I have seen the light

[durban]

Anesthesiology was one of my top two choices at the end of this third year along with a medicine specialty. Just spent a day on the other side of the curtain on my surgery rotation. Manipulating physiology in real time, anticipating problems, and doing skilled procedures as opposed to admitting Fannie May from the nursing home at 4:00 am now seems the way to go. Now I understand what the now not so well kept secret of anesthesiology is all about. Two questions: no program at my school but can rotate two weeks on anesthesiology on senior surgery. Will this suffice? And is a medicine or surgery AI preferable? I am middle of class, 214 step 1.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

Anesthesiology was one of my top two choices at the end of this third year along with a medicine specialty. Just spent a day on the other side of the curtain on my surgery rotation. Manipulating physiology in real time, anticipating problems, and doing skilled procedures as opposed to admitting Fannie May from the nursing home at 4:00 am now seems the way to go. Now I understand what the now not so well kept secret of anesthesiology is all about. Two questions: no program at my school but can rotate two weeks on anesthesiology on senior surgery. Will this suffice? And is a medicine or surgery AI preferable? I am middle of class, 214 step 1.

I would try to schedule an away rotation at a nearby academic center or at a program you are strongly interested in applying to.

There is an internship thread below that discusses this ad nauseum.

Congratulations and walk toward the light. All are welcome in the light.

 

[Monty Python]

I would try to schedule an away rotation at a nearby academic center or at a program you are strongly interested in applying to.

There is an internship thread below that discusses this ad nauseum.

Congratulations and walk toward the light. All are welcome in the light.

A fellow CRNA in my Naval Reserve unit just graduated from med school and matched to anesthesia. He's doing first year in internal medicine. Having been a CRNA for 15 years before starting med school, he felt the value of IM internship (as related to anesthesia) was many, many times superior to that of a surgery internship. Over the past four years, while he was a med student, he discussed this decision with numerous Navy anesthesia attendings while doing his two weeks of CRNA summertime reservist active duty. Every single Navy attending recommended IM over surgery for internship year for future anesthesia residents.

 

[durban]

A fellow CRNA in my Naval Reserve unit just graduated from med school and matched to anesthesia. He's doing first year in internal medicine. Having been a CRNA for 15 years before starting med school, he felt the value of IM internship (as related to anesthesia) was many, many times superior to that of a surgery internship. Over the past four years, while he was a med student, he discussed this decision with numerous Navy anesthesia attendings while doing his two weeks of CRNA summertime reservist active duty. Every single Navy attending recommended IM over surgery for internship year for future anesthesia residents.

Thank you. That seems consistent with what I have read elsewhere and makes sense.

 

[Skip Intro]

Durban, thanks for posting this. I was in your position about a year ago, and it reminded me how I felt the first time I really sunk my teeth into anesthesiology during rotations. Now, I'm just itching to get into the OR in '06.

Keep the faith, bro. Apply far, wide, and go for the glory. You might be surprised at who's interested and, hopefully, next year you'll be sitting in the same shoes as me... waiting to begin your internship with thoughts of your gas residency and how much you're looking forward to starting! 😀

-Skip