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Dear Residency Program Directors and Coordinators, The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to welcome you to the 2026 Main Residency Match®! Registration for institutions and programs opens at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 1. The NRMP’s decision to modify the Match registration timeline for institutions and programs allows early updates to the public Program…

The NRMP is committed to sharing valuable insights with the GME community. Below, you’ll find recordings of two research presentations exploring key factors in the ranking and matching process. Program Signaling: Functionality, Directionality, and Outcomes in the Match: Presented by Sheila Pakdaman, PhD, MS (NRMP), Dana Dunleavy, PhD (AAMC), and Daniel Jurich, PhD (NBME), this…

Applicant Characteristics Associated with Program Rank Order Lists – In this session, Sara Balestrieri, PhD, ScM (NRMP) and Christopher Feddock, MD, MBA, MS (NBME) examines how key applicant characteristics — such as applicant type and USMLE performance — shape residency program rankings. Covering multiple specialties, including Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Otolaryngology, Pathology, and Diagnostic Radiology, this…

Forensic Psychiatry focuses on the evaluation of psychiatric issues that arise in a legal context.  For more information, please visit www.aapl.org. Applicants must have completed a residency in Psychiatry. 1yr Typical Training Length The Association of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Directors has voluntarily implemented the All In Policy for Forensic Psychiatry programs. Information can be found…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: NRMP Celebrates Match Day for the 2025 Main Residency Match On Friday, March 21, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) proudly announced the results of the 2025 Main Residency Match® (“the Match”), the largest in its 73-year history. A total of…

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…

*UPDATE March 24, 2025* The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is updating this post with new resources provided by the Office of Academic Affiliations at Veteran’s Affairs. As of March 21, 2025, the Veterans Administration has initiated the new Tier-1 enhanced security vetting process for US-citizen Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) who will participate in educational activities…

*UPDATE March 24, 2025* The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is updating this post with new resources provided by the Office of Academic Affiliations at Veteran’s Affairs. As of March 21, 2025, the Veterans Administration has initiated the new Tier-1 enhanced security vetting process for US-citizen Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) who will participate in educational activities…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) proudly announces the results of the 2025 Main Residency Match® (“the Match”), the largest in its 73-year history. A total of 52,498 applicants registered for the Match, an increase of 2,085 (4.1 percent) over last year, and 47,208 of those applicants submitted a certified a rank order list (“active…