Yes. Restricting a program’s ability to ask applicants about the names, specialties, geographical locations, or other identifying information about programs to which applicants have or may apply is not intended to limit mentoring relationships. Residency and fellowship program directors are encouraged to help applicants and residents who seek guidance about their training plans.
Limiting questions about other programs protects and respects an applicant’s right to privacy and minimizes undue or unwarranted pressure. In addition, programs are encouraged to submit rank order lists that are based on applicants’ credentials and goodness of fit for the program rather than the likelihood of the applicant ranking the program. Programs still can…
No, program offers and applicant acceptances of unfilled positions during SOAP® can be executed only through the NRMP’s R3® system. It is a violation of the Match Participation Agreement for a program to suggest or inform an applicant that placement on the program’s SOAP preference list is contingent upon the applicant’s verbal or written statement of…
No. It is a violation of the Match Participation Agreement for the List of Unfilled Programs to be copied, shared, or distributed to any individual not registered for the Match or posted or in any other way made publicly available by a Match participant to any website or non-NRMP-related matching plan. Match participants who share the List…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Welcome to the New Board Members The NRMP® is proud to announce five new members have joined its Board of Directors! Please welcome: Learn more about the newly appointed board members. We also celebrate a historic milestone as Natasha N. Bray,…
The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is welcoming five new members to its Board of Directors on July 1, 2025. It will also celebrate a historic milestone when Natasha N. Bray, DO, MSEd becomes Chair of the Board, the first osteopathic physician to serve in this leadership role. “It is a tremendous honor to become…