Institutional Officials and Program Directors

An NRMP institution is a medical organization that provides graduate medical education for residents and/or fellows. An institution may register one or several programs in the NRMP Main Residency Match and may participate in multiple NRMP Fellowship Matches.

An institution that registers any of its programs in the Main Residency Match agrees to select senior students of U.S. allopathic medical schools only through the Matching Program or another national matching service, in accordance with Section 4.0 of the Match Participation Agreement Between Participating Institutions and the NRMP.

A program in the NRMP Main Residency Match provides training in a medical specialty that has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or is a combined program that is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or by the specialty board responsible for board certification of residents who successfully complete the combined program.

Program directors whose programs are enrolled by their institutions in the Main Residency Match also agree to select senior students of US allopathic medical schools only through the Matching Program in accordance with Section 1.0 of the Match Participation Agreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs.

Updated 12/27/2011