A study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia identified obstacles to the development of 'anesthesia historians' by surveying existing anesthesia historians on their training, experience, obstacles faced and opportunities for improvement.
Questionnaires were sent to 34 anesthesia historians in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, seeking information about demographics, medical training, training related to history, mentoring, research funding, obstacles faced and suggestions for improvement. The response rate exceeded 90 percent.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents considered themselves 'self-trained' anesthesia historians, while another 6 percent reported graduate training in history. Research guidance was obtained by 74 percent of respondents, 24 percent of whom said they received guidance from a department chairman. The three most common obstacles included difficulty in obtaining funding for research (33 percent), academic recognition (20 percent) and availability of training and mentoring (18 percent).
The study concluded that suggestions by these historians should help preserve the history and heritage of anesthesiology.
Read the abstract on the study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Questionnaires were sent to 34 anesthesia historians in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, seeking information about demographics, medical training, training related to history, mentoring, research funding, obstacles faced and suggestions for improvement. The response rate exceeded 90 percent.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents considered themselves 'self-trained' anesthesia historians, while another 6 percent reported graduate training in history. Research guidance was obtained by 74 percent of respondents, 24 percent of whom said they received guidance from a department chairman. The three most common obstacles included difficulty in obtaining funding for research (33 percent), academic recognition (20 percent) and availability of training and mentoring (18 percent).
The study concluded that suggestions by these historians should help preserve the history and heritage of anesthesiology.
Read the abstract on the study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Size of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe Does Not Affect Pain Perception Under Local Anesthesia
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