Anesthesiologist Assistant

Anesthesiologist Assistant programs prepare individuals to assist anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in developing and implementing patient anesthesia care plans, including preoperative, surgical theater, recovery room, and postoperative/intensive care procedures. Includes instruction in patient data collection, catheter insertion, airway management and drug administration, assisting the administration and monitoring of regional and peripheral nerve blockades, support therapy, adjusting anesthetic levels during surgery, interoperative monitoring, postoperative procedures, pain clinics and patient education, and administrative tasks.

Oregon grants the most Associates degrees in Anesthesiologist Assistant of all US states with 22 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Anesthesiologist Assistant can expect around 83% percent of their classmates to be women and 17% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Anesthesiologist Assistant is $38,300.