The human, scientific, technical, and social characteristics that an Anesthesiologist must possess in order to fully comply with his professional practice, are as follows:

Ability to establish communication and empathy with the patient, their families, and other members of the team that handles the patient and with a view to achieving adequate psychological, clinical, and pharmacological preparation for anesthesia, surgery, or other medical events in which they must intervene.

Skill in the assessment of patients who will undergo surgical procedures and diagnoses, with the ability to define and intervene on the risks to which the patient is exposed.

Skill, safety, and effectiveness in the management of anesthetic, analgesic, and resuscitation techniques, together with the ability to perform the medical treatment of underlying pathological entities or situations that complicate the anesthetic act, seeking the integral preservation of the organic functioning of the same during surgery and post-operative.

Ability and dexterity to perform immediate resuscitation measures that achieve the restoration of vital signs and the state of consciousness of the patient undergoing surgery or in different clinical situations in which cardiorespiratory functions are terminated.

Motor and intellectual prowess that lead him to promptly diagnose the abnormalities inherent in the anesthetic act, trauma, and clinical conditions that endanger the patient’s life and to try to manage them oriented to the conservation of life with the least morbidity possible, avoiding permanent sequelae.

Ability to diagnose and manage acute respiratory, renal and metabolic cardiovascular problems, as well as other vital systems that threaten the patient’s life.

Motor and intellectual knowledge and skills for the management of acute and chronic pain by applying techniques or pharmacological therapy to the critical patient either inside or outside the operating room.

Ability to correctly manage invasive and non-invasive monitoring equipment and techniques, allowing you to closely monitor and care for the patient either inside or outside the operating room.

Basic knowledge in the management of patients in case of disasters, individual or collective, small or massive, with development of leadership attitudes that allow him to participate as a member of the team as director of the same.

Knowledge, attitude, and skill for research development, either individually or as part of research groups.

Motivation towards research activities, planning, organization, and participation in scientific teaching programs.

Ability to handle the concept of Teacher-Assistance integration.

Ability to strictly comply with ethical standards in your professional practice.

Motivation towards the defense of the guild, solidarity, and follow-up of the principles of self-care and self-assessment.

Ability to manage and manage an operating room service.

Vision and social focus of your thoughts and activities, as well as the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.