Name:Martin Bogetz, MD
Career Advisor for: Anesthesia
Title(s): Prof of Clinical Anes. Medical Director, UCSF Surgery Center
Best way to contact (e-mail, phone?): bogetzm@anesthesia.ucsf.edu OR (415) 476-8384
Undergraduate & Graduate Degrees/Institutions: BS U of IL; MD U of IL, Chicago
Clinical Interests/Duties: Outpatient surgery for adults and children. Psychologic preparation of children for surgery/anesthesia. Airway management.
Research Interests/Duties:
Personal Notes or Comments: Love what I do!

Career Information

1. What can students do in the 1st and 2nd years to explore and/or prepare for this career? Spend a Day with an Anesthesiologist. Many anesthesia faculty do not have an opportunity to meet medical students during their first and second years. To promote earlier interaction, the Department of Anesthesia is pleased to announce a program where you can spend a day (or a half a day) with a faculty member in the operating room, preoperative evaluation clinic, pain management unit or intensive care unit. This will give you exposure to these unique clinical areas as well as provide an opportunity to interact informally with the faculty. If you are interested in participating, particularly during your free time Wednesday and Thursday, please contact any of these faculty.

• UCSF Main Operating Room Drs. Linda Liu, Harriet Hopf, Scott Kelley (415) 476-1545.
• UCSF Pediatric Surgery Center Drs. Laura Siedman, Maurice Zwass (415) 476-1545.
• UCSF Surgery Center (outpatient) Drs. Martin Bogetz (415) 476-8384
• UCSF Intensive Care Unit Drs. Dorre Nicholau, Linda Liu (415) 476-1116
• UCSF Preoperative Clinic (PREPARE) Dr. Jeanine Weiner-Kronish (415) 476-1097.
• Mount Zion Operating Room Dr. Julin Tang (415) 885-7674
• MTZ/UCSF Pain Management Center Dr. Pamela Palmer (415) 885-7246.
• San Francisco General Hospital Drs. Sam Hughes (415) 206-8145.
• VA Medical Center Dr. Brian Cason (415) 750-2069.

2. What common variations exist in the length/content of residency programs for this career? Internship can be in medicine, surgery, peds, OB, transitional Residency is 3 years; additional time to subspecialize. 2 certificated fellowships: pain management and critical care.

3. What common variations exist in this career after training? Private or academic practice. Varying degress of subspecialization. Such areas include: OB, ICU, trauma, neuro, CV, outpt, pediatrics, pain management, transplantation, fetal. Venues include large hospitals, small hospitals, outpt units and now office settings.

4. What is a typical work day for you (or someone else representative)? 10 to 12 hours: 8 in OR with meetings, call and other academic responsibilities.

5. What is the "culture" of this career? Most are very happy with this career choice. Patients range thru all ages, the OR environment is exciting and fun. Anesthesia is often challenging and always humbling. Many like paying attention to one person at a time. I particularly find the patient contact to be the most satisfying part of the profession.

6. How compatible is this career with raising a family? How is this different for men and women? Very compatible. Scheduled hours in many settings and ability to define one's schedule depending on the practice.

7. How important, individually, are each the following for admission to a competitive program:

a. Extra-curricular/volunteer work? ++
b. Research/publications? +
c. Honors in third year? ++
d. AOA? +
e. A sub-internship? (+ if outside of UCSF)
f. An externship? +

8. What are the most important qualities or character traits for a person in this field? Honesty, work ethic, leadership, communicative, personality, warmth, judgement, decisive, humility, ability to know you did a good job

9. How competitive are the residency programs in this field? Competitive for top tier programs. Slots probably available somewhere for all applicants.

10. How competitive is the job market after residency? Much improved. Many jobs available.

11. What programs would you consider to be in the 1st tier, 2nd tier, and 3rd tier? 1st UCSF, Johns Hopkins, MGH; 2nd Brigham, U of WA

12. What resources (web, books, etc, besides the AMA and AAMC sites) would you recommend for students interested in learning more about this field? Check departmental websites and the
Society for Education in Anesthesia