The experience was awesome! I sat in on 3 procedures and in each instance, the AA was the only person handling Anesthesia in the room. The doc popped his head in for about less than a sec just to check in, but otherwise the AA was the go to guy. All 3 surgeries went smoothly, and the patient went out and was awakened without incident. However, the 5 year old was a bit fussy when he woke up, but mostly from disorientation and wanting his parents. I highly recommend some kind of shadowing experience whether it's with an AA or CRNA. Just being in the OR helped strengthen my decision to follow this career path.