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No, there is not a separate registration for the Main Residency Match and SOAP. You must be registered for the Match with the NRMP and verified as eligible to participate by the Rank Order List Certification Deadline to participate in the Main Residency Match and SOAP. There is not a SOAP process in the fellowship…

No. If the algorithm has matched you to an advanced position on your primary ROL and is not able to match you to a preliminary position on your linked supplemental ROL, it will not keep going down your list. In that case, you are committed to the advanced position and must seek a qualifying first-year…

Applicants participating in the Main Residency Match can submit a primary rank order list (ROL) with a combination of categorical, preliminary, and advanced programs. Those who rank advanced (PGY-2 level) programs on their primary ROLs also can submit supplemental ROLs of preliminary PGY-1 programs that are linked to one or more advanced programs on the…

An applicant participating in the Main Residency Match who is ranking advanced programs (PGY-2 programs that begin in the year after the Match), can submit supplemental rank order lists linked to the advanced programs on their primary rank order list. These supplemental lists will contain preliminary PGY-1 programs that the applicant would like to match…

Applicants participating in the Main Residency Match can submit a primary rank order list (ROL) with a combination of categorical, preliminary, and advanced programs. Those who rank advanced (PGY-2 level) programs on their primary ROLs also can submit supplemental ROLs of preliminary programs that are linked to one or more advanced programs on the primary ROL,…

Guide to Creating a Supplemental Rank Order List

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Residency Match Outcome and Demographic Reports are Published The NRMP has published Results and Data: 2025 Main Residency Match, a comprehensive report on position fill rates, placement rates, and Match outcomes for applicants seeking and programs offering clinical residency training in…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has published Results and Data: 2025 Main Residency Match®, a comprehensive report on position fill rates, placement rates, and Match outcomes for applicants seeking and programs offering clinical residency training in core medical specialties across the United States. In the 2025 Main Residency Match (“Match”), there were 52,498 applicants…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released the 2025 State Snapshots, an annual resource that delivers high-level, state-specific data on residency and fellowship Match outcomes. The State Snapshots highlight outcomes from the Main Residency Match®, including matches from the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®), and the Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®). Each snapshot includes data…