Is Anesthesiology Possible??????????

[BSRADSCI]

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So guys how about anesthesia residency. Is it really competitive like Rad, Optho, Plastic, Derma etc.,

Your input will be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[McGillGrad]

It is of intermediate competitiveness so it is possible with good stats and LOR.

Fact is that you will change your mind many times in med school anyway before deciding what you really want.

 

[oldpro]

So guys how about anesthesia residency. Is it really competitive like Rad, Optho, Plastic, Derma etc.,

Your input will be greatly appreciated thanks.

Yes but get into medical school first.

Not to the OP but what I love is premeds with low stats on the Caribbean forum asking if they can get the most competitive residency, we tell them it's harder then US students tell them "No Way", but the plain fact is these Premeds with the low stats cannot attend a US school, there are limitations in life and sometimes you just have move on and do what you can do.

If you can work harder and get into a US school then you will not have to ask these questions.

I wanted primary care so it does not matter that much in my case so I'm in the Caribbean

 

[Top Gun]

So guys how about anesthesia residency. Is it really competitive like Rad, Optho, Plastic, Derma etc.,

Your input will be greatly appreciated thanks.

At the moment, anesthesia is moderately competitive. But there are grads from Caribbean schools who get in, especially if they come from the big 4 (SGU, Ross, AUC, and Saba). I believe even one or two from Sint Eustatius have managed to snag an anesthesia residency. I agree with other posters. You need to focus your efforts on getting into med school first, then think about what kind of residency you want to get into. You may even change your mind during third-year clinical rotations. Lots of students do. Oh, and anesthesia is nowhere near as competitive as Rads, Ophtho, Plastics, or Derm.

 

[Meatwad]

Realize that what is hot today might not be hot tomorrow; or it may be hotter.

Anesthesia is possible now, but who knows 4+ years down the line? The field has a lot of interesting things happening to it at the moment, like: increased interest from US grads (bad for IMGs), CRNA's getting a lot of autonomy in many states (bad for doctors), shortage of anesthesiologists (good for doctors and CRNAs). Obviously, since so many people are getting into it now, the shortage will decrease. Expect pay to decrease, due to more people entering the field and more CRNAs getting jobs. So it might be less competitive than it is now.

It could also go the total opposite direction and become the next dermatology. No one will know until it happens. Don't go to the Caribbean, or medical school in general, if you have your heart set on only one specialty and would be totally miserable going into another field. You need to keep an open mind and realize what you think is cool now you might hate down the line.

 

[oldpro]

Realize that what is hot today might not be hot tomorrow; or it may be hotter.

SO true So true..............

 

[Top Gun]

Realize that what is hot today might not be hot tomorrow; or it may be hotter.

Anesthesia is possible now, but who knows 4+ years down the line? The field has a lot of interesting things happening to it at the moment, like: increased interest from US grads (bad for IMGs), CRNA's getting a lot of autonomy in many states (bad for doctors), shortage of anesthesiologists (good for doctors and CRNAs). Obviously, since so many people are getting into it now, the shortage will decrease. Expect pay to decrease, due to more people entering the field and more CRNAs getting jobs. So it might be less competitive than it is now.

It could also go the total opposite direction and become the next dermatology. No one will know until it happens.

All of this is very true with regard to anesthesiology. The specialty is notorious for at times having been among the least competitive, and at other times among the most competitive. The popularity of the specialty has been know to fluctuate dramatically over the years.

 

[BSRADSCI]

Thanks again for your kind help.

 

[JoeNamaMD]

Realize that what is hot today might not be hot tomorrow; or it may be hotter.

Anesthesia is possible now, but who knows 4+ years down the line? The field has a lot of interesting things happening to it at the moment, like: increased interest from US grads (bad for IMGs), CRNA's getting a lot of autonomy in many states (bad for doctors), shortage of anesthesiologists (good for doctors and CRNAs). Obviously, since so many people are getting into it now, the shortage will decrease. Expect pay to decrease, due to more people entering the field and more CRNAs getting jobs. So it might be less competitive than it is now.

It could also go the total opposite direction and become the next dermatology. No one will know until it happens. Don't go to the Caribbean, or medical school in general, if you have your heart set on only one specialty and would be totally miserable going into another field. You need to keep an open mind and realize what you think is cool now you might hate down the line.

This guy is negative. Anesthesiology is a very lucrative field of medicine, it does not matter about CRNAs because they still need a physician to manage them. SGU has the best match rates for Anesthesiology.

 

[Meatwad]

This guy is negative. Anesthesiology is a very lucrative field of medicine, it does not matter about CRNAs because they still need a physician to manage them. SGU has the best match rates for Anesthesiology.

CRNAs don't even need an anesthesiologist in the same room in a lot of states, last time I checked. Anesthesiologist assistants (AA) do, but not CRNAs.

 

[AlleghenyPOD]

Agreed.