National Resident Matching Program

01/13/2026

Registration Reminder!

A late registration fee of $50 will be charged to any residency applicant who registers after January 30, the standard registration deadline. Make sure you register now to avoid the late fee!

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01/12/2026

We are hosting an educational webinar for residency program staff on January 27, at 1 pm ET, about staff responsibilities, ranking process, how the matching algorithm works, and policy info.

Registration is required and has been emailed to residency program staff.

01/09/2026

Do you have questions on how the matching algorithm works? What does a “tentative match” mean? When does a match become final?

https://ow.ly/oc2050XTZ8e

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01/08/2026

Medical Schools! We are hosting a “Verifying Graduation Credentials for the Main Residency Match” webinar on January 22 at 1 pm ET. Join us to learn about verifying graduation credentials, deadlines, and policy info.

Registration info has been emailed to schools.

01/08/2026

Letters of Interest and the Match!

Watch as program directors and advisors talk about how they view letters of interest and hear from the **P policy team about post-interview communication. https://ow.ly/7Jmp50XSp2V

Thinking of sending a letter of interest to a program? Watch as program directors and advisors talk about how they view letters of interest and hear from the...

01/07/2026

It is Match Day for the Psychiatry and Sports Medicine Fellowship Matches! The Match Results Statistics report for each Match is available on our website.

Psychiatry: https://ow.ly/5uYW50XT34S
Sports Medicine: https://ow.ly/9URZ50XT34Q

Congratulations on successful Matches, Psychiatry and Sports Medicine!

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01/06/2026

We are hosting a webinar for Fellowship Match program staff to learn about staff roles and responsibilities, managing participation in the Match, and policy info on January 15 at 1 pm ET.

Registration is required and has been emailed to program staff.

01/06/2026

On January 14 at 2:00pm ET, N**P’s Senior Director of Research, Dr. Sara Balestrieri, will present data related to ranking and matching outcomes in Internal Medicine during a webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine📊

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01/05/2026

Have you seen **P’s latest advising videos? They are short and focus on specific topics such as ranking, interviewing, first-generation , advice, and what resident physicians wish they knew about the Match process.

https://ow.ly/elAK50XRUC8

Official YouTube Channel of the National Resident Matching Program (N**P).

01/02/2026

The January Illuminator newsletter is available: https://ow.ly/IrPm50XR3cU

Read the newsletter for a letter from N**P about the congressional inquiry, Main Residency Match deadlines, future educational webinars, career opportunities, and more!

This issue of the Illuminator includes: The National Resident Matching Program® (N**P®) has published a Letter to the Community from President and CEO Dr. Donna Lamb offering essential insight into…

01/02/2026

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful and healthy holiday season, and we’re looking forward to working with you in 2026!

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from the N**P team! The office will be closed today, December 24, at 12 pm ET, through Thursday, January 1. We will reopen on Friday, January 2, at 8:30 am ET.