The Match^® 2023 Timeline

Eligibility Checklist by Candidate Type:

Will be sponsored by their medical schools
Must be able to start an ACGME^® residency program on July 1st the year of The Match
Will be verified for graduation by their medical school
Registered for the Main Residency Match

Must be able to start an ACGME^® residency program on July 1st the year of The Match^®
Must have their USMLE^® Step 1 and Step 2CK scores, OET, and Alternative Pathway approval
Must have their credentials fully verified by ECFMG^® by March 1st, 2023 (the Rank Order List deadline) (ECFMG communicates with NRMP^® weekly to update candidate verification.)
Registered for the Main Residency Match

Includes previous US Medical Graduates, Canadian, and DO applicants
Must be able to start an ACGME^® residency program on July 1st the year of The Match
Will have their credentials verified by their medical school
Registered for the Main Residency Match

All residency candidates must be registered with NRMP^® by the Rank Order List deadline.

All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Day 1

Monday, March 13, 2023

10 a.m. — Applicants are notified through NRMP^® if they are Matched, Unmatched, or Partially Matched. SOAP-Eligible applicants can access the List of Unfilled Programs.
10 a.m. on March 13th - 8 a.m. on March 14th — Time to use Electronic Residency's Program Compatiblity Search! Applicants have time to research programs on the List of Unfilled Programs
11 a.m. — ERAS^® opens for applicants to select programs, prepare their applications, and submit applications.
Ideally, submit all 45 applications before 8 a.m. on Tuesday

Day 2

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

8 a.m. — Residency Programs begin receiving applications and contacting applicants for interviews.
All Day — Keep an eye out for interview invitations. Programs will begin creating preference lists.

Day 3

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

All Day — Programs review applications, conduct interviews, and create/certify SOAP preference lists in the R3 system.

Day 4

Thursday, March 16, 2023

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Applicants receive Round 1 offers by logging in to R3 system (Offer Round 1).
11 a.m. — Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 1 offers.
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 2).
2 p.m. — Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 2 offers.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 3).
5 p.m. — Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 3 offers.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 4).
8 p.m. — Applicant deadline to accept/reject Round 4 offers.
9 p.m. — SOAP Concludes: List of Unfilled Programs updates to include unfilled residency programs that did not participate in SOAP and becomes available to all residency candidates registered to NRMP®.

Day 5

Friday, March 17, 2023