Navy
MEDICAL
Subspecialty
Officer Subspecialty
15B1
Anesthesia, Subspecialty
An officer subspecialty earned alongside a primary designator, marking advanced education or experience in this field.
Description
Anesthesia subspecialists provide advanced anesthesia care for complex surgical and medical procedures. They specialize in managing patients before, during, and after procedures that require sophisticated airway, pain, and critical care support.
Core Skills
- preoperative patient evaluation
- anesthetic drug management
- airway management
- mechanical ventilation
- perioperative critical care
- hemodynamic monitoring
- acute pain management
- emergency resuscitation
- surgical team coordination
Common Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Civilian Career Paths
- EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- CLINICAL TECHNICIAN
- SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Career Growth
- American Board of Anesthesiology Certification
- Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification
- American Board of Anesthesiology Maintenance of Certification
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
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