2025 Medical Schools Match Calendar

View important dates below and add these dates to your personal calendar to keep track of Match deadlines throughout the process.

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Research Programs

Applicants use the Program Directory to explore over 6,000 PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs participating in the Main Residency Match.

Registration

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Registration Opens

• Match Code of Conduct for Medical Schools
• Policy Highlights and Pitfalls for School Officials
• Professional Behavior

• Login and Register Help
• Navigating the R3 System for Medical Schools
• Adding and Maintaining School Administrators
• How do I update my school official?
• How do I update my school administrator?
• How many users can I have in the R3 system for my medical school?
• Whitelisting NRMP Emails

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Begin Uploading Rising Seniors

Begin uploading rising US senior students in the Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) system to monitor the registration activity of your students.

• Upload a Student List & Edit Student Details
• How do I know which of my students still need to register for the Match?

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Standard Registration Deadline

Applicant Standard Registration Deadline for the Match and SOAP.

There is a $50 additional fee for late registration after January 31.

Ranking

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Student/Graduate Credentials Verification Opens

Begin verifying student/graduate graduation credentials in the R3 system.

Medical schools are responsible for identifying and verifying their students and graduates who are eligible for Match participation.

• Verifying Graduation Credentials
• Do I need to verify my students and graduates for participation in the Main Residency Match?

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Credentials Verification Deadline

Deadline to verify student/graduate graduation credentials in the R3 system.

• Verifying Graduation Credentials
• How do I know which of my students still need to register for the Match?
• Do I need to verify my students and graduates for participation in the Main Residency Match?
• What happens between Rank Order List Deadline and Match Day?

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Rank Order List Certification Deadline

• What happens between Rank Order List Deadline and Match Day?
• How do I know which of my students still need to register for the Match?

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Registration Deadline

Late registration deadline for the Match and SOAP and deadline for applicant to be withdrawn.

Match Week

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Medical School Unmatched Applicants report available

Medical school Unmatched Applicants report available (embargoed until 10:00 am EDT) in the R3 system under "Options", click on "Reports".

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Applicant match status and program fill status available

Applicants learn if they are matched and programs learn if they filled (by email and R3 system).

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Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) Begins

SOAP-eligible unmatched and partially matched applicants can access the List of Unfilled Programs in the R3 system. The NRMP is the authoritative source for applicant SOAP eligibility status. Applicants are responsible for ensuring they apply only to positions for which they are eligible, as shown on the SOAP List of Unfilled Programs in the NRMP’s R3 system.

Applicants and their representatives cannot communicate with a program until contacted by that program.

• SOAP: Viewing Unfilled Programs
• Do programs usually conduct interviews during SOAP?
• Can I apply to a different specialty during SOAP than I applied to during the regular Match season?
• Do I need to reapply to programs after the first SOAP round?

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SOAP applicants can start preparing applications

Contact the application service designated by the program with any questions.

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Programs begin reviewing SOAP applications

Programs may contact applicants upon receipt of an application and begin interviewing.

Contact the application service designated by the program with any questions.

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Match Results Reports Available

Match results reports and Match notification letters are available to school officials and administrators in the R3 system under "Options", click on "Reports".

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SOAP Round 1

9:00 am EDT: Applicants receive Round 1 offers by logging in to R3 system.

11:00 am EDT: Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 1 offers.

List of Unfilled Programs updated in R3 system.

• SOAP: View & Respond to Offers
• Accessing Results and Reports

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SOAP Round 2

12:00 pm EDT: Applicants receive Round 2 offers.

2:00 pm EDT: Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 2 offers.

List of Unfilled Programs updated in R3 system.

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SOAP Round 3

3:00 pm EDT: Applicants receive Round 3 offers.

5:00 pm EDT: Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 3 offers.

List of Unfilled Programs updated in R3 system.

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SOAP Round 4

6:00 pm EDT: Applicants receive Round 4 offers.

8:00 pm EDT: Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 4 offers.

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SOAP Ends

SOAP ends with the posting of the final List of Unfilled Programs in the R3 system. The List is updated to include unfilled programs not participating in SOAP.

Applicants can begin contacting all remaining unfilled programs. Programs can update the List of Unfilled Programs as positions are filled.

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Match Day

Applicant Match results available (by email and within the R3 system).

Medical school Match Day ceremonies.

• Reporting and Investigation of Violations
• Requesting a Waiver