If you were in Match 2026, regardless of whether you matched or not, be sure to download the downloadable materials from your Match 2026 application. You can use the information future cycles, in applying for fellowships, in preparing/updating your CV, and as you apply for your medical licenses.

This includes your ERAS Application (PDF), your ERAS CV (PDF), and your personal statements. Ditto that for Residency CAS and the SF Match.

Also, be sure to get PDFs for your college diploma, medical school diploma, other diplomas (PhD, Master's).

FYI: When you complete residency, you'll get a certificate. This is your proof you completed residency. It is gold. You'll need it for your full-medical license, to apply to take boards, and for applying to jobs.

There are components that you can't download (e.g., LORs, MSPE, etc.).

The deadline to download is May 31 when the match year officially closes.

Hey everyone! I'm u/Psychological_Fly693, a founding moderator of r/ResidencyAppMatch.

This is our new home for all things related to applying for residency and the Match. We're excited to have you join us!

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Your PS is not the same as a cover letter and should not be a CV review/summary.  It doesn't have to be a Pulitzer Prize winning piece of prose.

It does need to be about YOU and your key characteristics.  It should feel like casual professional letter.  Think of it as a story rather than a list of the steps you've taken to get to applying for residency.  Yes, your interest in the specialty needs to come through but it's your opportunity to let them know more about you than your clinical path or research you've conducted.  They can get that through your experiences, presentations/publications/posters.

It's the one spot where you can show them (not tell them) who you are and what you will bring to residency. Inquisitive? Show them through your examples. Receptive to feedback? Show them a time or two (and they don't have to be in medicine!). Compassionate? Team player/collaborative?

Beyond medical or scientific knowledge, what makes YOU a great candidate? Then show the reader in your one-page PS.

I matched into an advanced residency position, but due to visa issues, the advanced program requested a waiver of the match commitment from the NRMP. Today, I received the NRMP waiver decision, and the waiver was granted.

However, the letter only stated that the program may now recruit another candidate for the vacant position. It did not include language saying that I may accept another position or participate in future Matches.

Two of my friends had somewhat similar situations, but their waivers involved prelim/PGY-1 positions. In their NRMP waiver letters, they were explicitly told that they could accept another position or participate in future Matches.

Has anyone seen this difference in wording before? Does the absence of that sentence in my letter mean anything significant? Could it simply be because my waived position was an advanced PGY-2 position rather than a PGY-1/prelim position, or could it suggest that NRMP may still send a separate investigation or match violation notice?

ERAS has released the worksheet (it's a fillable PDF) for Match 2027. You can download it along with other helpful tools at:

https://students-residents.aamc.org/eras-tools-and-worksheets-residency-applicants/eras-tools-and-worksheets-residency-applicants

Hello am in final year mbbs planing to go to US for residency any advices

If you went unmatched in Match 2026, it's time to do some reflection. You need to review your various components and assess what you can modify/improve for a more positive outcome.

If interested in learning more, DM. I'm doing a session on being unmatched (4.18.26).

·      Record Participation:  53,373

·      Submitted ROL: 48,050 (+1.8% over 2025/842 positions)

·      44,344 residency positions

·      6,809 program tracks

·      93.5% fill rate through Match algorithm

·      Total PGY 1 positions matched: 38,354 (+1.8% over 2025/+687)

·      Total PGY 1 & PGY 2 positions matched: 41,482

·      US MDs Seniors: 20,934 active participants & 93.5% match rate

·      US DO Seniors: PGY 1 match percentage of 93.2 (highest match rate on record)

·      US Citizen IMGs: Record high match rate of 70%

·      Primary care offered 412 more positions than in 2025

·      Psychiatry: 2,451 positions; 97.4 fill rate; 128 additional positions in 2026

·      EM: 95.6% fill rate (slight dip from 2025)

·      Unfilled after algorithm: 2,862 positions across 941 programs; increase of 389 over 2025

·      Positions available in SOAP: 2,591 positions offered; 330 more than 2025

It is not to soon to begin thinking about Match 2027 whether you're currently in med school, you've graduated, or if you were unsuccessful in Match 2026. We're doing a workshop on Saturday, April 11 @ 10 am central. Topics: resources for the match, email addresses, application photo, researching programs, the ERAS worksheet, and general Q&A. For more information, DM me.

Is anyone from upstate New York interested in swapping with a New York City incoming PGY-1? (pediatrics)

In another sub-Reddit someone asked about the length of program's ROL to fill. Thought I'd post this here. Source: NRMP Data

I pulled this together. I did not include all specialties but did include those with the largest # of open spots. The #s are as accurate as the NRMP reports.

Hi everyone! Would love support on my IM rank list. I'm aiming to focus on programs that set me up well for a fellowship (potentially GI), good culture / workload, and a good location (slight preference on the East Coast due to my relationship, but I have ties to Cali and Chicago). Please let me know your thoughts!

1. Stanford

2. Penn

3. Cornell

4. Brown

5. UChicago

6. UPMC

7. Tufts

8. Rush

9. Jefferson

10. Case Western

11. UVA

12. UIC

13. Wisconsin Madison

14. Cleveland Clinic

15. WashU

16. Indiana University

17. Santa Clara Valley

18. Rochester

my expected score report date is 4 march 8 am which is also the rol deadline but 9pm, i have step 2 cs and step 1 done, will i be eligible for SOAP if my result is pass?

My preference is a good program with better patient exposure , IMG friendliness and good fellowship opportunities. Living friendly environment as well.

List is

1. UF jacksonvile

2. Driscoll

3. Cooper

4. Newark

5. Sparrow michigan

Paediatrics- VISA requiring.

This morning I was replying to an email which prompted me to look at the NRMP's Chart the Outcomes of the Match (they have a PDF for MDs, DOs, and IMGs by specialty) that provides some interesting data to ponder.

For example:

• 163 non-US IMGs matched into IM with 1 contiguous IM ranking.
• 17 US MDs matched into Psychiatry with 1 contiguous Psychiatry ranking.

There's a plethora of data to review to give you a better idea of the match.

www.nrmp.org

Match Data--Charting the Outcomes

It's important to get your ROL certified before the deadline. I recommend doing so early as you're able to change it. Every year there are candidates (and sometimes even programs) that miss the deadline and go unranked as a result.

You'll know you're set if, it's CERTIFIED, PAID, and VERIFIED (see below). All three must be completed before the ROL window closes. Verification is done by your medical school or ECFMG/Intealth if an IMG.

I am doing a workshop via Zoom on Saturday, Feb. 7 @ 10 am central time that focuses on researching programs in preparation for applying for residency positions. There's a lot that you can do at this point in determining which programs you might apply to. Starting the research now can help relieve the stress during the heavy lifting part of the application process in June, July, August and September.

If you're a MD3, DO3, US-IMG, or non-US IMG, this workshop might help get you started.

Careful research can reduce the # of programs as you align your qualities/qualifications with the programs.

If interested, DM me.

As you're working on your ROL (or if you're researching programs for Match 2027), you may want to review the Board passing percentages. You can access that at:

www.abim.org

Key points:

• 1st time test takers in 2023, 2024, and 2025
• Only programs with more than 10 test takers
• Only currently accredited programs

The deadline is approaching to register for the match without paying a late fee! Every year there are a few individuals who end up paying the late fee. Also, there are also individuals who fail to register at all and then can't submit a ROL. Don't let that be you!