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What’s the difference between NRMP and ERAS?
NRMP and ERAS are different organizations and systems in the matching process with very different functions, but you may need to use both services to match.
What are the types of program positions in the Main Residency Match?
There are five different position types in the Main Residency Match: Categorical, "C"; Primary, "M"; Preliminary, "P"; Advanced, "A"; and Reserved, "R".
How is the NRMP program code determined?
Every program participating in an NRMP Match has a unique 9-11 character code constructed in the following manner: Characters 1-4: the institution code Characters 5-7: the ACGME specialty code Character 8: program type letter Characters 9-11: track number (track number will be “0” unless an institution has more than one program in a specialty of…
Is my program eligible to participate in the Main Residency Match?
To participate in the Main Residency Match, a program must be either accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME®); or a combined program that is approved or recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or by the respective specialty board that is responsible for board certification of residents who successfully complete…
Is my program eligible to participate in the Specialties Matching Service?
To be eligible to offer positions through a Specialties Matching Service® Fellowship Match, programs in a specialty must meet at least one of the following criteria: accredited by the ACGME or another entity deemed acceptable to NRMP; affiliated with an ACGME-accredited program in the primary discipline; or lead to certification or endorsement and oversight by a…
Does my medical school verify my eligibility to participate in the Main Residency Match?
Eligibility to participate in the Main Residency Match is dependent on your applicant type.
Are programs required to obtain a signed (electronic or written) acknowledgement of institution and program policies and eligibility requirements from all applicants or only those who interview with the program?
Programs shall obtain signed (electronic or written) acknowledgement of receipt from all applicants they interview. Programs are not required to obtain the signature of applicants they did not interview; however, programs should ensure the information is made available via electronic (website) or written means.
When should programs provide institutional policies, program policies, and eligibility requirements to applicants?
Information pertaining to institutional policies, program policies, and eligibility requirements should be made available to all applicants when the Match and AAMC ERAS (or other) application service opens. 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 the Rank Order List Certification Deadline or offer made during SOAP.
My institution requires all employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. Can we directly ask an applicant their vaccination status?
Programs are advised to direct this question to their institution’s GME office or human resources department. If pre-employment criteria requires that all employees be vaccinated for COVID-19, the program must provide that specific eligibility requirement along with all other eligibility requirements to the applicants who interview with the program prior to the Rank Order List Certification Deadline or offer made during SOAP.
Do I need to verify my students and graduates for participation in the Main Residency Match?
Medical school officials/administrators (SO/SA) are required to verify the graduation credentials of their students and prior-year gradautes to participate in the Main Residency Match and Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). Credentials vertification is an important task: only students and graduates who are verified as eligible to enter graduate medical education (GME) on July 1…
Main Residency Match Applicant Checklist
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Main Residency Match Program Checklist
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Main Residency Match Institution Checklist
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Main Residency Match Medical School Checklist
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Fellowship Applicant Checklist
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Navigating the R3 System for Fellowship Applicants
Guide to Navigating the R3 System
Navigating the R3 System for Medical Schools
Guide to Navigating the R3 System
Navigating the R3 System for the Main Residency Match
Guide to Navigating the R3 System – Main Residency Match
Navigating the R3 System for the Fellowship Match
Guide to Navigating the R3 System for the Fellowship Match
Searching Current Match Applicants
Guide to Searching Current Match Applicants
How many users can I have in the R3 system for my medical school?
The R3 system only allows for two program users, the school official and the school administrator.
How do I set my SOAP participation status?
In order to participate in SOAP, program directors must set their SOAP participation status to “YES” on the SOAP Participation tab accessible through their Program Details page in the R3 system. Program directors can begin setting their SOAP participation indicator when the Main Residency Match opens for registration on September 15th. The SOAP participation indicator…
Why would a program want to have a reversion?
The R3 system offers institutions the option to revert, or donate, unfilled positions in one program to another during the matching process. If a donor program does not fill its quota, a designated number (equal to, or less than, the quota) of its unfilled positions can be added automatically to the quota of a receiver…
How do I review the results of the Match for my program?
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…
How do I update the program director for a program?
Updating the program director for a program can be done by the institutional official or administrator. Alternately, if the program director already has been updated through the ACGME, the NRMP can make the change if some additional information is provided. If the update is being made by the IO or IA, please see the Adding…
How do I update my institutional official?
The update of a new institutional official (IO) must be made by the NRMP. Requests for updates to the institutional official must be made in writing and submitted via email to support@nrmp.org. The IO should be the designated ACGME DIO for the institution. To make the change, the current IO or institutional administrator must provide…
Is my R3 system login for my program or just for me?
User accounts in the R3 system are assigned to individual users, not programs. Each user (PD and PC) must have their own user account and each must sign the Match Participation Agreement. Each user of the R3 system should have a unique username and password that should not be shared with other individuals. Use of…