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Operations Supervisor Russette Blake and Director of Match Policy and Compliance Joy Gaabucayan recently hosted a webinar designed to assist fellowship program staff. Learn about program staff roles and responsibilities, managing your program’s participation in the Match, ranking applicants, and important policy information. Whether your program is new to the NRMP or you are a…

Chief of Match Operations Jeanette Calli and Director of Policy and Compliance Joy Gaabucayan recently hosted an educational webinar designed to assist program staff with ranking in the 2025 Main Residency Match. The webinar provides information on the ranking process, how the matching algorithm works, and the program staff roles and responsibilities involved in ranking…

Yes. Programs have the ability to search for and rank you using AAMC ID, first and last name, and medical school in addition to the NRMP ID. They should not have a problem finding and ranking you by these other search criteria. Programs will typically reach out to either you or the NRMP if they…

Rank Order Lists cannot exceed 300 ranks total. The Match registration fee includes the listing of up to 20 unique NRMP program codes on the primary rank order list (and in the Main Residency Match, up to 20 unique NRMP codes on all supplemental rank order lists combined). Additional ranks are $30 per rank for…

You can rank preliminary programs on your primary rank order list to guard against going completely unmatched but do so with the knowledge that you may Match to a program with only one year of training. You don’t have to rank the preliminary programs on the primary rank order list unless that is your intention.…

No. If the algorithm has matched you to an advanced position on your primary ROL and is not able to match you to a preliminary position on your linked supplemental ROL, it will not keep going down your list. In that case, you are committed to the advanced position and must seek a qualifying first-year…

Rank only those programs where you are able and would be happy to train. Putting a program on your ROL creates a binding commitment if a match occurs, so review carefully each program’s eligibility requirements and the contract you will be expected to sign. You should receive that information from programs during the application/interview process.…

No, programs cannot have a quota of zero. Programs that elect not to participate in a Match are expected to withdraw from the Match.

The process of ranking your programs.