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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.

News from the NRMP!

CHILD NEUROLOGY JOINS THE NRMP!

The NRMP is pleased to welcome Child Neurology (CN) and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) to the 2012 Main Residency Match. The Executive Boards of the Child Neurology Society (CNS) and the Professors of Child Neurology (PCN) voted unanimously this spring to relocate the CN and NDD Match from the San Francisco Matching Program to the NRMP. Please see the Child Neurology Society (CNS) website for more information.

The Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) will process all applications for the CN/NDD programs. For details, please visit AUPN or contact our Helpdesk Specialists toll free at 1-866-617-5838.

New>NRMP TO IMPLEMENT MATCH WEEK CHANGES

Supplement Offer and Acceptance Program^SM

The long-awaited Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP^SM) will be implemented for Match Week 2012, when Match Day will move from the third Thursday to the third Friday in March. Although the SOAP policies are largely the same as those vetted with NRMP constituents over the past three years, the Monday schedule has been slightly modified. ERAS will open at 1:00 p.m. eastern time (rather than noon) so that applicants can begin preparing applications that will be sent to programs beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The new Match Week Schedule is available, and a webcast about SOAP will be posted to the NRMP website in January 2012.

The presentation given by NRMP Executive Director Mona M. Signer at the 2011 Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting also is available.

New>NRMP TO IMPLEMENT "ALL-IN" POLICY

At its May 16, 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 so-called "All-In" Policy will become effective for the 2013 Match that opens for registration on September 1, 2012. The policy will affect all PGY-1 positions and PGY-2 positions in advanced programs.

The NRMP will continue to accept comments on implementation of the policy, especially as it relates to possible exceptions for residents who enter training off-cycle, GME programs in rural and geographically underserved areas, combined clinical-research programs, and accelerated programs. Final implementation rules will be adopted in May 2012. Read how to submit comments to the NRMP.

SCHEDULE OF DATES FOR THE 2012 MSMP!

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) and the fellowships participating in the Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP) have voted to move the MSMP schedule of dates beginning with the 2012 Match for the 2013 appointment year. Under the new schedule, Match Day will move from the spring of the applicants' second year of training to the fall of the third year, giving them more time to make decisions about fellowship choices.

The new MSMP dates are:

Match Opens August 1, 2012
Rank Order List Opens October 10, 2012
Quota Change Deadline November 7, 2012
Rank Order List Closes November 14, 2012
Match Day December 5, 2012

Please contact the NRMP with any questions at nrmp@aamc.org or 1-866-617-5834.

New>NRMP CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The NRMP is seeking nominations for one public member and two resident physician members on its Board of Directors. Read about the nomination process and the qualifications for nominees.

NRMP TO CREATE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE

The NRMP has notified the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that it is terminating the contract under which the AAMC has provided management services. To learn more, read the attached statement from NRMP President Dr. Thomas V. Whalen.

Main Residency Match

Registration for the 2012 Main Residency Match opened for applicants and programs on September 1, 2011. Please note that a new schedule will be used for Match Week 2012 to incorporate the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). For step-by-step instructions on SOAP, please click here.

See below for the newest version of "Charting Outcomes in the Match".

Communications

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

New>SOAP Webcasts available for viewing!

Data and Reports

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

Charting Outcomes in The Match (Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2011 NRMP Main Residency Match (4th edition) (PDF, 268 pages)
The NRMP and the AAMC are pleased to announce the 4th edition of "Charting Outcomes in The Match." The report documents how applicant qualifications affect Match success. Twelve measures are incorporated in this report, including number of contiguous ranks, distinct specialties ranked, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK scores, number of research experiences, publications, work and volunteer experiences, percent of applicants with AOA membership, and graduate degrees. These measures are calculated for all applicants and for each specialty.

Results and Data: 2011 Main Residency Match (PDF, 100 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.

Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service^SM, 2011 Appointment Year (PDF, 106 pages)
This report summarizes all fellowship matches conducted by the NRMP's Specialties Matching Service (SMS^SM). Specifically, data is provided for Matches conducted in 2010 and early 2011 for appointments beginning in July 2011. In addition, trend data over the past five years show the numbers of programs and positions as well as Match rates by specialty. Lastly, the numbers of positions offered and filled for each participating program is presented at the end of this report.

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

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Updated 01/23/2012