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anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.0401 - 61.0499.

What anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Coursework for anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.8 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.5 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.3 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.2 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.2 / 7
Processing Information	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.1 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
EDImis Anesthesia Manager	Medical software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
Medical calculator software	Medical software	—
Healthpac Medical Billing	Billing and invoicing software	—
Electronic medical record EMR software	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Anesthesiology Physician
• Ambulatory Anesthesiologist
• Anaesthesiologist
• Staff Anesthesiologist
• DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)
• Pediatric Anesthesiologist
• Cardiac Anesthesiologist
• Anesthesiology Pain Management Physician
• Staff Anesthetist
• General Anesthesiologist
• Anesthesiologist
• Obstetrical Anesthesiologist
• Anesthetist
• Health Records Technology Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	53.1%
Doctoral degree	24.9%
Master’s degree	12.3%
Bachelor’s degree	4.0%
First professional degree	3.3%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.4%
Postsecondary certificate	0.9%
Post-master’s certificate	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—
Neurological Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.