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In response to feedback from members of the transition to residency community, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has developed guidance for residency interviews for the 2022-23 residency selection cycle. NRMP and other organizations in the transition to residency community support the new guidance, which includes five recommendations: Programs should conduct virtual interviews for…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: USMLE and COMLEX Score Verification Mental Health Awareness Month Transition to Residency Conference: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum NRMP Staff Member Highlight USMLE/COMLEX Score Verification USMLE/COMLEX Score Verification for Medical School Officials and Administrators Deadline is May 13, 2022 The…

Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery focuses on the treatment of diseases and injuries of the heart, lungs, mediastinum, esophagus, chest wall, diaphragm, and great vessels. Additional information can be found through the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association. Applicants must have completed a residency in General Surgery. 2yr Typical Fellowship Length Vascular Surgery Vascular Surgery focuses on the diagnosis…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Main Residency Match Results On March 18, 2022, the NRMP celebrated Match Day for the 2022 Main Residency Match. It was among the strongest of Matches, with a record number of U.S. seniors and positions offered. Read below for highlights. Program…

As part of its NRMP Connects series, the NRMP interviewed Natasha Bray, DO, MSEd, Interim Dean of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, to learn more about her path to Medicine, her involvement in the ground-breaking partnership between OSU and the Cherokee Nation to support community and elevate URM…

The applications are not tied to rounds and, once an application is submitted, it can be considered by the programs during all rounds. The SOAP Offer Rounds indicate when offers are made, not when applications are reviewed by programs. NRMP is not an application service.

The application process and timing is set by the specific application service or by programs individually. The interview process and timing is set by individual programs.

An applicant who matches to a PGY-1, preliminary or transitional year position only or to an advanced, PGY-2 position only would be considered partially matched. Partially-matched applicants should only apply to programs for which they are eligible during SOAP. SOAP-eligible partially matched applicants can access the List of Unfilled Programs in the NRMP’s R3 system under the…

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.