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The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has published Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service® 2025 Appointment Year for Fellowship Matches in the Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®). The report is an important compendium reflecting the outcome of the NRMP’s 22 Fellowship Matches for more than 75 subspecialties. This past year, 14,833 active applicants (ones who submitted certified…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2025 Main Residency Match Ranking Opens on February 3 at 12 pm ET Explore NRMP’s support guides, videos, and resources about entering and certifying rank order lists for programs and applicants. There is also a recording of the ranking webinar for…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2025 Main Residency Match Deadlines Program and Institution Deadlines January 31 at 11:59 pm ET is an important deadline for programs in the 2025 Main Residency Match: Quota Change and Withdrawal Deadline: Programs must log into the NRMP’s R3 system and…
The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has launched its newest resource, “NRMP State Snapshots”, to provide an overview of Match outcomes information at the state-level. In addition to showcasing information about the purpose and scope of the NRMP’s matching program, the State Snapshots offer a high-level profile of the applicants placed into training programs and…
Program Directors and Institutional Administrators in the Main Residency Match® and the Specialties Matching Service® fellowship Matches now have additional oversight of their program’s Match participation. The Institutional Official (IO) traditionally has been required to activate both the institution and all the programs for Match participation in the NRMP’s Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system. …
NRMP releases results for the 2024 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match. The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) proudly announces that more than 8,000 resident physicians have successfully secured fellowship training positions through its 2024 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match. The 2024 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match, the largest of the Fellowship Matches managed by the…
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…