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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…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2026 Main Residency Match® Outcome and Demographic Reports Results and Data: 2026 Main Residency Match® The NRMP® has published its annual Results and Data: 2026 Main Residency Match® report providing a comprehensive overview of position fill rates, placement rates, and Match…
NRMP® Releases 2026 Main Residency Match® Results and Data Report, Highlighting Continued Growth in Residency Training 99.3 percent overall fill rate for positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match and SOAP® combined The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has published its annual Results and Data: 2026 Main Residency Match® report, providing a comprehensive overview of…