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The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education (GME) in the United States.

New> Upated Information on NRMP 2013 Match Results

The NRMP Main Residency Match® final data results show 99.4 percent of positions were filled, the highest position fill rate in NRMP history. Learn more in the NRMP Post-Match Press Release.

New> Important Announcement: NRMP Welcomes Fellowships to the Specialties Matching Service®

The NRMP is pleased to welcome the following fellowships to the Specialties Matching Service for the 2014 Match appointment year. Applicants and programs may begin NRMP registration on the dates designated below.

Please click on the links below for more information about each NRMP subspecialty:

  • Pain Medicine: a new subspecialty of the Anesthesiology Fellowship Match, which also includes Pediatric Anesthesiology, opens June 5, 2013.
  • Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: a new subspecialty of the OB/GYN Match, which also includes several related subspecialties, opens June 5, 2013.
  • Medical Toxicology: a new Match for fellows in training for the care of poisoned patients, opens August 7, 2013.
  • Geriatric Medicine: a new Match that opens August 28, 2013.
  • Psychosomatic Psychiatry: a new subspecialty of the Psychiatry Match, which also includes Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, opens September 11, 2013

New> Important Announcement: NRMP RESIDENCY MATCH 2013 RESULTS

Total Match registrants topped 40,000, including 1,000 more U.S. allopathic seniors, in the largest Main Residency Match® in NRMP history.

2013 Match FAST FACTS

  • U.S. medical school seniors made up 16,390 of the 25,463 applicants who successfully matched to first-year residency positions
  • Notable gains in Match results for U.S. citizen IMGs and foreign-national IMGs, whose match rates rose by four and seven percentage points respectively
  • More U.S. seniors matched to primary care specialties
  • 78.8 percent of U.S. seniors and 78.8 percent of independent applicants who matched obtained one of their top three choice programs
  • The number of positions rose by almost 2,400 to an all-time high of 29,171

For full details about the 2013 Main Residency Match, follow the links to access the NRMP Match 2013 Results press release and Advanced Data Tables.

NEW> NRMP and CMSS Announce Residency Program Code of Conduct and Match Tips for Applicants

The NRMP has partnered with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Organization of Program Director Associations to create a residency program Code of Conduct for the Match and Match Tips for Applicants. The Code is intended to serve as a guide for residency program staff involved in the interviewing and matching processes by highlighting behaviors that ensure a fair and equitable Match experience for applicants.

Match Tips identifies steps applicants should take and avoid during the Match season to promote success in the Match. Read the Code and Match Tips to learn how to promote high ethical standards during Match season.

"ALL-IN" POLICY FOR THE RESIDENCY MATCH

At its May 2011 meeting, the NRMP Board of Directors voted unanimously to require programs participating in the Main Residency Match to place all positions in The Match. The "All-In" Policy became effective for the 2013 Match, and it applies to all PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions for which the NRMP provides Matching services.

Read about the Policy and how it has been implemented by the NRMP.

MATCH FEES

During its October 29th meeting, the NRMP Board of Directors approved new fees for all Matches opening after June 30, 2013. The institution registration fee will increase from $175 to $200 for each Match in which the institution's programs participate, and the per program and per matched applicant fees will increase from $30 to $35. The applicant registration fee will rise from $50 to $60 for the first 20 programs on the rank order list.

"We think these new fees compare favorably to fees for other similar services," said NRMP Executive Director Mona M. Signer. "The San Francisco Matching Program charges applicants a $100 registration fee and $60 for the first 10 applications sent by its application service. The AAMC's Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) charges $92 for the first ten residency applications and $105 for the first ten fellowship applications."

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

New> NRMP LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION RESOURCES

NRMP Executive Director Mona M. Signer's presentation from the Group on Student Affairs (GSA) spring meetings is available to view and download using this link. Learn important information about this year's Match, SOAP, and the positive results of the All In Policy.

NRMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The NRMP is excited to announce that in addition to its presence on Facebook and Twitter, it's now on LinkedIn! We hope these resources will provide valuable information throughout the residency and fellowship selection processes.

"Like" us on Facebook and "Follow" us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up to date on the latest news, including deadline reminders from the NRMP.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheNRMP
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/TheNRMP
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/national-resident-matching-program-nrmp-

DATA AND REPORTS

Visit the Data and Reports section for recent reports and historic NRMP match data.

New>Results and Data: 2013 Main Residency Match (PDF, 116 pages)
This report contains statistical tables and graphs for the Main Residency Match and lists by state and teaching hospital every participating program, the number of positions offered, and the number filled. SOAP data are presented for the first time in this report.

New>Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service, 2013 Appointment Year (PDF, 120 pages)
This report summarizes all fellowship matches conducted by the NRMP's Specialties Matching Service (SMS). Specifically, data is provided for Matches conducted in 2012 and early 2013 for appointments beginning in July 2013.

Results of the 2012 NRMP Program Director Survey (PDF, 188 pages)
This report presents the results of selected items from the 2012 NRMP Program Director Survey. Data are reported for 22 specialties and include: (1) factors used for granting interviews and ranking applicants; (2) use of USMLE exam scores; and (3) the percentage of interview slots filled prior to the November 1 release date of the MSPE

COMMUNICATIONS

Visit the Communications page for more information about and access to recent NRMP web conferences and webcasts.

ROTH AND SHAPLEY WIN NOBEL PRIZE

NRMP congratulates Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth, who have been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their theoretical and practical work in matching theory. Shapley and his colleague, David Gale, developed the "stable marriage" algorithm in which men and women rank each other as potential mates and a series of offer rounds produces a best match.

The Gale-Shapley algorithm is the basis of the matching algorithm used by the NRMP, and Roth worked with NRMP to adapt it so that it proposes matches on the basis of the applicant rather than the program rank order lists. Roth also has applied the algorithm to the New York City schools, and research is underway to use it for kidney donors and patients who need transplants.


RELATED RESOURCES

Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®)

Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA)

FindAResident

CONTACT INFORMATION

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2121 K Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20037
Toll Free 866-653-NRMP (6767), Local 202-400-2233
support@nrmp.org

 

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