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Join the Match Week Celebration! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), American Medical Association (AMA), and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) invite you to celebrate Match Week for the 2022 Main Residency Match. Match Week takes place March 14 – 18, and…

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,…

Types of program positions in the Main Match: Program Types in the Main Residency Match

Policy Highlights for Medical Schools

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Policy Highlights for Institutional Officials

The NRMP’s Registration, Ranking, and Results (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 Match maintains videos, support guides, and other resources to help programs understand, prepare for, and move through the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program. SOAP for Programs Schedule and Resources 2026 Match Week and SOAP ScheduleHow a SOAP Round WorksProgram SOAP Preference ListSOAP Highlight for Programs IMPORTANT: To ensure applicants are eligible for your program…

The process of ranking your programs.