Anesthesiology

Eligibility
Educational
To pursue anesthesiology, one needs a strong background in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. Like any other physician, Anesthesiologists too require a long period of medical training. After 10+2 one has to apply to medical colleges to pursue MBBS degree, admission to which is based on scores of entrance test and marks of plus two. Next step after MBBS is one year house surgency followed by M.D in anesthesiology which is usually of 2 years duration.
Besides anesthesiology, an anesthesiologist must also study cardiology, critical care medicine, internal medicine, pharmacology, and surgery. An anesthesiologist may choose to specialize in a particular field, such as neuro surgery, cardiac and thoracic surgery, maxillofacial surgery and so on. They need to continuously update their knowledge and skills through professional seminars and continuing educational courses.
Some of the well known colleges in India for a course in Anesthesiology are as follows:
1) A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
2) Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
3) Agartala Government Medical College
4) Aligarh Muslim University
5) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
6) Amrita Institute of Medical Science
7) Armed Forces Medical College
Colleges offering this course have different methods for admissions, and you should check for different entrance exams being held, across the country.

CAREER PROSPECTS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Anaesthesia technicians are allied healthcare professionals. Thanks to the growth phase the healthcare sector is going through, allied healthcare professionals are in demand these days.
An anesthesia technician takes care of anesthesia supply and stock, equipment setup, pre, intra and post surgery anesthetic administering as well as patient monitoring and care. ICUs, CCUs, Emergency departments, Surgery wards and Operation Theaters are the common places where they are expected to function. Usually they work in a team comprising Surgeons, nurses and other staff.
Government and private hospitals and clinics performing surgical activities are known to hire anesthesia technicians.