Performance outcomes in anesthesiology residents completing categorical (anesthesia) or advanced (nonspecific) internship training.

Background: The internship or first year (PGY 1) of anesthesiology training may be categorical (within anesthesiology), or obtained in more diverse settings. Revisions recently proposed in the training requirements incorporated the PGY 1 into the existing curriculum.

Purposes: We studied whether this change improved measurable outcomes.