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Part of the NRMP’s mission is to develop and distribute data reports and publications that inform national conversations about the transition to residency and advance understanding of the matching process and outcomes. Therefore, we offer a variety of data and reports to assist applicants, program directors, medical school and program faculty, and others involved or…

The NRMP’s policy is not to broker surveys nor to promote research studies on behalf of external researchers. The NRMP also does not release contact information for its constituents.

Program results are released in the R3 system and sent via email. You can view your program results in the R3 system by accessing the Confidential Roster of Program’s Matched Applicants report on your Match home page when the results are released. To view where the applicants you ranked matched, access the Match Results by…

The Specialties Matching Service Results and Data report features five-year trend data by specialty on number of programs, positions, and applicants as well as match rates.

The Main Residency Match Results and Data report contains statistical tables and graphs for the Main Residency Match and lists by state and sponsoring institution every participating program, the number of positions offered, and the number filled.

Part of the NRMP’s mission is to develop and distribute data reports and publications that inform national conversations about the transition to residency and advance understanding of the matching process and outcomes. Therefore, we offer a variety of data and reports to assist applicants, program directors, medical school and program faculty, and others involved or…

Yes. The NRMP publishes the Interactive Charting Outcomes in the Match, which provides applicants the opportunity to enter and compare their personal characteristics to the applicants who matched into preferred specialties and At-A-Glance Program Director Survey, which provides applicants with a snapshot of responses to the Program Director survey.

The use of NRMP data involves two requirements:  The data, and the NRMP, must be cited properly (most NRMP reports include a suggested citation on the inside cover of the report); and The product must be sent to the NRMP for review before it is submitted for publication or presentation to make sure the data…

Yes, data and survey reports released by the NRMP can be accessed from the Match Data and Analytics webpage.  Reports are separated for Main Residency Match and Fellowship Matches. There also is an Archives page where prior year reports can be found.

Requests for unpublished data or research files must be submitted using the Data Release Application. Requests are reviewed internally and by the Data Release and Research Committee of the NRMP Board of Directors as needed. The process can take four to six weeks and may require the submission of additional information or documentation. Questions can…

The R3 system closes for the Main Residency Match on June 30 of the Match year. After June 30, requests for Match reports submitted will incur a $200 fee per report. Requests for data should be submitted to the NRMP Research via the Data Release Application and emailed to datarequest@nrmp.org.