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Washington, D.C., December 2, 2021 – On December 1st, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) released results for the 2021 Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP), the organization’s largest Fellowship Match comprised primarily of Internal Medicine subspecialties. This year’s MSMP was the largest on record: there were 7,435 active applicants (those who submitted rank order lists), 588 (8.6%)…

Types of program positions in the Main Match: Program Types in the Main Residency Match

The Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system is the web-based software application through which all NRMP Matches are managed. The R3 system maintains the highest level of security and confidentiality and can be used with any computer with access to the Internet. To participate in a Match, users must create a unique username and password that…

At any time after a Match opens, program directors can access the Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) system to increase, decrease, or make other changes to their quotas, or the number of positions they desire to fill through a Match. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Quotas must be finalized in the…

Are you looking to join the NRMP’s Specialties Matching Service (SMS) and create a Match for your subspecialty? Learn more about the process and how to contact the NRMP for help. Why Partner with the NRMP for a Match? There are many reasons why a Match could be the best approach for your subspecialty. Here…

An overview on what to expect for the Match.

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) ensures high professional standards in the conduct of its Matching Program and expects all Match participants to conduct their affairs in a professionally responsible manner. Ethical communication and behavior between applicants, program directors and staff, and medical school officials, faculty, and staff is essential to maintaining a fair and equitable…

NRMP permits Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®) Match sponsors to voluntarily implement the All In Policy for their Fellowship Matches. Not all Fellowship Matches implement the policy. If a SMS Match sponsor voluntarily implements the All In Policy, programs in the subspecialty that elect to participate in the Match must register and attempt to fill all positions in the Match.…

Chair Natasha Bray, DO, MSEd, FACP, FACOI, FNAOME, is the Campus Dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, OK. Dr. Bray also serves as Associate Dean for Accreditation for OSU Center for Health Sciences. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Bray earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from OSU-COM…