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The NRMP support staff will assist you with adding your new program or institution to the Match. All programs new to the Match are asked to complete the New Program Form. The information provided on the Form will allow NRMP to create a record in the R3 system and add your program to the appropriate…

Institutional officials are responsible for approving changes in the R3 system for each of the institution’s Match-participating programs. Program changes requiring approval include: Changing the quota, or number of positions to be filled Entering or changing reversions to donate unfilled positions to another program or program track Withdrawing or reinstating a program Selecting or changing…

Upon Match opening, the IO must activate the institution or mark it as not participating in the Match. Once the institution is active, each program track also must be activated. Activation may be done by the institutional official (IO), but they also have the option to direct the program director or institutional administrator to activate…

In order to participate in SOAP, program directors must set their SOAP participation status to “YES” on the SOAP Participation tab accessible through their Program Details page in the R3 system. Program directors can begin setting their SOAP participation indicator when the Main Residency Match opens for registration. The SOAP participation indicator MUST be set…

Programs are advised to direct this question to their institution’s GME office or human resources department. If pre-employment criteria requires that all employees be vaccinated for COVID-19, the program must provide that specific eligibility requirement along with all other eligibility requirements to the applicants who interview with the program prior to the Rank Order List Certification Deadline or offer made during SOAP. 

Programs that participated in the previous Match are automatically rolled over in the R3 system but if your program did not participate or is new to the Match, you will need to contact our support team to be added to the Match.

There is no limit on the number of applicants a program can rank.

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…

Only programs in a subspecialty for which a Match is being conducted may offer positions through the SMS. To ensure a quality training experience for applicants, the NRMP may be selective in determining which programs are eligible to participate. To be eligible to offer positions through an SMS Match, a program must be either: Programs…