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The NRMP is committed to sharing valuable insights with the GME community. Below, you’ll find recordings of two research presentations exploring key factors in the ranking and matching process. Program Signaling: Functionality, Directionality, and Outcomes in the Match: Presented by Sheila Pakdaman, PhD, MS (NRMP), Dana Dunleavy, PhD (AAMC), and Daniel Jurich, PhD (NBME), this…

Applicant Characteristics Associated with Program Rank Order Lists – In this session, Sara Balestrieri, PhD, ScM (NRMP) and Christopher Feddock, MD, MBA, MS (NBME) examines how key applicant characteristics — such as applicant type and USMLE performance — shape residency program rankings. Covering multiple specialties, including Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Otolaryngology, Pathology, and Diagnostic Radiology, this…

Program Signaling: Functionality, Directionality, and Outcomes in the Match – Presented by Sheila Pakdaman, PhD, MS (NRMP®), Dana Dunleavy, PhD (AAMC), and Daniel Jurich, PhD (NBME), this session explores prior research on program signals and introduces new analyses on their current impact on ranking and Match outcomes.  Focusing on General Surgery and Otolaryngology, the discussion…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) along with representatives from the Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Vascular Surgery specialties, recently hosted a webinar designed to assist institutional and program staff in participating in the 2026 Voluntary Program Rank Order List (ROL) Lock pilot. The webinar provides an overview of the Voluntary Program ROL Lock pilot, discusses…

Shining a Light on Match News that Matters This issue of the Illuminator includes: Certify Your Rank Order List for the Main Residency Match by March 5 at 9 pm ET As we approach the Rank Order List Certification Deadline of Wednesday, March 5, at 9:00 pm ET, we encourage you to remember the following…

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) annual stakeholder conference, Transition to Residency: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum, was born from an idea in 2014 a place should exist where both UME and GME professionals could network and discuss the transition to residency. NRMP leadership realized The Match was uniquely qualified to create an environment…

NRMP partnered with the AAMC’s ERAS program and ResidencyCAS to host a Navigating Match Week and SOAP for Applicants webinar. The webinar and slide presentation provides an overview of the 2025 Main Residency Match Week and SOAP, including important deadlines, information on how SOAP will work with multiple application services, and policy information. Application service representatives…

Chief of Match Operations Jeanette Calli recently hosted an educational webinar designed to assist program staff with Match Week and the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). The webinar provides an overview about preparing for Match Week, obtaining your program’s Match results, important policy information, and navigating SOAP in the NRMP’s Registration, Ranking, and Results…

Operations Supervisor Russette Blake and Director of Match Policy and Compliance Joy Gaabucayan recently hosted a webinar designed to assist fellowship program staff. Learn about program staff roles and responsibilities, managing your program’s participation in the Match, ranking applicants, and important policy information. Whether your program is new to the NRMP or you are a…