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Introduction to the Matching Program. The Main Residency Match (“the Match”) and the Specialties Matching Service comprise the Matching Program sponsored by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®), an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1952 for the purpose of providing an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the training preferences of applicants to U.S. residency and fellowship positions with the preferences of residency and fellowship training program directors. The Matching Program: ▪ Provides a system for the confidential selection of applicants to graduate medical education programs using an electronic, proprietary mathematic algorithm; ▪ Establishes an equitable and uniform time for applicants and programs to submit rank order lists that express their respective preferences; ▪ Enables programs to make informed decisions about applicants in an orderly manner and free of persuasion; and ▪ Establishes a binding commitment between the applicant and the program(s). Neither the applicant nor the program may release the other from the binding commitment without a waiver or deferral granted by the NRMP (Section 10.0). The Matching Program is managed through the NRMP’s proprietary Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system which processes an applicant’s and a program’s certified Rank Order List using a mathematical algorithm to match the preferences of the applicant to the preferences of the program(s). Programs learn which applicant(s) matched according to published schedules provided by the NRMP. Only programs from institutions that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of the applicable Agreement may participate in the Matching Program. Such programs also must register individually with the NRMP and agree to abide by the terms of the applicable Match Participation Agreement. The Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®) is provided by the NRMP to program directors’ groups (i.e., associations of training program directors) whose programs offer entry level positions only to applicants who have completed two or more years of graduate medical education. The NRMP requires the program directors' group of each specialty participating in the SMS to execute annually an "NRMP Program Directors’ Annual Participation Agreement" that commits active participation of at least 75 percent of the group's eligible programs and a minimum of 75 percent of all available positions in the specialty for that year. Specialties Matching Service Match sponsors may voluntarily elect to implement a policy whereby all participating programs are required to register and attempt to fill all positions in the Match. Positions may be offered through the SMS to physician graduates of medical schools in the United States and elsewhere who meet the eligibility requirements set forth by the NRMP. Any breach by a sponsoring institution of any of its obligations under this Agreement may be investigated by the NRMP pursuant to its Policies and Procedures for Reporting, Investigation, and Disposition of Violations of NRMP Agreements and may result in penalties to the institution as described in Section 12.0. Institutions are advised to read carefully this Agreement and retain a copy of it for future reference.

Introduction to the Matching Program. The NRMP Matching Program is a system for the confidential selection of applicants to graduate medical education program residency and fellowship positions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Matching Program" refers to all Matches conducted by the NRMP, including both the Main Residency Match (“the Match”) and the Specialties Matching Service comprise Service. Sponsoring institutions that register any programs in the Main Residency Match agree to select senior students of U.S. allopathic medical schools for all of their programs only through the Match or another national matching plan. In addition, programs participating in the Main Residency Match agree to register and attempt to fill all of their positions in the Match or another national matching plan. Positions may be offered through the Matching Program sponsored by to physician graduates of medical schools in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®), an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1952 for United States and elsewhere who meet the purpose of providing an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the training preferences of applicants to U.S. residency and fellowship positions with the preferences of residency and fellowship training program directors. The Matching Program: ▪ Provides a system for the confidential selection of applicants to graduate medical education programs using an electronic, proprietary mathematic algorithm; ▪ Establishes an equitable and uniform time for applicants and programs to submit rank order lists that express their respective preferences; ▪ Enables programs to make informed decisions about applicants in an orderly manner and free of persuasion; and ▪ Establishes a binding commitment between the applicant and the program(s). Neither the applicant nor the program may release the other from the binding commitment without a waiver or deferral granted by the NRMP (Section 10.0). The Matching Program is managed through the NRMP’s proprietary Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system which processes an applicant’s and a program’s certified Rank Order List using a mathematical algorithm to match the preferences of the applicant to the preferences of the program(s). Programs learn which applicant(s) matched according to published schedules provided eligibility requirements set forth by the NRMP. Only programs from institutions that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of the applicable this Agreement may participate in the Matching Program. Such programs also must register individually with the NRMP and agree to abide by the terms of the applicable Match Participation AgreementAgreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs or the Specialties Matching Service Match Participation Agreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs. The Specialties Matching Service® Service (‘SMS®’) is provided by the NRMP to program directors’ groups (i.e., associations of training program directors) whose programs offer entry level positions only to applicants who have completed two or more years of graduate medical education. To qualify for participation in the SMS, the program directors' group representing the programs in a particular specialty must designate a specialty representative to be responsible for overseeing the SMS matching process and to be the group's official representative to the NRMP on all matters regarding the group's programs that register to participate in the SMS. Each group participating in the SMS is expected to identify eligible programs and to assist the NRMP in communicating with such programs. The NRMP requires the program directors' group of each specialty participating in the SMS to execute annually an "NRMP Program Directors’ Annual Participation Agreement" that commits active participation of at least 75 percent of the group's eligible programs and a minimum of 75 percent of all available positions in the specialty for that year. If a group fails to register 75 percent of its eligible programs and/or positions, the NRMP, at its discretion, may discontinue such group's participation in Matches managed by the NRMP. Specialties Matching Service Match sponsors may voluntarily elect to implement a policy whereby all participating programs are required to register and attempt to fill all positions in the Match. The NRMP shall monitor the compliance of programs in those specialties in registering and attempting to fill all of their positions through the Match provided the Match sponsor provides the NRMP with information about the number of positions with fellows in training for that appointment year. Positions may be offered through the SMS to physician graduates of medical schools in the United States and elsewhere who meet the eligibility requirements set forth by the NRMP. Only applicants and programs that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of the Specialties Matching Service Match Participation Agreement may participate in the SMS. The parties acknowledge that (a) the NRMP does not provide application services to applicants or programs; (b) applicants must apply directly to the programs with which they desire to match in addition to registering with the NRMP Matching Program and listing such programs on their certified rank order lists; and (c) the NRMP is not involved in establishing the terms of any residency or fellowship agreement and has no responsibility for providing applicants with any information concerning such agreements. The purpose of the Matching Program is to provide a uniform time for both applicants and programs to make their selections without pressure. In the SMS, applicants may be “matched” to programs using the certified rank order lists of the applicants and programs. In the Main Residency Match, applicants may be “matched” to programs using the certified rank order lists of the applicants and programs or they may obtain positions during the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) that occurs during Match Week. All Matches are managed through the NRMP’s Registration Ranking and Results (R3) system. Match Week is the period of time when applicants and programs learn the results of the Main Residency Match, beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on Monday and ending at 1:00 p.m. eastern time on Friday. A match between an applicant and a program or a position offered and accepted during SOAP constitutes a binding commitment between the two parties in accordance with the terms of the relevant Match Participation Agreement. Any breach of that commitment may result in penalties to the breaching applicant or program, as described in Section 10.0. Any breach by a sponsoring institution of any of its obligations under this Agreement may be investigated by the NRMP pursuant to its Policies and Procedures for Reporting, Investigation, and Disposition of Violations of NRMP Agreements and may result in penalties to the institution as described in Section 12.010.0. Institutions are advised The NRMP seeks to read carefully this Agreement maintain the highest professional standards in the conduct of the Matching Program and retain in its interactions with all participants: applicants, program directors, institutional officials, and student affairs deans. All participants in the Matching Program shall conduct their affairs in an ethical and professionally responsible manner and shall respect the right of applicants to freely investigate program options prior to submission of a copy of it for future referencefinal rank order list.

Introduction to the Matching Program. The NRMP Matching Program is a system for the confidential selection of applicants to graduate medical education program residency and fellowship positions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Matching Program" refers to all Matches conducted by the NRMP, including both the Main Residency Match (“the Match”) and the Specialties Matching Service comprise Service. Sponsoring institutions that register any programs in the Main Residency Match agree to select senior students of U.S. allopathic medical schools for all of their programs only through the Match or another national matching plan. In addition, programs participating in the Main Residency Match agree to register and attempt to fill all of their positions in the Match or another national matching plan. Positions may be offered through the Matching Program sponsored by to physician graduates of medical schools in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®), an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1952 for United States and elsewhere who meet the purpose of providing an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the training preferences of applicants to U.S. residency and fellowship positions with the preferences of residency and fellowship training program directors. The Matching Program: ▪ Provides a system for the confidential selection of applicants to graduate medical education programs using an electronic, proprietary mathematic algorithm; ▪ Establishes an equitable and uniform time for applicants and programs to submit rank order lists that express their respective preferences; ▪ Enables programs to make informed decisions about applicants in an orderly manner and free of persuasion; and ▪ Establishes a binding commitment between the applicant and the program(s). Neither the applicant nor the program may release the other from the binding commitment without a waiver or deferral granted by the NRMP (Section 10.0). The Matching Program is managed through the NRMP’s proprietary Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system which processes an applicant’s and a program’s certified Rank Order List using a mathematical algorithm to match the preferences of the applicant to the preferences of the program(s). Programs learn which applicant(s) matched according to published schedules provided eligibility requirements set forth by the NRMP. Only programs from institutions that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of the applicable this Agreement may participate in the Matching Program. Such programs also must register individually with the NRMP and agree to abide by the terms of the applicable Match Participation AgreementAgreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs or the Specialties Matching Service Match Participation Agreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs. The Specialties Matching Service® Service (‘SMS®’) is provided by the NRMP to program directors’ groups (i.e., associations of training program directors) whose programs offer entry level positions only to applicants who have completed two or more years of graduate medical education. To qualify for participation in the SMS, the program directors' group representing the programs in a particular specialty must designate a specialty representative to be responsible for overseeing the SMS matching process and to be the group's official representative to the NRMP on all matters regarding the group's programs that register to participate in the SMS. Each group participating in the SMS is expected to identify eligible programs and to assist the NRMP in communicating with such programs. The NRMP requires the program directors' group of each specialty participating in the SMS to execute annually an "NRMP Program Directors’ Annual Participation Agreement" that commits active participation of at least 75 percent of the group's eligible programs and a minimum of 75 percent of all available positions in the specialty for that year. Specialties Matching Service Match sponsors may voluntarily elect to implement If a policy whereby all participating programs are required group fails to register and attempt to fill all positions 75 percent of its eligible programs and/or positions, the NRMP, at its discretion, may discontinue such group's participation in Matches managed by the MatchNRMP. Positions may be offered through the SMS to physician graduates of medical schools in the United States and elsewhere who meet the eligibility requirements set forth by the NRMP. Only applicants and programs that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of the Specialties Matching Service Match Participation Agreement may participate in the SMS. The parties acknowledge that (a) the NRMP does not provide application services to applicants or programs; (b) applicants must apply directly to the programs with which they desire to match in addition to registering with the NRMP Matching Program and listing such programs on their certified rank order lists; and (c) the NRMP is not involved in establishing the terms of any residency or fellowship agreement and has no responsibility for providing applicants with any information concerning such agreements. The purpose of the Matching Program is to provide a uniform time for both applicants and programs to make their selections without pressure. In the SMS, applicants may be “matched” to programs using the certified rank order lists of the applicants and programs. In the Main Residency Match, applicants may be “matched” to programs using the certified rank order lists of the applicants and programs or they may obtain positions during the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) that occurs during Match Week. All Matches are managed through the NRMP’s Registration Ranking and Results (R3) system. Match Week is the period of time when applicants and programs learn the results of the Main Residency Match, beginning at 12:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday and ending at 1:00 p.m. eastern time on Friday. A match between an applicant and a program or a position offered and accepted during SOAP constitutes a binding commitment between the two parties in accordance with the terms of the relevant Match Participation Agreement. Any breach of that commitment may result in penalties to the breaching applicant or program, as described in Section 10.0. Any breach by a sponsoring institution of any of its obligations under this Agreement may be investigated by the NRMP pursuant to its Policies and Procedures for Reporting, Investigation, and Disposition of Violations of NRMP Agreements and may result in penalties to the institution as described in Section 12.010.0. Institutions are advised The NRMP seeks to read carefully this Agreement maintain the highest professional standards in the conduct of the Matching Program and retain in its interactions with all participants: applicants, program directors, institutional officials, and student affairs xxxxx. All participants in the Matching Program shall conduct their affairs in an ethical and professionally responsible manner and shall respect the right of applicants to freely investigate program options prior to submission of a copy of it for future referencefinal rank order list.