How to Become an Anesthesiologist

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Get your high school diploma or equivalent.. Attend a high school summer medical program if you can.. Volunteer at a hospital.

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1

Get your high school diploma or equivalent.

Step 1

Get your high school diploma or equivalent.

2

Attend a high school summer medical program if you can.

Step 2

Attend a high school summer medical program if you can.

3

Volunteer at a hospital.

Step 3

Volunteer at a hospital.

4

Take college entrance exams.

Step 4

Take college entrance exams.

5

Complete a bachelor's degree in pre-med or a related field.

Step 5

Complete a bachelor's degree in pre-med or a related field.

6

Prepare for medical school entrance exams.

Step 6

Prepare for medical school entrance exams.

7

Find a medical school.

Step 7

Find a medical school.

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Consider enrolling in a BA/BS and MD program if you live in the US.

Step 8

Consider enrolling in a BA/BS and MD program if you live in the US.

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Learn the fundamentals of medicine in your first two years.

Step 9

Learn the fundamentals of medicine in your first two years.

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Complete a four-year anesthesiology residency.

Step 10

Complete a four-year anesthesiology residency.

11

Find out the requirements for licensing or certification in your country.

Step 11

Find out the requirements for licensing or certification in your country.

12

Contact your licensing board in the US or Canada.

Step 12

Contact your licensing board in the US or Canada.

13

Become board certified.

Step 13

Become board certified.

14

Find work as an anesthesiologist.

Step 14

Find work as an anesthesiologist.

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