Admission Requirement

  • Meet the criteria set by the ministry of education for degree students.
  • Have a background in natural sciences.
  • Preferably those who choose to enter the profession.
  • Applicant must be physically and mentally fit.
GRADUATION PROFILE

  • Perform comprehensive pre-anesthetic patient assessment by taking relevant history and performing a physical examination Order and interpret relevant laboratory and diagnostic investigations.
  • Determine the clinical status of a patient
  • Prepare and optimize patients for surgery and Anesthesia
  • Manage medical gas sources/ supplies according to acceptable practice standards and protocols
  • Prepare and utilize Anesthesia machines, airway, and other ancillary equipment safely
  • Apply and utilize standard patient monitoring
  • Apply standard safety measures to manage perioperative hazards
  • Apply standard safety measures to manage perioperative hazards
  • Manage patient airways using different modalities
  • Manage Anesthesia for different general and urologic surgical procedures
  • Manage Anesthesia for obstetrics and gynaecologic surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for trauma and orthopaedic surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for geriatric patients undergoing surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for paediatric and neonatal surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for emergency thoracic surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for ophthalmic surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for maxillofacial and ENT surgeries
  • Manage Anesthesia for neurosurgeries
  • Manage remote Anesthesia
  • Provide postoperative care to a surgical patient
  • Engage in the patient discharge process from PACU
  • Assess and manage acute pain
  • Participate in the management of chronic and cancer pain
  • Perform different regional blocks for pain management service
  • Engage in the initial assessment and stabilization of critically ill patients
  • Engage in the clinical management of patients during intra-/ inter-hospital transfer
  • Assess emergency and critically ill patients who need immediate attention
  • Engage in the management of emergency and critically ill patients
  • Perform effective Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS and ALS)
  • Demonstrate professionalism in Anesthesia practice
  • Engage in the conduct of research relevant to surgical services
  • Apply the principles of evidence-based practice
  • Conduct a clinical audit and need assessment
  • Maintain adequate stock levels of consumable Anesthesia items
  • Provide orientations and training to multidisciplinary team members on relevant topics
  • Develop, implement and monitor the overall Anesthesia service plan in a facility
  • Adapt and implement a quality improvement and assurance framework for quality Anesthesia service delivery.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

  • Develops an epidemiological profile concerning the incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of life-threatening conditions
  • Prepare and optimize patients for Anesthesia and surgery
  • Operate and provide care for Anesthetic machine, monitoring devices and other related medical equipment
  • Select, prescribe and administer narcotics, psychotropic and other adjuvant medications
  • Manage surgical patients in recovery, post-Anesthesia and intensive care units
  • Manage patient airway, breathing and circulatory problems in emergency setup
  • Provide comprehensive obstetric Anesthesia care
  • Manage patients with regional Anesthesia
  • Provide Anesthesia for patients with ENT & Maxillofacial surgery
  • Administer Anesthesia for neurosurgical patients
  • Manage Anesthesia for pediatric and neonatal emergency patients
  • Manage Anesthesia for trauma and orthopedic patients
  • Assess and manage pain of surgical patients
  • Manage Anesthesia for general and urological surgical patients
  • Communicate with multidisciplinary team members and patients in health care settings
  • Lead and manage perioperative setting
  • Engage in research and professional development activities
  • Manage intraoperative and postoperative Anesthesia complications
  • Prevent, Identify, manage Anesthesia hazards, injuries, pollutions and explosions.
  • Participate, promote and advocate in the education of patients and the community about Anesthesia