We look forward to working with you! In advance of your meeting, please utilize a few resources:
- The AAMC’s Careers in Medicine https://mec.aamc.org/cim-assessments/#/landing This is a series of multiple-choice questions to gauge your interest in different aspects of medical practice.
- AAMC’s Residency Explorer – https://careersinmedicine.aamc.org/explore-options/specialty-profiles and compare yourself to previously matched applicants at those programs.
- AAMC’s Careers in Medicine – https://careersinmedicine.aamc.org/prepare-residency/research-programs
- Texas STAR (Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency) is a nationwide survey and online dashboard developed by UT Southwestern Medical School. It is designed to help third and fourth-year medical students, advisors, and deans better navigate the residency match process by providing real, anonymized data from students who recently matched” – https://ais.swmed.edu/texastar/
- AMA’s Specialty Guide – FREIDA™ Residency and Fellowship Program Listing (ama-assn.org) highlighting the wide variety of specialty options, and detailed training information.
Introduction to the 2026 Main Residency Match for Residency Programs
2026 Main Residency Match Applicants Calendar
View important dates below and add these dates to your personal calendar to keep track of Match deadlines throughout the process.
MAIN RESIDENCY MASTER CALENDAR
Research Programs
Use the Program Directory to explore over 6,000 PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs participating in the Main Residency Match.
Registration
Sep 15 12:00 PM
Registration Opens
Match Registration opens and you can create your R3 account.
You must register for both the NRMP and the application service or process required by the program.
Standard Registration is available until January 30, 2026.
2026 Main Residency Match Calendar PDF
2026 Main Residency Match Applicant Checklist
Policies Help
Jan 30, 2026 11:59 PM
Standard Registration Deadline
Applicant Standard Registration Deadline for the Match and SOAP.
There is a $50 additional fee for late registration after January 30.
View all Match fees.
Ranking
Feb 02 12:00 PM Est
Ranking Opens
Login to R3 to build and edit your Rank Order List.
The number of positions in each program (quota) has been finalized and can be reviewed in the Program Directory.
Medical schools begin verifying student/graduate graduation credentials.
Support Guide: Enter and Certify a Rank Order List for Applicants
Mar 04 09:00 PM EST
Rank Order List Certification Deadline
Medical school student/graduate graduation credentials verification deadline.
IMG applicant deadline to meet ECFMG verification requirements.
Registration Deadline
Applicant late registration for the Match and SOAP and Match withdrawal deadline.
Match Week
Mar 16 10:00 AM EDT
Applicants match status available
Applicants learn if they matched (by email and R3 system).
2026 Match Week and SOAP Schedule PDF
Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) Begins
SOAP-eligible unmatched and partially matched applicants can access the List of Unfilled Programs in the NRMP’s R3 system under the SOAP tab, which will appear at the start of SOAP. NRMP is the authoritative source for applicant SOAP eligibility. The List of Unfilled Programs will show only programs for which the applicant is eligible based on their matched status.
Each application service will display all the unfilled programs using that service for SOAP. 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.
11:00 AM EDT
SOAP applicants can start preparing applications
Contact the application service designated by the program with any questions.
Mar 17 08:00 AM EDT
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.
Mar 19 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
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.
12:00 PM – 02:00 PM EDT
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.
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM EDT
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.
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM EDT
SOAP Round 4
6:00 pm EDT: Applicants receive Round 4 offers.
8:00 pm EDT: Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 4 offers.
09:00 PM EDT
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.
Mar 20 12:00 PM EDT
Match Day
Applicant Match results available (by email and within the R3 system).
Medical school Match Day ceremonies.
Advance Data Tables available on www.nrmp.org.
Advisors
Professor Angeles Martinez Velez, MCSW, LICSW
Career Advisor (CiM) /Family Therapist
Personal, Ontological and Cognitive Coach
Neuroscience Applied to Mindfulness Certified
Director of Counseling and Support Service for Residents and Fellows
Students Performance Coordinator
Office A-209
787-758-2525 ext 2032
Cynthia Hernández Otero, M.Ed., EdDc
Career Advisor (Non-specialty specific) (CiM) MS1 & MS2
Asociate Director, Office of Institutional Advancement
Institutional Community Outreach – MSC – Medicine
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine