specialty for a physician-scientist because of the potentially flexible working hours, but then saw a very pessimistic editorial in the ASA newsletter about this:
http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2004/11_04/knight.html

Do any of you know much about the possibilities in academic anesthesiology?

I am only a med student still, but am planning on a career as an academic anesthesiologist. . .and well, I don't know if i'm just being naive and idealistic, but i just plan to make it happen. there are lots of fascinating topics out there that need research, so pick one, write grants, etc. I've heard of many anesthesiologists doing research at places like hopkins--pretty much all the faculty there has some research interest. A classmate of mine spent a year doing research with the anesthesiology dept at harvard. So it's definitely not unheard of. Most anesthesiologists nowadays don't want academics just cause the pay is so great when working privately, which explains the paucity.