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*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 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…

The NRMP has been made aware of a statement, purportedly released by the NRMP, regarding “integrity screening” and the use of AI-generated content in residency applications that has been circulated on social media. This statement is fake and was not issued by the NRMP. The NRMP has not taken any stance on the use of…

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) has posted the Match Participation Agreements (“Agreements”) for the 2025 Main Residency Match. Although participants in an NRMP Match are responsible for reading the entire Agreement, we wish to highlight some new and updated policies to support Match participants as they prepare for the upcoming transition cycle. View slides that…

In August 2023, the NRMP issued a public statement in reference to the expansion of application service providers in the transition to residency. The statement referenced changes that would be made to NRMP Match policy to recognize multiple application service providers in the Matching Program beginning with the 2024 Main Residency Match cycle. The statement…

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has updated and posted the 2024 SMS Match Participation Agreements (“Agreements”) for all fellowship matches opening after January 1, 2024. Although participants in a NRMP Match are responsible for reading the entire Agreement, we have highlighted below new and updated policies to support Match participants as they prepare for…

Main Residency Match programs are required to disclose to applicants, at the start of recruitment, the application service or process they will require for the Main Residency Match and Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). Programs should consider how best to share their preferred application service or process to applicants at the start of the…

At this time, no. The NRMP registration process will remain the same for all participants in the Match.  Applicants and programs will continue to register separately for the application service and the Main Residency Match, regardless of the application service that is used. However, the NRMP and Liaison International are seeking ways in which these…