Ambulatory Anesthesia

[Amrinone]

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Hey, everyone. Just wondering if anyone else on this forum is interested in doing ambulatory anesthesia once they finish residency. It seems that most people who are interested in subspecialties are interested in cardiac, pain or peds. But, this field has really caught my eye due to the variety of cases, fast-paced nature of the field, and the fairly heavy emphasis on regional, especially in ortho cases. Anyway, any advice in terms of the pros or cons of doing solely ambulatory anesthesiology once graduating, from any residents, fellows and attendings out there are welcome. Thanks in advance.

 

[Mediterraneo]

I would be very interested on the subject as well. Please share...

 

[Fastrach]

I've given it some thought. It does have some appeal, like you mentioned, with the fast pace and Ortho/regional bent to it. As with anything, I just don't know if I'd want to do it all the time, as more than anything else, the pace tends to wear me down. It is nice bread & butter cases on healthy patients, for sure, but you know, 10 T&A's a day can get real old really fast. The cash is pretty sweet with that many cases-- I bet you get reimbursed more for those 10 T&A's than you would for one day-long CABG. But in the end, is it rewarding enough? I'm still trying to answer that for myself.

 

[Amrinone]

True, I think that after doing tons of T&A's, the practice may get pretty boring. But, I'm hoping to join a group that does a variety of cases, including ortho, plastics, peds, MIS, bariatrics, etc. Does anybody happen to know how popular (or unpopular) regional and/or ambulatory fellowships are these days? Plus, would it be worth doing a fellowship or would you feel prepared to just enter ambulatory practice straight out of residency? Thanks for the advice and opinions. Keep 'em coming. 🙂