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June 2025 Illuminator

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters

This issue of the Illuminator includes:

Residency Match Outcome and Demographic Reports are Published

The NRMP has published Results and Data: 2025 Main Residency Match, a comprehensive report on position fill rates, placement rates, and Match outcomes for applicants seeking and programs offering clinical residency training in core medical specialties across the United States. 

Read the press release, download the Results and Data: 2025 Main Residency Match report, and watch the 2025 Main Residency Match and SOAP Results webinar. 

In addition, Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Main Residency Match® and SOAP® has been updated to include data for the 2025 Match year. This report aims to encourage discussion about relationships among the unique characteristics of applicants, the specialties they pursue, and their experience in the Match. 

2025 State Snapshots Now Available!

The NRMP is pleased to release the 2025 State Snapshots, an annual resource offering state-level overviews of residency and fellowship Match outcomes.

The State Snapshots provide a comprehensive look at the NRMP’s Main Residency Match®, (including positions offered and accepted during the Match Week including matches from the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®)), and the Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®). Each snapshot details the number of applicants placed into training programs, as well as the positions offered and filled across the state.

The NRMP State Snapshots is NRMP’s latest resource that reflects its commitment to advancing informed discussions on physician workforce needs.

To explore the 2025 State Snapshots, visit the NRMP Insights Advocacy webpage.

Registration is Open for the NRMP Conference

The NRMP invites you to register for its national stakeholder conference, Transition to Residency, on October 11 – 12, 2025, in Washington, DC!

This year’s theme is Changing World. Changing Vision, and we aim to explore how national shifts in health care and education priorities are impacting the medical education, transition, and training environments.

Visit the conference website to learn more and reserve your spot today!

NRMP Board Approves Medical School Fee Supporting Match Resources

To ensure continued, comprehensive support and new and expanded reporting to medical schools and their students, the NRMP Board of Directors has approved the implementation of a Medical School Registered Applicants fee beginning with the 2026 Main Residency Match. The fees outlined in the table below reflect a tiered, flat fee structure based on the number of senior students from each school/campus who register to participate in the Match. 

The NRMP is committed to continuous quality improvement and building and implementing new initiatives and system enhancements to improve or inform the matching process as part of the transition to residency. An email was sent to school officials and administrators with additional information about the efforts central to schools and applicants.

At the conclusion of the 2026 Main Residency Match, the NRMP will invoice medical schools through the NRMP’s R3 system. NRMP has updated the Match Fees page on the NRMP website with this and other helpful information. 

NRMP staff is always available at support@nrmp.org to answer any questions you may have. We value our partnership with medical schools and look forward to ways we can continue to build and enhance the unparalleled matching services and resources we offer to schools, learners, and programs.  

NRMP Satisfaction Survey is Now Live!

If you participated in a recent Match (applicant, medical school, or program/institution faculty), check your email inbox for an invitation to participate in NRMP’s Satisfaction Survey.

The insights gathered will help improve NRMP’s resources and communication methods. We’re accepting responses until June 10.

Complete the survey and be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card! Please reach out to media@nrmp.org if you have any questions about the survey or the use the results.

NRMP’s Program Directory for Residency Applicants

Share the Program Directory with your Main Residency Match applicants. 

With multiple application services now available to applicants, the Program Directory provides additional support to applicants in their considerations of training. The Program Directory displays participating program information and the application service programs are using, where provided, for over 6,000 PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs participating in the NRMP’s Main Residency Match. Key program information also includes locations, links to the institution and program websites, NRMP program code, and program type.

This is a valuable resource for residency applicants so they can have the most accurate information when researching programs!

Main Residency Match Programs – Has your program’s application information been updated in the Program Directory? Make sure to log in to the Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) system and update your program information so residency applicants have accurate information.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the NRMP support staff between 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM ET at 866-653-NRMP (6767), or by email at support@nrmp.org. 

NRMP Educational Webinars

Recording available! Introduction to the 2026 Main Residency Match for Programs webinar

The NRMP hosted an Introduction to the 2026 Main Residency Match for Residency Programs webinar. The webinar recording is available on the website.

NRMP Chief of Match Operations, Jeanette Calli, and Director of Policy and Compliance, Joy Gaabucayan, hosted a webinar designed to assist program staff in administering their programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match. The webinar covered introductory information about the Match, updates on policy and process changes for 2026, and support resources.  Stay tuned for additional webinars as we move through Match season.

Introduction to the Fellowship Match webinar on July 24 at 1 pm ET

The NRMP is hosting an Introduction to the Fellowship Match webinar on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 1 pm ET.

In this webinar, Russette Blake, Operations Supervisor, and Joy Gaabucayan, Director of Policy and Compliance, will provide an overview of Match processes and policies, program staff roles and responsibilities, managing the program’s participation in the Match, ranking applicants, and policy information.

This is a biannual webinar. An email with additional details and a registration link has been emailed to fellowship program and institution staff associated with a Fellowship Match that has Match Day through the end of the year.

Another session will be provided this winter for programs associated with a Fellowship Match that opens for registration in 2026. 

Policy Corner: Important Reminder for Programs

With the 2025 Main Residency Match now concluded, applicants and programs have turned their attention toward efforts and activities needed to complete onboarding for training. But what if there are unexpected bumps in the road? Match policies provide guidance on what to do if a program’s status changes after Match Week (e.g., loss of funding/ accreditation/closure).

The NRMP Match Participation Agreement outlines the steps that a program must take in the event it closes and cannot provide training to matched applicants: 

13.0 Program Closures and Reduction in Complement of Matched Applicants

Programs closing or reducing the complement of matched applicants on or before the 45th day of training must notify the NRMP in writing of the method it will employ to assist each matched applicant in securing another graduate medical education position.

Although not common, we want to be sure programs are aware of the obligation to inform the NRMP of a change in program status and create a plan to support matched applicants. By working together and communicating effectively, we can help displaced applicants pursue positions in another program to complete their training.

If you have any questions or concerns about this or any other policy, please email policy@nrmp.org. We are here to help ensure a successful transition into residency for all Match participants.

Upcoming Deadlines

Radiology, Surgical Oncology

  • June 4, 9:00 p.m. ET: Rank Order List Certification Deadline

Surgical Critical Care

  • June 11, 12:00 p.m. ET: Match Opens

Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Headache Medicine

  • June 11, 12:00 p.m. ET: Rank Order List Opens

Radiology, Surgical Oncology

  • June 18, 12:00 p.m. ET: Match Day

Pain Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • June 25, 12:00 p.m. ET: Match Opens

Careers

NRMP is growing to meet the needs of the community. We currently have one position open:

  • Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

For more information, please visit our Careers page. NRMP is an equal opportunity employer.