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Prior to discussing, interviewing for, or offering a position to an applicant, program directors are required to determine an applicant’s eligibility by verifying the applicant’s appointment status in the Applicant Match History that is available in the R3® system and/or by calling the NRMP to obtain that information. The Applicant Match History lists the appointment status of…

No, program offers and applicant acceptances of unfilled positions during SOAP® can be executed only through the NRMP’s R3® system. It is a violation of the Match Participation Agreement for a program to suggest or inform an applicant that placement on the program’s SOAP preference list is contingent upon the applicant’s verbal or written statement of…

No. It is a violation of the Match Participation Agreement for the List of Unfilled Programs to be copied, shared, or distributed to any individual not registered for the Match or posted or in any other way made publicly available by a Match participant to any website or non-NRMP-related matching plan. Match participants who share the List…

Applicants who give notice of resignation, resign, or vacate a position within 45 days of the start date specified in the appointment contract are presumed to have breached NRMP policy unless they can demonstrate, through the NRMP waiver process, that they entered into the program in good faith and the NRMP determines they have a…

The Match Participation Agreement states that a match between an applicant and a program creates a binding commitment to accept a position if a match results and to start training in good faith (i.e., with the intent to complete the program) on the date specified in the appointment contract. For the Main Residency Match®, the same…

Learn more about what to do when managing programs in the match.

An overview for programs and institutions registering and participating in the Main Residency Match and in Fellowship Matches throughout the year.

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Welcome to the New Board Members The NRMP® is proud to announce five new members have joined its Board of Directors! Please welcome: Learn more about the newly appointed board members. We also celebrate a historic milestone as Natasha N. Bray,…

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…