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As the largest resident matching organization in the world, the National Resident Matching Program leverages its reporting to educate and inform those within and beyond the medical community about constituent experiences during the transition, improve access in medicine, and reduce bias in resident selection. By leading out on new community-based initiatives and conversations, the NRMP…

Research conducted by the National Resident Matching Program is intended to broaden understanding of The Match as well as help evolve processes within graduate medical education to be fairer and achieve greater outcomes for all applicants. Research activities are guided by a robust research agenda that is directed by the Data Release and Research Committee…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) hosted a Match Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL on December 4 and 5, 2023. The NRMP invited one representative from each specialty participating in the Main Residency Match, 12 student organizations and groups, representatives from the emerging specialty-driven application services, and organizations with an immediate role in the transition…

The NRMP is publishing this position statement in response to recent actions taken by the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), as well as inquiries from applicants potentially impacted. On January 31, 2024, the USMLE issued a statement reporting detection of a pattern of anomalous exam…

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has posted the Match Participation Agreements (“Agreements”) for the 2024 Main Residency Match. Although participants in an NRMP Match are responsible for reading the entire Agreement, we wish to highlight some new and updated policies to support Match participants as they prepare for the upcoming transition cycle. View slides…

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…

NRMP policy does not prohibit programs from utilizing more than one application service or process. NRMP will require programs to notify applicants, at the beginning of the application and recruitment season, which application service or process they intend to use for both Main Residency Match and SOAP.

The NRMP is aware of the recent announcement made by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) regarding a new application service for OB/GYN applicants and programs beginning with the 2024-2025 residency application cycle. This announcement joins the ongoing efforts of the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons (ACAPS) to utilize their own application…

The interactive report will dive into unique demographic characteristics of fellowship Match applicants. The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to publish Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service® focused on data from fellowship Match applicants in 82 subspecialties for the 2023 appointment year. The NRMP’s Charting Outcomes™ demographic data…