Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology Medical Student Interest Group. The faculty and residents in the Department of Anesthesiology encourage the activity of the MSIG. The purpose of our group is to give medical students exposure to Anesthesiology early in their medical education. It is also to support and mentor students who are interested in a career in Anesthesiology. We do not expect every student to become an Anesthesiologist, but we would like to give students the knowledge and resources to make an educated decision. Choosing a specialty can be a stressful and anxiety-provoking progress. We can help, and even better, we can make it fun and exciting.

Anesthesiology is a unique and important field with opportunities in many different arenas. The majority of people entering medical school are not aware of the influence that the field of Anesthesiology has had on medicine as we know it today. Anesthesiologists do more than "put people to sleep." We are perioperative consultant physicians, pain doctors, intensivists, educators, airway experts, pioneers in safety, leaders in research, and much more. The Interest Group has a number of opportunities planned for students. In addition to social gatherings, we offer a one-on-one mentoring program with an attending faculty member. We also extend the invitation to come to the OR on a free afternoon or morning. We will have an IV workshop and other skills workshops. And always, we are willing to talk with any one who has specific questions about residency, interviewing, The Match, etc.

To join the group, see our calendar of events, or for any questions please visit: http://hopkinsaig.googlepages.com.

Student Organizers

Maggie Leslie (MS-3) mlesley1@jhmi.edu

Mark Young (MS-4) myoung38@jhmi.edu

Resident Adviser

Dr. Haitham Al-Grain (CA-3) algrain@gmail.com

Faculty Adviser

Dr. Brad Winters