What experience, training or certifications do you have in anesthesiology subspecialities?

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In anesthesiology, there are many subspecialties including pain management, cardiac, pediatric, neuro-anesthesia, obstetric, critical care, and hospice. Give the interviewer some insight into your education, training, certifications, and experience in these subspecialties. If you do not have any, be honest and share any future plans or goals you have in these areas.

"I have experience and training in obstetric anesthesia. I work primarily on the maternity unit, where I administer intravenous medicines like morphine and fentanyl for pain relief and assist if complications arise. I administer epidurals and I also administer strong anesthetics for mothers who are preparing for cesarean births. In this setting, I also oversee infusion pumps that patients can utilize as part of their pain management plan."

"I am trained and have experience as a neuro anesthesiologist. Neurosurgical procedures are extremely delicate and require close monitoring and care before, during, and after surgery. In this role, I provide care in the general neurosurgical operating rooms and in the neuro-interventional radiology suites. I have experience providing anesthesia for cases
such as craniotomies, including awake, complex, cervical spine surgeries; posterior fossa tumor resections; endoscopic procedures; spinal fusions; and level I emergency procedures for aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and acute trauma to the cervical spine."

"I am passionate about hospice and palliative care patients and that subspecialty has been the focus of the last ten years of my career. In this role, my goal is to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses and diseases. I'm trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or procedure. I assess the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimize the patient's condition prior to, during, and after surgery. I'm empathetic to the situations that my patients and their families and the illnesses they face and do all that I can to help them be comfortable."