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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.

If you are investigated for a SOAP® violation, it means you may have violated a SOAP policy, and the NRMP is authorized to levy sanctions if a violation of SOAP policy is confirmed. Those sanctions could include being barred from participating in SOAP during the next year’s Match.

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…

Last Updated: February 9, 2026 Our Commitment to Privacy The National Resident Matching Program® (“NRMP®”), a non-profit organization, collects, uses, and discloses Personal Information that you provide or that is generated or received in connection with NRMP’s matching services including our websites, applications, and technology platforms (collectively, the “Services”). “Personal Information” as used in this Privacy Statement refers to information that is related to an identified or…

Information pertaining to institutional policies, program policies, and eligibility requirements should be made available to all applicants at the start of the transition cycle. This can be easily accomplished by posting the information to the program’s website. Policy information and eligibility requirements must be provided to all applicants who interview with a program prior to…

Dear Institutional Officials and Administrators in the Main Residency Match, The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to welcome you to the 2026 Main Residency Match®! Registration for institutions and programs opens at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 1. The NRMP’s decision to modify the Match registration timeline for institutions and programs allows early updates…

Dear Residency Program Directors and Coordinators, The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to welcome you to the 2026 Main Residency Match®! Registration for institutions and programs opens at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 1. The NRMP’s decision to modify the Match registration timeline for institutions and programs allows early updates to the public Program…

NRMP routinely shares its views with and seeks feedback from the community on matters related to The Match. The Year in Review highlights all the good work being done to fortify The Match and support the UME-GME community. Position statements or calls for public comment invite dialogue on issues that directly impact the Matching Program or the transition to…

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…