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NRMP Stakeholder Conference

Conference Update – Submit Proposals!

We are hard at work preparing for next year’s Transition to Residency conference, and to that end, we are pleased to announce that abstract proposals will be accepted beginning Thursday, October 15, 2026! We invite the community to consider submissions that focus on

  • Physician Workforce Planning, Distribution, and Preparedness
  • Access to Care
  • Physician Well-Being
  • Innovation and Transformation in Medical Education
  • Outcomes-Driven Collaboration and Shared Learning

Please check back here on October 15 for access to the conference website. Abstract proposals will be open through December 15. We hope you will share your work and plan to join us when we reconvene the community in New Orleans, Louisiana!

About the NRMP Transition to Residency Conference

The NRMP’s annual stakeholder conference, Transition to Residency: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum, was born from an idea in 2014 that a place should exist where both UME and GME professionals could network and discuss the transition to residency. NRMP leadership realized The Match was uniquely qualified to create an environment where stakeholders from both sides of the aisle could share and learn from each other.

Throughout its 10-year tenure, the NRMP’s Transition to Residency meeting has engaged thoughtful plenary speakers and curated meeting content around key themes including:

Innovation in the Transition

The focus and function of undergraduate and graduate medical education has changed significantly over the past 5–10 years.  As a community we must stay increasingly attuned to how curriculum, clerkships, residency application, and recruitment must progress and advance to promote the success and well-being of young physicians during and beyond their training. 

Technology

The role of technology in health care is constantly evolving and is fundamentally changing the face of medical education, assessment, and residency recruitment. How technology interacts with, even enhances education, training, and practice are critical concepts to understand. 

Wellness

The rigors of medical education and residency training can take a toll on the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of learners.  Efforts to understand the scale and scope of student and trainee stress and better recognize the collective realities and dangers of physician burnout are a priority. 

Advocacy

Shifts in the political landscape leave indelible marks on medical education.  As such, it’s important to maintain awareness of legislative directives that impact and inform the efforts of medical educators to train young physicians and prepare them to meet the growing and evolving needs of patient populations and communities across the nation.