Fig. 1. Number of residency spots filled by U.S. medical school graduates, comparing anesthesiology to all specialties. Although the number of spots filled by U.S. graduates in all specialties has remained stable over the years, the number of spots filled by U.S. graduates in anesthesiology rose from 36% in 1995 to 87% in 2010. Data were obtained from the National Residency Matching Program.