2025 Anesthesiology Residency Match: Trends and Insights

The bottom line

Roughly 40% of applicants to anesthesiology residency went unmatched in 2025 — interest in the specialty far exceeds training capacity, meaning the workforce pipeline is constrained by position count, not applicant demand. Advocacy for expanded training slots is therefore a legitimate long-term staffing lever. Single-year match data can shift, and the article is society commentary rather than peer-reviewed analysis.

What the source found

ASA Monitor article reporting 2025 Match data: >3,000 applicants for 1,805 anesthesiology residency positions; approximately 40% of applicants went unmatched; discusses trends in anesthesiology match competitiveness and implications for training pipeline.

Limitations and applicability

Single-year Match data; society journal article not peer-reviewed primary research; trends may shift in subsequent years.

Population and setting

2025 anesthesiology residency applicants (US)

Used in FairShare guides

• The Match Is Getting Harder — And So Is Residency

About this evidence

Research question / practical issue

How does this source inform Understanding Anesthesia Burnout and Retention and the Anesthesia Workforce for the population it studied?

Study design, evidence tier, and source class

Society Journal Article · context source · evidence tier 3

Source type: Society Journal Article · context · Evidence tier 3

Topics: Understanding Anesthesia Burnout, Retention and the Anesthesia Workforce

Audience: Residents, Department Leaders