Anesthesia Workforce Publications and Presentations

Presentations by AWS and CAWS Staff

Anesthesiology 2023 Panel Presentation: Mitigating the Anesthesia Workforce Demand-Supply Imbalance

• Anesthesia workforce trends supply / demand imbalances: How do we fix it? (PDF)
  Presented by Mary Dale Peterson, MD, FASA. ASA Past President, Chair of Anesthesia Workforce Summit II; Driscoll Children's Health System, Corpus Christi, TX.
• Non-operating room anesthesia (NORA), procedural sedation and workforce shortages. (PDF)
  Presented by David Martin, MD, PhD, FASA. ASA Vice President for Scientific Affairs; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
• National anesthesia workforce. (PDF)
  Presented by Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, FASA. US Anesthesia Partners, Dallas, TX.
• The latest headlines from data and economics. (PDF)
  Thomas Miller, PhD, MBA. American Society of Anesthesiologists, Schaumburg, IL.

Articles curated by Dr. Mary Dale Peterson, AWS Task Force Chair, and the AWS Workgroups

• Peterson MD. Anesthesia workforce: Help! I need help!ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):20-22.
• Dutton RP, McLoughlin TM, Szokol JW, Kungl MJ, Gal J. New training paradigms. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):21-22.
• Wright CC, Kanai L, Lewis MC. Harnessing the workforce potential. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):23-24.
• Grichnik K, Mesrobian J, Szokol JW, Mack PF, Tsai MH, Schulman S, Hudson ME. Staffing and efficiency in the OR. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):24-25.
• Abdelmalak BB, Martin DP, Arnold DE. Anesthesiology oversight for procedural sedation. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):26-27.

Publications authored or co-authored by CAWS Staff

• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2023 Residency match: Anesthesiology is one of the most competitive specialties. ASA Monitor. 2023;87(8):1-5.
• Miller TR. Generations research of limited value in studying workforce economics. ASA Monitor. 2023;87(2):1-6.
• Miller TR. Response to 2 workforce questions from curious readers. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):1-8.
• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2022 Anesthesiology residency matches hit another record. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(8):30-31.
• Miller TR. Where are they? A look at new anesthesia professionals billing Medicare. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(3):1-11.
• Hertzberg LB, Miller TR, Byerly S, Rebello E, Flood P, Malinzak EB, Doyle CA, Pease S, Rock-Klotz JA, Kraus MB, Pai SL. Gender differences in compensation in anesthesiology in the United States: Results of a national survey of anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2021;133(4):1009-18.
• Miller TR. Goldilocks, the devil, and physician supply and demand. ASA Monitor. 2021;85(9):14-15.
• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Anesthesiology residency matches hit record high for fifth year in a row. ASA Monitor. 2021;85(8):40-41.
• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Anesthesiology programs continue record-setting matches in 2020. ASA Monitor. 2020;84(9):41-43.
• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2019 update: Anesthesiology continues its upward trend of residency matches. ASA Monitor. 2019;83(9):46-51.
• Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Revival of reporting anesthesiology residency trends. ASA Monitor. 2018;82(8):42-46.
• Miller TR, Halzack NM, Rock-Klotz J. Health workforce projections: Caveat emptor. ASA Monitor. 2017;81(4):10-12.

Additional Resources

• American Hospital Association. Executive insights: Tackling the surgical backlog. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association and American Society of Anesthesiologists; 2023.
• American Hospital Association. How anesthesiologists are addressing workforce challenges. AHA Associate Podcast Series | American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2023.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists. Inside the Monitor – workforce hot buttons. ASA’s Central Line Podcast Series. 2022.