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Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Match Policy and Resident Security and Background Clearance Protocols for Veterans Affairs The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) recently commented on updates to security clearance protocols happening at the Veterans Affairs (VA) for any physician who trains or rotates through the…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is excited to announce the launch of the 2026 Voluntary Program Rank Order List (ROL) Lock Pilot initiative for the 2026 Main Residency Match. Launched in partnership with Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Vascular Surgery specialties, this initiative will make it possible for the NRMP, and programs participating in these…

The NRMP requires all Match participants to behave in an ethical and professionally responsible manner. Alleged breaches of Match policy are taken seriously and are subject to violation investigation. Review the Reporting and Investigation of Violations page and the Violations Policy for more information. Applicants and programs can submit a claim of an alleged breach of Match Policy using…

The NRMP requires all Match participants to behave in an ethical and professionally responsible manner. Alleged breaches of Match policy are taken seriously and are subject to violation investigation. Review below the Violations Policy for more information. Applicants and programs can submit a claim of an alleged breach of Match Policy using the following links: Alleged Violation…

The NRMP has a long-standing reputation for maintaining a matching program that meets its core mission: to provide services that are fair, transparent, efficient, and reliable. To help achieve this mission, the NRMP offers a robust set of policies and procedures that provide clear guidance on Match participation. The NRMP’s Match policies also protect the rights and…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: NRMP® Explores Impact of Program Signaling on Program Director Residency Selection Behaviors The NRMP announced a new research brief exploring the impact of program signaling on program director residency selection behaviors. This research brief, The National Resident Matching Program 2024 Program…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2025 Main Residency Match News Medical Schools: Upload Rising Seniors Medical school officials can track their students’ participation in the 2025 Main Residency Match by uploading a list of rising seniors directly to the Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system. As seniors register,…

The NRMP has created a welcome newsletter for each participant type in the 2025 Main Residency Match – Institutions, Residency Programs, Medical Schools, and Applicants. Each newsletter covers important Main Residency Match news such as registration information, the Program Directory, policy highlights, Match data reports, fees, and support resources. Press Contact media@nrmp.org

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to share that Charting Outcomes™: Applicant Survey Results, Main Residency Match® has been updated to include data from the 2024 survey. The 2024 Applicant Survey Results builds on the interactive report that was first released in 2023 using data visualization software. These visualizations draw from the survey…