Anesthesiologist Assistants work as integral members of the anesthesia care team. All Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a premedical background, a baccalaureate degree and have earned a Masters Degree in Science. Anesthesiologist Assistants are trained to be experts in the delivery and maintenance of quality anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. The goal of Anesthesiologist Assistant education is to transform qualified student applicants into competent health care practitioners who contain the desire and motivation to practice in the anesthesia care team. Join this discussion group and share your thoughts regarding the Anesthesiologist Assistant program.


AA Job Description

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners: Anesthesiologist Assistant Suggested Job Description

This list delineates the basic functions and roles of the Anesthesiologist Assistant within the perioperative and hospital setting. This list includes the functions, tasks and medical procedures which Anesthesiologist Assistants may perform under anesthesiologist supervision, as well as tasks which may be performed under life threatening circumstances.

1. Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine; Anesthesiologist Assistants administer anesthesia under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist.

2. Anesthesiologist Assistants may introduce themselves as "Anesthesiologist Assistant" but may not refer to themselves as a physician or physician assistant.

3. Anesthesiologist Assistants perform initial CPR/ACLS in emergency situations until the supervising anesthesiologist is summoned.

4. Anesthesiologist Assistants establish a comprehensive patient database (by chart/medical record review and patient examination and interview) to assist in anesthetic planning. Anesthesiologist Assistants may order appropriate pre-op evaluations and premedications after consultation with the anesthesiologist, who is then responsible for these orders.