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SOAP is the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program. Positions left unfilled after the matching algorithm has been processed are offered to eligible applicants through the SOAP process.

Join the Match Week Celebration! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), American Medical Association (AMA), and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) invite you to celebrate Match Week for the 2022 Main Residency Match. Match Week takes place March 14 – 18, and…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released Results and Data Specialties Matching Service®, 2022 Appointment Year for physician Fellowship Matches conducted by the NRMP Specialties Matching Service (SMS®).  The report shows 13,586 active applicants (those submitting certified rank order lists of programs) competed for 12,571 fellowship positions offered by 5,436 programs, making the 2022…

The NRMP and AAMC/ERAS are pleased to announce the Match Week and SOAP® Listserv for the 2022 Main Residency Match.  To ensure the discussion group operates smoothly: The list will be “opt in”. Interested parties must register for and confirm their participation in the group in order to follow the discussion and post questions. Details…

NRMP will combine its Medical Specialties Matching Program and Pediatric Specialties Fellowship Match into a new ‘Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match,’ beginning in 2022 for the 2023 appointment year.  NRMP has worked closely over the past two years with the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, and the Alliance for Academic…

There is not a SOAP process for fellowship Matches, but NRMP does provide unfilled and unmatched lists to help fill positions after a fellowship Match concludes. When Match results are released at 12:00 pm ET on the applicable Match Day, a List of Unfilled Programs is released to fellowship applicants who did not match. At…

Programs are advised to direct this question to their institution’s GME office or human resources department. If pre-employment criteria requires that all employees be vaccinated for COVID-19, the program must provide that specific eligibility requirement along with all other eligibility requirements to the applicants who interview with the program prior to the Rank Order List Certification Deadline or offer made during SOAP. 

Quotas will be changed by the NRMP after the deadline only in cases of extreme emergency.

NRMP and ERAS are different organizations and systems in the matching process with very different functions, but you may need to use both services to match.