Updating Unfilled Positions for Residency Programs
Guide to Updating Unfilled Positions for Residency Programs
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Updating Unfilled Positions for Fellowship Programs
Guide to Updating Unfilled Positions for Fellowship Programs
A non Match-participating program at my institution offered a position to an applicant who has a concurrent year match to another program. Is my institution liable?
Institutional officials must ensure that none of their programs, regardless of Match participation status, discusses, interviews for, or offers a position to an applicant who has matched to or accepted a concurrent year position in another program or who is ineligible because of a denied waiver or a confirmed violation. Failure to ensure compliance could subject…
Can I offer a position to an applicant who has been released by the matched program? Can I release an applicant from my program?
Applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from a binding commitment. As stated in the Match Participation Agreement, once a party has matched, or a position has been offered and accepted during SOAP®, a waiver of the binding commitment may be obtained only from the NRMP. Moreover, the Agreement also prohibits any program at a…
I signed up for the NRMP Match Week and SOAP Listserv. Can I announce the availability of an unfilled position to other listserv participants?
No. Until SOAP® concludes, SOAP policy requires SOAP-participating programs to offer unfilled positions only through the Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system and only to SOAP-eligible applicants. Unfilled positions in non-SOAP-participating programs cannot be offered at all until SOAP concludes.
An applicant has contacted me about an open position in my program. What should my first step be?
Prior to discussing, interviewing for, or offering a position to an applicant, program directors are required to determine an applicant’s eligibility by verifying the applicant’s appointment status in the Applicant Match History that is available in the R3® system and/or by calling the NRMP to obtain that information. The Applicant Match History lists the appointment status of…
The NRMP is Pleased to Announce the Match Week and SOAP® Listserv for the 2026 Main Residency Match
With Match Week approaching, NRMP® is once again hosting an online community to field questions and provide guidance related to the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP) and Match Week. To ensure the discussion group operates smoothly: How to Join: To register for the discussion group, complete the following steps: Note. If you do not…
Neuroendovascular Intervention and Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Programs Join the Match
The NRMP® is excited to announce that Neuroendovascular Intervention and Neurosurgical Oncology have joined the Specialties Matching Service® offering programs a centralized process for conducting fellowship recruitment. The inaugural matches for both specialties will be held in 2026 for the 2027 appointment year. Over the past several months, the NRMP has been working with the sponsoring organizations…
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Programs Join the Match for 2026 Appointments
The NRMP® is pleased to announce that Forensic Psychiatry has joined the Specialties Matching Service® offering programs a centralized process for conducting fellowship recruitment. The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law led the organizing effort on behalf of Forensic Psychiatry and will serve as the sponsoring organization for their participation, with approximately 55 programs…