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The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) hosted a Match Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL on December 4 and 5, 2023. The NRMP invited one representative from each specialty participating in the Main Residency Match, 12 student organizations and groups, representatives from the emerging specialty-driven application services, and organizations with an immediate role in the transition to residency. The topics discussed were:
- Two-Phase Match proposal;
- Voluntary locking functionality for program rank order lists;
- NRMP’s demographic data and reporting roadmap; and
- SOAP considerations with the implementation of multiple application services.
Outcomes and recommendations from the summit meeting were collated by the NRMP staff and presented to the NRMP Board of Directors for further discussion and consideration. The following report reflects the events of the meeting and outcomes to date.