An
anesthesiologist (
American English), or
anaesthetist (
British English), is a medical doctor trained to administer
anesthesia.
Training varies depending on the country. In
Australia, for example, training is overseen by the
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
In the
United States, anesthesiologists are medical doctors (MD)or Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.). Anesthesiologists complete four years of medical school training, a one year internship, then three years of postgraduate training in the form of an anesthesiology residency.
Registered nurses (RN) trained to administer anesthesia are called
anesthetists.
Anaesthetists in the
United Kingdom are doctors with five years undergraduate training. They usually enter anaesthetics from other specialties, such as
Medicine or Accident and Emergency. Specialist training then takes at least seven years - the longest anaesthetic training in the world. It is overseen by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. There is currently a debate within the United Kingdom about the introduction of Nurse Specialists in Anaesthesia.
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