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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…

Chief of Match Operations, Jeanette Calli, and Director of Policy & Compliance, Joy Gaabucayan, recently hosted a webinar designed to assist program staff in administering their programs in the Main Residency Match. This presentation provides introductory information about the 2026 Main Residency Match, an overview of the Match schedule, updates on policy changes, and support…

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…

Yes, NRMP policy requires that all programs inform applicants about the specific application service(s) or process(es) they intend to use during the Main Residency Match and SOAP.  In addition, the NRMP’s Registration, Ranking, and Results system (R3) requires Main Residency Match programs to identify all of the application services they will accept for the transition…

NRMP policy does not prohibit programs from utilizing more than one application service or process. NRMP will require programs to notify applicants, at the beginning of the application and recruitment season, which application service or process they intend to use for both Main Residency Match and SOAP.

No.  Programs are prohibited from asking applicants any information about the programs to which they have or may apply, and that includes whether the applicant submitted preferences signals. Program directors who ask for that information could be in violation of the Match Participation Agreement and the matter should be reported to the NRMP.

NRMP does not maintain lists of programs that do not participate in our matching service.

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…