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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.

If you did not receive any interviews or do not have any suitable programs to rank, you will not enter a rank order list. You will remain in Active status in the Match and can still participate in the Match and SOAP (in the Main Residency Match only) if you are eligible.

Yes. The matching algorithm attempts to place you in the most preferred program possible, regardless of the specialty of the program, so be sure to rank programs in order of your true preference and not where you think you will match.

Applicants participating in the Main Residency Match can submit a primary rank order list (ROL) with a combination of categorical, preliminary, and advanced programs. Those who rank advanced (PGY-2 level) programs on their primary ROLs also can submit supplemental ROLs of preliminary PGY-1 programs that are linked to one or more advanced programs on the…

An applicant participating in the Main Residency Match who is ranking advanced programs (PGY-2 programs that begin in the year after the Match), can submit supplemental rank order lists linked to the advanced programs on their primary rank order list. These supplemental lists will contain preliminary PGY-1 programs that the applicant would like to match…

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…

Applicants in the Main Residency Match® will learn at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday of Match Week whether they matched to a program by logging in to the R3 system with their username and password. The match messages will differ depending on your results. Applicants will be presented with one of the following messages: 1. Congratulations, you have…

No, if you did not get any interviews or did not apply to any programs, you will not certify a rank order list. You will be unmatched when the Match results are released on Monday of Match Week and will have access to the List of Unfilled Programs if you are verified as eligible for…