Main Responsibilities of an Anesthesiology Resident at an Academic Hospital
Briana, an anesthesiology resident, describes their multifaceted role as encompassing "patient care" across various hospital settings, including operating rooms, the OB floor (administering epidurals and assisting with c-sections), the pain clinic, and surgical ICUs. This highlights the wide-ranging responsibilities and diverse locations where anesthesiology residents contribute to patient care within a large academic hospital.
Patient Care, Medical Procedures, Pain Management, Critical Care, Teamwork
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Briana Kossbiel
Anesthesiology Resident
Academic Hospital
University of Arizona, 2016
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, 2021 - MD
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Medical
Honors Student, Veteran
Video Highlights
1. Patient care is the primary responsibility, encompassing various hospital areas.
2. Anesthesiology residents work in operating rooms, OB floors (epidurals, c-sections), pain clinics (chronic pain procedures), and surgical ICUs.
3. Responsibilities are diverse and extend throughout the hospital, providing exposure to a wide range of patient care settings and procedures.
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
My main responsibilities as an anesthesiology resident are pretty vast and broad. Day-to-day, our work primarily involves patient care.
This extends to any part of the hospital that needs anesthesia services, whether that's the operating room, the OB floor assisting women through labor with epidurals or C-sections, or performing nerve blocks in our pain clinic for chronic pain procedures.
Our responsibilities are vast, but ultimately, patient care is what we do on a day-to-day basis. Anesthesiologists, residents, and attending physicians also work in our ICUs, mainly our surgical ICUs. This means patient care extends throughout the hospital.