November 2026 Illuminator Newsletter
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2027 Main Residency Match® News and Reminders Applicant Match History in…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2027 Main Residency Match® News and Reminders Applicant Match History in…
The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released three new reports offering first-of-their-kind analyses of key factors influencing the transition to residency, expanding the…
The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released Matched, Unmatched, and Beyond: Applicant Characteristics and Residency Placement Outcomes, 2022–2025, a first-of-its-kind report that considers…
Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: 2027 Main Residency Match® News and Reminders Medical Schools: Upload Rising…
In collaboration with NBME, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released a new report, Characteristics of Applicants Included on Residency Program Rank Order Lists…
The NRMP Board of Directors is seeking nominations for directors whose terms of service would begin on July 1, 2027. Specific vacancies include: Deadline for…
The NRMP is pleased to announce Hematopathology, Molecular Genetic Pathology, and Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology will participate in the Specialties Matching Service® in 2025. The Society for Hematopathology has led the organizing effort on behalf of Hematopathology and will serve as the sponsoring organization for their participation, with approximately 69 programs and 122 positions joining the Match. The Association for Molecular Pathology will serve as the sponsoring organization for Molecular Genetic Pathology, with approximately 42 programs and 67 positions participating in the Match. The International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology will serve as the sponsoring organization for Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology, with approximately 12 programs and 13 positions joining the Match.
These three new specialties will join Forensic Pathology in a multi-specialty Pathology Fellowship Match opening in February 2025 for the 2026 appointment year. The Match will have the following schedule:
Match Registration Opens: February 5, 2025
Rank Order List Opens: March 12, 2025
Program Quota Change and Withdrawal Deadline: April 2, 2025
Rank Order List Certification Deadline: April 16, 2025
Match Day: April 30, 2025
As more Pathology subspecialties join the NRMP’s Specialties Matching Service, updates will be posted on www.nrmp.org. The NRMP is honored to be entrusted with the matching process for these new specialties, and we look forward to a successful matching process.