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however you do have to be a doctor in order to become an anesthesiologist. Is this not another level in the medical field?
Apples and oranges. You complete medical school and you specialize. The era of the 'GP' (no speciality and just completing an intern year to become fully licensed) is essentially long gone and most primary care physicians practice a sub-specialty of internal medicine (which is a specialty in itself) or the specialty of Family Medicine. In general you won't see a physician go through an IM or FP residency and then after practicing for 10 years go through a second residency to become a surgeon, anesthesiologist, other other specialty. . So, no, anesthesiology is a specialty, not another "level" of care.