Schedule of Dates
Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP)

January 02, 2008 (12 noon EST)

Registration begins for programs and applicants.

April 9, 2008 (12 noon eastern time)

Rank order list submission begins for programs and applicants.

May 21, 2008 (11:59 PM eastern time)

Quota Change Deadline.
Programs must submit final information on quotas and withdrawals.

June 4, 2008 (9:00 PM eastern time)

Rank order list deadline.
Applicants and programs must certify their rank order list by this date and time.

June 18, 2008 (12 noon eastern time)

Match Day

• Filled and Unfilled results for individual programs posted to the Web.

• Matched and Unmatched information on applicants posted to the Web.

• Locations of all unfilled positions are released to applicants. Unmatched applicants may begin contacting unfilled programs.

June 19, 2008

Programs begin sending letters of appointment to matched applicants who then must sign and return the letters of appointment.