Anesthesia Addis Ababa University

Overview

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) program in Anesthesia is four and Half (4.5) years regular program designed to meet the growing demand for skilled anesthesia professionals in both global and national healthcare landscapes, where advancements are continually improving  patient outcomes and surgical success rates .

Key features

Specific Objectives of the Anesthesia program at Addis Ababa University:

• Enable students administer general anesthesia to all ages and categories of patients for a variety of surgical and medically related procedures;
• Enable students use a broad variety of techniques, anesthetic agents, adjunctive drugs and equipment in providing anesthesia care;
• Enable them acquire the necessary knowledge and skill in the management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation including neonatal resuscitation;
• Enable them understand and apply the principles of acute and chronic pain management;
• Train students to recognize and take appropriate actions with reference to complications that occur during anesthetic;
• Train students to be able to position or supervise positioning of patients to ensure optimal physiologic function and patient safety;
• Train students to be able to prevent, identify and manage anesthesia hazards, injuries, pollutions and explosions;
• Train students to make them capable of serving as resource persons for airway and ventilator management of patients;
• Train students to function effectively as members of the clinical health team and appreciate the role of other health care professionals;
• Train students to be able to organize anesthetic care and resuscitative setups wherever needed.