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The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) along with representatives from the Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Vascular Surgery specialties, recently hosted a webinar designed to assist institutional and program staff in participating in the 2026 Voluntary Program Rank Order List (ROL) Lock pilot. The webinar provides an overview of the Voluntary Program ROL Lock pilot, discusses…

NEW! Research Brief: The National Resident Matching Program 2024 Program Director Survey: Assessing Program Director Holistic Review Perceptions and Practices The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to announce the release of a new research brief exploring the role of holistic review in residency selection and how it shapes program director perceptions and decision-making.…

The NRMP partnered with the AAMC ERAS Program and ResidencyCAS to create the 2025 Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) Guides for residency applicants and programs. Each SOAP Guide covers important information such as SOAP eligibility requirements, NRMP’s List of Unfilled Programs, application services, SOAP process and offer rounds, policy highlights, and resources. On February…

NEW! Research Brief: The National Resident Matching Program 2024 Program Directory Survey: Analysis of New Items Relating to Program Signaling The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) announced a new research brief exploring the impact of program signaling on program director residency selection behaviors. This brief examines a set of new, qualitative (open-ended) items that were…

NRMP Chief Operating Officer Laurie Curtin, PhD, and Senior Manager of Policy and Compliance David Dojcsak-Sparks, MBA, recently hosted a webinar designed to help program staff learn and understand important Match policy for the Specialties Matching Service (SMS) matches. This presentation covers new policies in the 2024 SMS Match Participation Agreements, important refreshers on existing…

Applicants will utilize the application service or process designated by the specialty or the program. Any residency application service that supports programs participating in the Main Residency Match will work with the NRMP to establish and/or maintain a seamless exchange of applicant information so applicants are able to move through the Match Week and SOAP…

Yes, NRMP policy requires that all programs inform applicants about the specific application service(s) or process(es) they intend to use during the Main Residency Match and SOAP.  In addition, the NRMP’s Registration, Ranking, and Results system (R3) requires Main Residency Match programs to identify all of the application services they will accept for the transition…