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    The student was initially drawn to internal medicine due to enjoying optimizing patient treatments. However, they found the pacing of hospital medicine limited direct patient time. Their anesthesia elective showed them participating in procedural medicine at the bedside. During their first intubation, the attending was supportive as the student successfully performed it with assistance. In surgery, the student helped resuscitate a patient and was impressed by the anesthesiologist's calm and effective coordination during the stressful situation. The student finds anesthesiology appealing as it combines complex medical problems with hands-on patient care in high-acuity environments.

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    The student was initially drawn to internal medicine due to enjoying optimizing patient treatments. However, they found the pacing of hospital medicine limited direct patient time. Their anesthesia elective showed them participating in procedural medicine at the bedside. During their first intubation, the attending was supportive as the student successfully performed it with assistance. In surgery, the student helped resuscitate a patient and was impressed by the anesthesiologist's calm and effective coordination during the stressful situation. The student finds anesthesiology appealing as it combines complex medical problems with hands-on patient care in high-acuity environments.

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    The student was initially drawn to internal medicine due to enjoying optimizing patient treatments. However, they found the pacing of hospital medicine limited direct patient time. Their anesthesia elective showed them participating in procedural medicine at the bedside. During their first intubation, the attending was supportive as the student successfully performed it with assistance. In surgery, the student helped resuscitate a patient and was impressed by the anesthesiologist's calm and effective coordination during the stressful situation. The student finds anesthesiology appealing as it combines complex medical problems with hands-on patient care in high-acuity environments.

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    Anesthesiology is a terrific combination of critical thinking and a large variety of

    procedures. The ability to identify a patient’s problem and subsequently fix that problem within
    minutes is incredibly satisfying for me.
    I experienced a some this feeling during my first clinical rotation on Medicine. One of my
    more memorable patients, MR, had been admitted for a new diagnosis of ITP. Her treatment
    plan was made more complicated by her history of Diabetes. Every time we increased her dose
    of steroids, her blood glucose values would skyrocket out of control. Our treatment regimen of
    steroids and IVIG had only increased her platelet count up to 10,000 from an initial
    measurement of <2,000. Optimizing her medications was exciting for me, but I found that the
    pacing of hospital medicine meant that I could only spend a limited amount of time with MR.
    This experience motivated me to pursue a field where I would spend more time providing direct
    patient care at the bedside.
    My Anesthesia elective followed Internal Medicine. I felt a difference right away. We still
    discussed how a patient’s past medical history might affect management but I participated in
    procedural medicine as well. Performing my first intubation, I was pretty nervous about getting
    everything just right. Was I advancing my Mac blade too far? How much pressure should I apply
    when lifting up the blade? I must have seemed nervous, but the attending anesthesiologist was
    extremely supportive and had me make the first attempt. Surprisingly, I was able to visualize the
    vocal cords and accurately inserted the endotracheal tube. I did have to be reminded to inflate
    the cuff. I was extremely happy to have performed that intubation with some assisstance and
    was congratulated by my attending. At this point I knew Anesthesiology was high on my list, but
    I still had most of my rotations left so I kept an open mind.
    Towards the end of my third year I rotated through Surgery. One day I worked with the
    urology service to perform right total nephrectomy for possible malignancy. The patient was a
    lovely gentleman, DW. I had chatted with DW before the procedure and had the chance to find
    out about him and his family. He was understandably nervous about the procedure and the
    possibility of cancer. I walked alongside him as we went to the OR, reassured him as final
    preparations were made, and while he was being induced. The case went smoothly and
    towards the end of the procedure, while we were closing, the anesthesiologist asked us if
    anything unusual was happening on our end of the table. The patient’s blood pressures had
    fallen precipitously. The anesthesiologist quickly rechecked pressures and the patient’s pulse
    before asking for a code to be called. The next minutes felt like hours. The anesthesiologist
    asked us to start compressions and I jumped in to help. A stat ECHO was ordered. The
    anesthesiologist coordinated everything and ensuring that there was always someone ready to
    relieve the person currently giving compressions. Even during this stressful situation, the
    anesthesiologist remained calm and proceeded efficiently and effectively. I found that I could
    still contribute to the resuscitation effort with a cool head and a sense that we were proceeding
    in a controlled and deliberate manner.
    The beauty of anesthesiology is that each day is filled with procedures that are critical to
    the successful recovery of patients. Many decisions must be made on the spot during surgery,
    and the results of these decisions have an immediate impact on patients. I have the clinical
    curiosity to pursue complex medical problems but also the desire to provide hands-on, personal
    care to my patients in these high-acuity environments which makes Anesthesiology the most
    appealing field to me.

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