What does the acronym “SOAP” stand for?
SOAP is the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program. Positions left unfilled after the matching algorithm has been processed are offered to eligible applicants through the SOAP process.
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Registration open for the 2022 Match Week and SOAP Listserv
The NRMP and AAMC/ERAS are pleased to announce the Match Week and SOAP® Listserv for the 2022 Main Residency Match. To ensure the discussion group operates smoothly: The list will be “opt in”. Interested parties must register for and confirm their participation in the group in order to follow the discussion and post questions. Details…
How do I set my SOAP participation status?
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…
Is there a SOAP process for Fellowship Matches?
There is not a SOAP process for fellowship Matches, but NRMP does provide unfilled and unmatched lists to help fill positions after a fellowship Match concludes. When Match results are released at 12:00 pm ET on the applicable Match Day, a List of Unfilled Programs is released to fellowship applicants who did not match. At…
SOAP: Monitoring a Preference List
Guide to SOAP: Monitoring a Preference List
SOAP: Creating a Preference List
Guide to SOAP: Creating a Preference List
Setting SOAP Participation Status
Guide to Setting SOAP Participation Status
I signed up for the NRMP Match Week and SOAP Listserv. Can I announce the availability of an unfilled position to other listserv participants?
No. Until SOAP® concludes, SOAP policy requires SOAP-participating programs to offer unfilled positions only through the Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system and only to SOAP-eligible applicants. Unfilled positions in non-SOAP-participating programs cannot be offered at all until SOAP concludes.
May 2025 Illuminator
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Call for Proposals for 2025 Transition to Residency Conference Now Open! Submit proposal by May 23, 2025 at 9:00pm ET The NRMP® is accepting proposals for its 2025 stakeholder conference, Transition to Residency: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum, October 11–12,…