Why I Want To Become An Anesthesiologist

Since I was young, I have always wanted to go into the medical field. I have always found the study of medicine to be very intriguing partly because my whole family is involved in the medical field. For about four years now, I have wanted to become an anesthesiologist. I have found the field of medicine very intriguing since I was in elementary school and I have always wanted to have a career in medicine. After taking the “Career Cruising” and “16 Personalities” test in my Dual Enrollment English class, I have a better idea of what career I am suited for based on my personality. One of the careers that I am suited for being is an anesthesiologist. I think that I will be suited for this job because it has everything I could want. I know that
this career has many attributes such as the responsibilities, the educational requirements, and my fit for this career. First of all, I feel that I am suited for this career and its responsibilities because I am very good under pressure and I have the skills it requires to be an anesthesiologist.
Anesthesiologists are a type of doctor that are trained to administer and manage anesthesia given during a surgical procedure. Anesthesiologists are also responsible for monitoring vital signs — such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure — during the surgery that is being performed. Responsibilities like being good under pressure, critical thinking, and problem solving are very important skills in the field of medicine. I think that these skills are applied in my life right now at school; moreover, I use these skills every day in statistics class. Additionally, this career has a considerable salary considering this is a very important job. I will start out making about $150,000 which can increase up to $450,000 a year. My salary can vary within different fields of anesthesia and the amount of experience I have. I hope to become a pediatric anesthesiologist where I can make up to $460,000. Similarly, I think that I will be comfortable in the workplace environment of an anesthesiologist. I will work in either a hospital or a clinic, but I will sometimes have to work up to sixty hours a week. All things considered, I am very excited to begin this career because I know that I am suited to be in the
career. Secondly, there are many educational requirements to be a doctor.
To become an anesthesiologist, I will first have to go to 4 years of undergraduate, then 4 years of medical school, and then 4 years of residency. I plan on going to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for undergraduate, medical school, and residency as it has one of the best teaching hospitals in the south. In the 4 years of undergraduate before medical school, the opportunities of what I can major in isn't really limited as long as I take the required classes for medical school. Moreover, I plan on majoring in either neuroscience or chemistry because I am fascinated by the field of science and I want to stay in that field in college. I also hope to attend the honors college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham because it will help me further my understanding of science and help me in getting into medical school. Furthermore, for becoming an anesthesiologist, I will obtain two degrees from undergraduate and graduate school and then a board certification to go on practicing anesthesia. I will hopefully obtain a bachelor’s degree in either neuroscience or chemistry, then a degree in medicine or osteopathy, and once I complete residency I will get board certified to be a recognized anesthesiologist. In the long run, going through this much schooling will be worth to obtain my goal of becoming an
anesthesiologist. Moreover, my “16 Personalities” test can help me in knowing what strengths and challenges I will face in college, medical school, and finally in my job. I know that this helps me in more ways than one as it motivates me to do certain activities. One skill that I think will help me in college is my determination. I know that it will take a lot of determination to get through some of the more difficult classes I will be taking to obtain my degree. Similarly, I am very passionate about the field of medicine. In medical school, I will finally get to pursue my passion in the field of anesthesia and not just in the broad spectrum of medicine. I know I will have to have passion to be a doctor which is something “The Advocate” personality has as a strength. Also, I think that my strength of decisiveness will help me when I get into the workforce. Being a doctor and especially an anesthesiologist, you have to learn how to make life-or-death decisions in a timely manner. I think that by knowing my personality strengths because of the “16 Personalities” test, I have a better understanding of knowing what I will face in the different phases of life. All in all, I think that career is perfectly suited for me because it has everything I could want. This career has many attributes such as the responsibilities, the educational requirements, and my fit for this career that I think will help me succeed in life. Many different resources like the career assessments we took, such as the “Career Cruising” and “16 Personalities” helped showed me what careers I was suited for and how my personality would influence my decisions. All things considered, I am excited to begin the journey of becoming an anesthesiologist because I know what this job entails.