ASA's Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies (CAWS) reports trends in anesthesiology resident matches after the release of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Results and Data report published in May or June each year (asamonitor.pub/3xD16Ye). This report summarizes data on candidates who filled residency positions between 2003 and 2022. Resident match data prior to 2003 are available in the August 2018 ASA Monitor (ASA Monitor 2018;82:42-6).
Match results signaled strong demand for anesthesiology residency programs. Key metrics include growth in the number of applicants and positions offered, increase in the percentages of positions filled, and applicants not matched. In 2022, a total of 4,861 candidates applied to 1,980 anesthesiology positions and filled all but seven available positions. The number of anesthesiology positions offered increased 7% between 2018 and 2022.
Table 1 summarizes the number of applicants and the type of candidates who matched into anesthesiology between...