A guy becoming an anesthesiologist?

Question

Hello,
Is it common for a guy to be an anesthesiologist? I notice more females than males. Just wonderin. How to you become an anesthesiologist?
Thanks!
-Matt

Answer 1

As has been suggested you are probably confusing Anesthesiologist (physician MD or DO) with Anesthetist (CRNA RN MSN) There are more female nurses (nursing is 97% female) thus more female nurse anesthetist. However, the percentage of male nurse anesthetist is higher than the percentage of males in nursing. In the US Army where there are 36% male nurses (instead of 3%) 64% of the nurse anesthetist are male.

Anesthesiologist are physicians and graduates of a allopathic (MD) or osteopathic medical school (DO).

Education for a nurse anesthetist is as follows:
Completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (4-5 years college)
Pass the NCLEX-RN Board for licensure as a Registered Nurse
2 years experience in a critical care field of nursing (ICU, CCU, some schools will accept OR and ER)
Completion of a Master of Science in Nursing in Nurse Anesthesia (usually 28 months)
Pass the National Certification Board for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Education for an anesthesiologist is :

Bachelors degree with all neccessary prerequisites (heavy in sciences usually pre-med though other degrees are acceptable) (4-5 years)
Medical School (MD or DO) (4 years)
1 year rotating internship or 1 year of residency in accepted discipline of medicine.
3 year residency in Anesthesia
May take additional training/fellowships for specialization.

Current Salary Ranges in Los Angeles are as follows:

Nurse Anesthetist: $135,000 -$386,000
Anesthesiologist: $168,000 - $691,000

Answer 2

Eh.. no there are more male anesthesiologists, I'm surprised you said that, or perhaps you are referring to becoming an anesthetic nurse?

Go to medical school, become a doctor and then enter an anesthiology residency - takes about 13 years in total. You might like to follow your training up with a fellowship lasting usually about one to two years and usually involves branching out into othe areas of medicine such as pain management but even if you were correct, does it really matter if this branch of medicine is dominated by female doctors when you will be earning at least $300,000 a year - many doctors in the US can earn double that with over time,an established practice and additional training!! I wouldn't be so choosy.

Answer 3

Men outnumber women in this field probably 5 to 1, or more.

To become an anesthesiologist, you go to medical school and then do an anesthesia residency. It's 8 yrs of training after college.

Answer 4

They have many male anesthesiologists.

Once you look up their salary, though, I doubt gender issues will stop you.

around $300,000 per year average

To become one you need to go to med school. Before that, you need to get a good premed degree. You will be in school for a while but it's worth it.

Answer 5

A male or a female can work in that area. It's not an unusual profession for men, but it likely depends on the area.

To become one, you could either go to medical school or nursing school. The latter option would require you to get a BSN and be certified as an RN, then work professionally (I want to say for 1 year, but I'm not positive), and then go to nurse anesthetist school. They essentially do the same job and both command very very high salaries.

Answer 6

u been told wrong. u need to attend local community college. pay cash for all of it. get highest GPA u can. then transfer to state colleges for premed. get highest grades , apply to med schools. graduate get your license. apply for Anesthesiologist school when u get out live like a starving student so u can pay off the 200,000$ in student debt u may have. as for sucking dry the grandparents - don't. read Total money make over, Dave Ramsey cause u got hard life lessons to learn. good knowledge is good luck.

Answer 7

in my town male anesthesiologists are very common they are very good too they make very good money but it is a doctrine profession im not sure how long or what type of schooling it takes but xray tech takes 1 year in our state

Answer 8

My brother in law just graduated and became one at Hershey Hospital in PA, just a few months ago.
he went to Villanova , and Georgetown University- Medicine, for years. however is he 27, and now a anenanasnstesgaeseoliisst, however you spell it.
but is in huge debt....
it takes patience, study, knowlegde, love and dedication, and of course $$$.
good luck!
the payoff is rewarding.

Answer 9

At the hospital I work at, we have 5 of them......and they are all male. So yah....id say its common for a guy to be one!