AboutRonald Levy, M.D. Expertise Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
Question I am trying to learn more about anesthesiology because I am interested in becoming an anesthesiologist. The thing is my local college does not teach courses. So I would like to know what it is that I would have to do before I could study for being an anesthesiologist. Do I have to be an RN? A doctor? Please e-mail me back & let me know. I am very interested in this type of work
Answer To become an anesthesiologist you need 4 yrs of college, 4 yrs of medical school and 4 yrs of residency training. You can major in anything you want in college as long as you take the required premedical course (which any college can tell you what they are). There is no major in medical school. The things to look for in a college are the same as anyone looking for a good college. You want it to be competitive, to have a high caliber faculty, to have their own medical school (they often give preference to their graduates) and most importantly, that the faculty and coursework in your chosen major are of high quality.
Hope this helps,
Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston
