Geographical Distribution of Newly Accredited Anesthesiology Training Programs in Relation to Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Populations

States with higher HPSA scores tend to have a relatively lower number of newly accredited anesthesiology and surgery programs. The locations of newly accredited anesthesiology training programs are similar to those of newly accredited family medicine and obstetrical training programs as evidenced by similar HPSA and MCTA scores, respectively.