Posted by MikeFutureAA on November 2, 2009, 5:10 pm |
- Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by Kilhelm on November 3, 2009, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Can you specialize as an AA?"
74.233.199.75Absolutely! During your AA education you will rotate through many specialties like OB, CT, Pediatrics, Trauma, ER, General, Neuro....U can use this to pick and choose what kind of anesthesia you want to do. I know many AAs that only do hearts or transplants. Yes you can specialize as an AA. Your CMEs will help focus your direction in anesthesia, but so will your education and elective rotations. - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by MikeFutureAA on November 3, 2009, 10:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
98.88.62.230Thanks for the information. So could specializing in an area of critical care anesthesia (e.g., trauma or neuro) improve an AA's chances of getting hired in an area that is otherwise saturated with providers? - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by StevieStevie
on November 4, 2009, 4:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
68.51.133.171Obviously...... yes.
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Posted by MikeFutureAA on November 4, 2009, 8:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
98.88.66.137I guess part of my question is, how does an AA go about acquiring and developing those rare skills aside from selecting specific rotations in school and taking CME credits? Is there any way to make those added skills seem more like a "qualification" (e.g., like some sort of certification)? - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by stanley
on November 4, 2009, 9:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
75.62.113.138The answer is no, there are no sub specialties for CRNA's or AA's. There is no board certification for anything. You may work in a hospital that specialize in some type of anesthesia such as a pediatric hospital or working at an orthopedic clinic etc. etc. Whatevder you want to do you should try. - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by Hi on November 2, 2009, 8:11 pm, in reply to "Can you specialize as an AA?"
76.108.96.88Mike, you sound like a very intelligent, ambitious, smart, bright, high class person. please pursue your MD path so you can specialize in anything you want, and work anywhere you'd like. - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by StevieStevie
on November 4, 2009, 4:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
68.51.133.171You're asking if having specialized skills will set you apart,and make you more in demand than other AA's without those skills... Of course the answer is yes.
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Posted by Nova-AA on November 2, 2009, 11:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
76.110.186.191HI, you mentioned before you're at Nova currently? If that's true, I'm sad a fellow student is such an ass. If not, which I'm assuming to be the case, I feel bad for someone who has the time to sit around this message board and criticize/discourage every hopeful AA applicant. Get a life. - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by MikeFutureAA on November 2, 2009, 8:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
98.88.65.55Thanks for the compliments.
... But does anyone have any insight they could provide to the question? I think someone actually mentioned specializing as an AA in another forum post... - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by Hi on November 5, 2009, 12:26 am, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
76.108.96.88Damn mike. you're stupid - Re: Can you specialize as an AA?
Posted by MikeFutureAA on November 5, 2009, 12:31 am, in reply to "Re: Can you specialize as an AA?"
98.88.66.137You've got to be kidding me... someone who posts under the moniker "Hi" (apparently, this is a pun/metaphor for your constant state of mind) is calling me stupid?
But thanks for bumping the thread. :-)
