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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…

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…

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.

Yes, applicants can apply to a different specialty or specialties during SOAP.

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.

Programs to which you have applied have access to your application during all SOAP rounds. If you still have unused applications from your initial batch of 45, you can submit them for any remaining unfilled programs that you are interested in and have not yet applied to via the application service required by the program.…

Most programs will contact applicants by telephone or email and conduct brief telephone or video interviews. For applicants who may be local, in-person interviews may be offered.

No, there is not a separate registration for the Main Residency Match and SOAP. You must be registered for the Match with the NRMP and verified as eligible to participate by the Rank Order List Certification Deadline to participate in the Main Residency Match and SOAP. There is not a SOAP process in the fellowship…

Guide to SOAP: View & Respond to Offers