麻醉学专业教育是一项为期五年的培训项目，旨在培养具有基础医学资格的个人进入咨询麻醉师。咨询麻醉师是具有专业知识和技能的医生，使他们有资格对患者进行各种手术和产科麻醉学，重症监护和其他疼痛管理问题的合格评估和护理。在气道管理，重要生理功能的监测和支持，无意识患者的照顾，所有年龄患者的复苏以及使用外周神经阻滞来产生局部麻醉学方面，咨询医师也具有特殊的专长。
The specialty education of anesthesiology is a five-year training program that fosters the development of individuals having basic medical qualifications into consultant anesthesiologists. Consultant anesthesiologist are physicians who have specialized knowledge and skills that qualify them for competent assessment and care of patients for all kinds of surgical and obstetrical anesthesiology, intensive care and other issues surrounding pain management. Consultants also have particular expertise in airway management, monitoring and support of vital physiologic functions, care of unconscious patients, resuscitation of patients of all ages and the use of peripheral nerve blocks to produce regional anesthesiology.