Policies & Compliance
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Match Participation Agreements
All Match participants must electronically sign the Match Participation Agreement as part of the registration process. The Agreements are designed to ensure a fair and equitable matching process by establishing rules all participants must follow.
Main Residency Match
2025 Match Participation Agreement for Applicants
2025 Match Participation Agreement for Programs
2025 Match Participation Agreement for Medical Schools
2025 Match Participation Agreement for Institutions
Specialties Matching Service®
Match Participation Agreement for Applicants for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2024
Match Participation Agreement for Programs for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2024
Match Participation Agreement for Institutions for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2024
Match Participation Agreement for Applicants for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2023
Match Participation Agreement for Programs for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2023
Match Participation Agreement for Institutions for all Matches Opening after January 1, 2023
NRMP Codes of Conduct
The Match Agreement mandates ethical and professionally responsible behavior from all Match participants throughout the recruitment, onboarding, and matching process. The NRMP’s Match Codes of Conduct offer guidance on ways to ensure honest, transparent actions that promote equity and well being.
Policies
The All In Policy
The All In Policy applies to the Main Residency Match® and some specialties participating in the Specialties Matching Service®. The All In Policy requires any program in these participating Matches to register and attempt to fill all of its positions through the Match or another national matching plan.
Waiver Policy
If for any reason a matched applicant or program cannot or will not honor the binding commitment, a waiver or deferral must be requested from the NRMP. Review the Requesting a Waiver page and the Waiver Policy for more information. Requests must be submitted on the appropriate Applicant or Program Wavier/Deferral form.
Waivers based on change of specialty must be requested by January 15, prior to the start of training. Waivers based on a change of specialty apply only to those applicants that have accepted an advanced position or a fellowship position. Because of this timing, applicants in the following Fellowship Matches do not qualify for a change of specialty waivers:
- Primary Care Sports Medicine
- Psychiatry
Violations Policy
The NRMP requires all Match participants to behave in an ethical and professionally responsible manner. Alleged breaches of Match policy are taken seriously and are subject to violation investigation. Review the Reporting and Investigation of Violations page and the Violations Policy for more information. Applicants and programs can submit a claim of an alleged breach of Match Policy using the form below.