Anesthesiology Personal Statement Essay
Personal statement
Anesthesiology provides opportunities to display specialized skills by performing a wide range of procedures while having cognitive challenges as well. After medical school, through a nationwide competitive exam, I was selected for a three year anaesthesiology residency program at prestigious King George medical University, India. During my training, I learned to administer anesthesia for a wide array of cases: paediatric, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, orthopaedics and general surgeries.
Later in residency, I became more responsible and confident in handling various cases independently. I enjoyed my work of putting patients to sleep and maintaining their vitals …show more content…
During my stint as senior resident I was rotated to main anaesthesia department for six months, apex trauma centre for six months and Indian rotatry cancer hospital for three months. This experience of three years allowed me to sharpen my technical skills including catheterization of central veins, placement of arterial lines and epidural catheters, and various regional blocks. Working as senior resident required me to manage the administrative aspects of anaesthesiology – efficiently managing operating room time; building and maintaining team spirit; establishing rapport with colleagues, surgeons and OR personnel. In order to continue teaching, I instructed classes for nurses and OR technicians. My position often had me administering anesthesia outside of the operating rooms in radiology and neuro catheterization labs. This experience provided me the ability to anticipate problems ahead and take necessary precautions to handle difficult …show more content…
I joined as one of the three faculty attached to Apex trauma centre of India. I joined this 2200 bed research and teaching hospital in May 2012. As an Assistant professor, I independently manage operating room at apex trauma centre. I work four days a week in trauma centre. Apex trauma centre has specialties like trauma surgery, orthopaedic and neurosurgery. We do complex trauma surgeries, viz blunt injury abdomen, major spine surgeries, and major orthopaedic surgeries. Once a week I get rotation to the main department .In main department I get chance to work in all major specialties. One day per week I get for my academic and research activities. Apart from this routine operation theatres, I do emergency duties every fifth day as consultant on call. I have five senior residents in my team and we do approx ten trauma cases of varying complexities per day. In operation theatre, I teach postgraduate, undergraduate and nursing students. I also conduct clinical case discussions and lectures for postgraduates and senior
Anesthesiology provides opportunities to display specialized skills by performing a wide range of procedures while having cognitive challenges as well. After medical school, through a nationwide competitive exam, I was selected for a three year anaesthesiology residency program at prestigious King George medical University, India. During my training, I learned to administer anesthesia for a wide array of cases: paediatric, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, orthopaedics and general surgeries.
Later in residency, I became more responsible and confident in handling various cases independently. I enjoyed my work of putting patients to sleep and maintaining their vitals …show more content…
During my stint as senior resident I was rotated to main anaesthesia department for six months, apex trauma centre for six months and Indian rotatry cancer hospital for three months. This experience of three years allowed me to sharpen my technical skills including catheterization of central veins, placement of arterial lines and epidural catheters, and various regional blocks. Working as senior resident required me to manage the administrative aspects of anaesthesiology – efficiently managing operating room time; building and maintaining team spirit; establishing rapport with colleagues, surgeons and OR personnel. In order to continue teaching, I instructed classes for nurses and OR technicians. My position often had me administering anesthesia outside of the operating rooms in radiology and neuro catheterization labs. This experience provided me the ability to anticipate problems ahead and take necessary precautions to handle difficult …show more content…
I joined as one of the three faculty attached to Apex trauma centre of India. I joined this 2200 bed research and teaching hospital in May 2012. As an Assistant professor, I independently manage operating room at apex trauma centre. I work four days a week in trauma centre. Apex trauma centre has specialties like trauma surgery, orthopaedic and neurosurgery. We do complex trauma surgeries, viz blunt injury abdomen, major spine surgeries, and major orthopaedic surgeries. Once a week I get rotation to the main department .In main department I get chance to work in all major specialties. One day per week I get for my academic and research activities. Apart from this routine operation theatres, I do emergency duties every fifth day as consultant on call. I have five senior residents in my team and we do approx ten trauma cases of varying complexities per day. In operation theatre, I teach postgraduate, undergraduate and nursing students. I also conduct clinical case discussions and lectures for postgraduates and senior