NATIONAL RESIDENT MATCHING PROGRAM


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NRMP® Celebrates Match Day for the 2024 Main Residency Match®, Releases Results for Over 44,000 Applicants and Almost 6,400 Residency Programs

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Friday, March 15, 2024

This year's Match included 44,853 applicants who certified a rank order list ("active applicants") and 41,503 certified positions in 6,395 residency training programs.

Key Points: 
  • This year's Match included 44,853 applicants who certified a rank order list ("active applicants") and 41,503 certified positions in 6,395 residency training programs.
  • A total of 50,413 applicants registered in the 2024 Main Residency Match, an all-time high and increase of 2,257 or 4.7 percent over last year.
  • Increases afforded applicants access to 125 more programs and 1,128 positions which is 2.8 percent more than the 2023 Main Residency Match.
  • Detailed SOAP results will be available in the 2024 Main Residency Match Results and Data Book, which is published in the Spring.

2024 Main Residency Match® Results Revealed Next Week - Data Indicate More Applicants and Positions in the Match

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) launches Match Week for the 2024 Main Residency Match.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week, the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) launches Match Week for the 2024 Main Residency Match.
  • ET on Friday, March 15 - Match Day - when residency applicants learn where they matched, and programs learn who they will train.
  • ET, the NRMP will publish a Match Day press release, infographic highlighting Match results, and the Advance Data Tables showcasing key Match outcomes data.
  • Additional data, including SOAP outcomes, will be published in the 2024 Main Residency Match Results and Data Book later this Spring.

NRMP® Specialties Matching Service® Matched Nearly 12,000 Applicants into Fellowship Programs for the 2024 Appointment Year

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released a new data report, the Results and Data Specialties Matching Service®, 2024 Appointment Year, for Fellowship Matches in the Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®). The report shows that 14,034 active applicants submitted a rank order list of programs, competing for 14,169 fellowship positions in 6,116 programs. Of those applicants, 11,853 were matched to a fellowship position, an increase of 305 active applicants from the 2023 appointment year.  

Key Points: 
  • The report shows that 14,034 active applicants submitted a rank order list of programs, competing for 14,169 fellowship positions in 6,116 programs.
  • Of those applicants, 11,853 were matched to a fellowship position, an increase of 305 active applicants from the 2023 appointment year.
  • The number of applicants matched for the 2024 appointment year increased for all applicant types compared to 2023.
  • The number of U.S. MD graduates matched was 6,667, an increase of 110 applicants from the 2023 appointment year.

7,700 Resident Physicians Placed into Fellowship Training Positions through the NRMP's Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match, its largest fellowship Match encompassing 38 subspecialties. The 2023 Match featured an all-time high of 3,482 programs that certified a rank order list, marking a 3.6 percent increase in the number of programs over 2022. These programs collectively offered 9,068 positions, a 3.9 percent increase with 344 more positions than the previous year. Of these positions, 7,723 (85.2 percent) were filled when the matching algorithm was processed. While both the number of programs and positions increased by over three percent, the number of applicants certifying a rank order list for the Match saw a modest rise of only 35 applicants or 0.4 percent.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match, its largest fellowship Match encompassing 38 subspecialties.
  • "The growth of fellowship programs and positions in the Match reflect training opportunities and the future workforce trends of medical subspecialties.
  • Pediatric specialties offered 1,878 certified positions, filling 1,487 positions (79.2 percent), a decrease of 5.5 percent compared to last year.
  • Pediatric specialties filling over ninety-five percent of their positions include Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

NRMP Establishes Standardized Applicant Placement Rate Metrics for the Main Residency Match® and SOAP®

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) announced today new reporting for the overall placement rate of participants in the Main Residency Match and the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP). The NRMP has released a whitepaper, Applicant Placement Rate in the Main Residency Match and Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program, which reports for the first time both Match and overall placement data for all applicants compared to those who submitted certified rank order lists of programs in the Match. This new placement data offers unprecedented insights into the transition to residency process.

Key Points: 
  • New whitepaper explores the applicant Match Rate vs. Placement Rates
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) announced today new reporting for the overall placement rate of participants in the Main Residency Match and the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP).
  • At the conclusion of each Main Residency Match cycle, the NRMP has historically reported the applicant Match Rate.
  • To better understand the overall placement rate of Match participants, the NRMP will conduct an additional 10-year historical analysis of the Match Rate and Placement Rates.
  • By releasing both the Match Rate and Placement Rates, the NRMP has established a standardized calculation and definition of applicant placement data, incorporating the multiple variables associated with Match applicants."

NRMP®'s Transition to Residency Conference to be held October 5 - 7, 2023 in Boston

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Monday, September 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to announce its national in-person stakeholder conference, Transition to Residency: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum, will take place October 5 – 7, 2023, in Boston, MA. The conference provides a unique opportunity for members of the medical education community, including medical schools, residency programs, resident physicians, and medical students, to come together, network, and collaborate on ways to improve the transition to residency and support young physicians.

Key Points: 
  • The conference provides a unique opportunity for members of the medical education community, including medical schools, residency programs, resident physicians, and medical students, to come together, network, and collaborate on ways to improve the transition to residency and support young physicians.
  • "We're looking forward to welcoming residency program and medical school faculty along with learners to Boston this year," said NRMP President and CEO Donna L. Lamb, DHSc, MBA, BSN.
  • "This conference affords the NRMP the opportunity to engage with attendees and consider consequential changes to the transition to residency, what those could mean for learners, and how such changes could improve or impair the transition.
  • This year's conference theme, The Next 70 Years: Our Imperative to Build a Better Transition to Residency, is designed to get attendees thinking about the future of the Match.

NRMP® Publishes Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service®

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Monday, August 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is pleased to publish Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service® focused on data from fellowship Match applicants in 82 subspecialties for the 2023 appointment year.

Key Points: 
  • The sample size of applicants who consented to provide demographic data for research for the 2023 appointment year was 11,409 which equals 81.2 percent of fellowship Match applicants.
  • To ensure applicant confidentiality, only those characteristics that yielded large enough response sizes are included in the report.
  • Utilizing the Report.
  • In addition to Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service® report, the NRMP recently published Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Main Residency Match® and SOAP® report.

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has chosen an outstanding group of candidates with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences to join its 20-person Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has chosen an outstanding group of candidates with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences to join its 20-person Board of Directors.
  • "We're thrilled to welcome Dr. LaFemina, Dr. Mariano, Dr. Mosquera Vasquez, Ms. Adeyeri, and Mr. Ratna to the NRMP Board of Directors," said NRMP Board Chair Deborah Clements, MD.
  • She has a strong commitment to surgical education and building resident readiness and competencies.
  • The newly elected Board Members replace five exceptional physicians and retiring Board Members:
    Steven Scheinman, MD, President and Dean Emeritus at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

NRMP® releases the 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report, the most trusted data resource for the Main Residency Match®

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) has published its 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report, the comprehensive data resource for the Main Residency Match and its participants. The report documents matches by specialty and applicant type, trends in applicant match rates, applicant preferred specialty, and the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®).

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) has published its 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report , the comprehensive data resource for the Main Residency Match and its participants.
  • We are so pleased that The Match continues to provide consistent and reliable results and that the Match data offers value to the community."
  • In the 2023 Main Residency Match, there were a total of 27,184 active U.S. seniors (MD and DO seniors combined).
  • There were a record number 18,312 categorical primary care positions offered in the 2023 Main Residency Match.

NRMP® Publishes First-Ever Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Main Residency Match®

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Monday, May 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has published its first-ever Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Main Residency Match from the 2022 and 2023 Main Residency Matches.

Key Points: 
  • Interactive demographic data reporting to inform the national conversation about applicant Match experience, biases in residency recruitment, and improvements to the transition to residency.
  • WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has published its first-ever Charting Outcomes™: Demographic Characteristics of Applicants in the Main Residency Match from the 2022 and 2023 Main Residency Matches.
  • The NRMP's interactive report represents the first among medical education organizations to take a comprehensive look at applicant demographic data characteristics as they relate specifically to preferred medical specialty choice and Match outcomes.
  • The first release of the interactive report generates comprehensive demographic profiles for applicants in 41 medical specialties and encourages users to explore interactive data visualizations.