Applicants If the NRMP's investigation of an alleged Match violation by an applicant results in a finding that an applicant has committed a violation of this Agreement, the processing of the applicant's rank order list may be interrupted. The NRMP at its discretion may withdraw the applicant from the SMS Match. If a matched applicant is the subject of a violation investigation, the program to which the applicant matched may not fill the position with another applicant until the NRMP has issued the Final Report or granted a waiver, whichever is earlier. If the violation investigation has not concluded by the start date of training, the program shall begin training the matched applicant unless NRMP has granted a waiver or issued a deferral. The NRMP’s Final Report on the confirmed violation will be delivered to the applicant with copies to:
(1) the applicant's medical school official, with a request that the Final Report be placed in the applicant’s permanent file
(2) the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates if the applicant is a graduate of an international medical school
(3) the NRMP institutional official and the director of the program to which the applicant matched
(4) the NRMP institutional official and the director of the program to which the applicant has applied or switched (if known)
(5) the party who originally reported the violation
(6) the NRMP Executive Committee
(7) the American Board of Medical Specialties
(8) the American Osteopathic Association
(9) the applicant's residency program director
(10) the Federation of State Medical Boards if the applicant is to be permanently identified as a Match violator or permanently barred from future NRMP Matches
(11) any parties whom the NRMP has determined are relevant to its investigation
(12) state medical licensure boards, if requested by the applicant In addition, the applicant may be barred from subsequent NRMP Matches and/or identified as a Match violator to participating programs for one to three years or permanently, as determined by the NRMP. The applicant also may be barred for one year from accepting an offer of a position or a new training year, regardless of the start date, in any program sponsored by a Match-participating institution, and/or starting a position or a new training year in any program sponsored by a Match-participating institution if training would commence within one year from the date of issuance of the Final Report. Further, any applicant who has been denied a waiver of a binding commitment and who does not accept the matched position may be barred for one year from accepting an offer of a position or a new training year, regardless of the start date, in any program sponsored by a Match- participating institution and/or from starting a position or a new training year in any program sponsored by a Match- participating institution if training would commence within one year from the date of the NRMP's decision on the waiver. The decision conveyed in the Final Report will be displayed in the R3 system Applicant Match History for one to three years or permanently, as determined by the NRMP. Term limits of any sanction(s) imposed for the violation will be included to identify the length of time the action is in effect. The NRMP has sole discretion to determine which of the sanctions described above shall be applied in the event an applicant violates this Agreement. Failure to comply with sanctions levied as a result of a confirmed violation that is final may result in a new investigation and additional sanctions.
