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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…

Learn more about what to do when managing programs in the match.

The process of ranking your programs.

An overview for programs and institutions registering and participating in the Main Residency Match and in Fellowship Matches throughout the year.

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: NRMP® Celebrates Match Day for the 2026 Main Residency Match® On Friday, March 20, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) announced the results of the 2026 Main Residency Match®, the largest in the organization’s history, with over 53,000 applicants registered and…

Under the terms and conditions of the NRMP Match Participation Agreement, all matches are binding.  If for any reason an applicant or program cannot or will not honor the binding commitment, a waiver must be obtained from the NRMP. Applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from the binding commitment. Waivers can be…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) today announced the results of the 2026 Main Residency Match®, the largest in the organization’s history, with over 53,000 applicants registered and more than 44,000 residency positions offered in over 6,800 program tracks across the United States. The 2026 Main Residency Match demonstrated continued strength in residency placement, with…

This page houses the press releases and announcements archive from the year of 2025. October 2025 2025 NRMP Satisfaction Survey: Sharing Community Insights September 2025 NRMP to Host 2025 Transition to Residency Conference in Washington, DC July 2025 Charting Outcomes™: Applicant Survey Results, Main Residency Match Updated for 2025 June 2025 The National Resident Matching…

Applicant and Program Director Surveys will be administered to 2026 Main Residency Match® participants March 5-March 15. We want to hear from you!  The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) administers an annual Applicant Survey and a biennial Program Director Survey to applicants and program directors who have certified a rank order list (ROL) during the Main Residency Match® (MRM). For the 2026 Main Residency Match, both surveys will be administered between…