Human beings try to find relief from the pain from the beginning. In earlier times, plants were used as anesthesia. A few of the plants were mandrake plants (previously known as Mandragora), opium or hemp, and cocaine. All these plants were drunk by the patients to get relief from pain or during any cutting of flesh or burning of the skin. Because of the addiction to some of these plants, these are banned and technology has entered the medical field. Now many injections and other solutions are there to get anesthesia.

Anesthesiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the total perioperative care of patients before, after, and during surgery. The main use of anesthetic medicine is to support a patient’s vital functions during operations. It is now a highly recommended, effective, and safe field of medicine. Anesthesia is used as pre-hospital emergency medicine and in intensive care units, or during transporting of a critically ill patient between facilities. An anesthesiologist is a doctor who practices anesthesia. The main work of an anesthesiologist is to provide medicine according to the age, weight, and gender of the patient and to evaluate, monitor, and supervise the patient before, during, and after surgery.

If you want to be an anesthesiologist then here is the complete step-by-step guide to becoming an expert anesthesiologist in India.

• You need to have a lot of determination and passion to pursue a career as an orthopedist at your secondary school level.
• You need to have a lot of determination and passion to pursue a career as an orthopedist at your secondary school level.
• You need to take the NEET UG exam with a good rank or score.
• You must be admitted for an MBBS degree from a recognized medical school for 4 years.
• After MBBS, the next step is to go for an internship in anesthesia for at least 1 year.
• Continued training for at least 3 years can be a better option.
• Prepare for the NEET PG, AIIMS PG, PGIMER, or JIPMER PG exam and take admission to the MS Anaesthesia course for three years.
• After completing post-graduation, apply for the requisite registration from the medical council of India.
• After completing your MS, you can go for further fellowship programs or residency programs of 2-3 years. This may help you to have better training in your field of study and practice.
• You must apply for a license before starting your practice. Under the medical laws of the Government of India, it is mandatory to have a license of registration under the Medical Council of India.

Becoming an anesthetic doctor may take 9 years of studies and training programs. The result is also fruitful as the salary package of an anesthetist is between 8 lack to 11 lack annually. No doubt that there is less scope for private practice, but a good anesthetist is always in demand in multi-specialty hospitals.