The Match^® 2020 Timeline

Friday, March 13, 2020, prior to Match Week^®, all residency candidates registered with NRMP^® will receive an email confirming their Post-Match SOAP^® Eligibility. Post-Match Eligibility does not signify whether or not you have Matched.

Eligibility Checklist by Candidate Type:

US Medical Seniors (USMGs)

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

International Medical Graduates (IMGs)

Must be able to start an ACGME^® residency program on July 1st the year of The Match^®
Must have their USMLE^® Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, and USMLE Step 2 CS verified by ECFMG
Must have their credentials fully verified by ECFMG^® by the week before The Match^® (ECFMG communicates with NRMP^® weekly to update candidate verification.)

Independent Applicants

Includes previous US Medical Graduates, Canadian, DO, and Fifth Pathway
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

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

Match Week

All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Day 1

Monday, March 16, 2020

11 a.m. — Applicants are notified through NRMP^® if they are Matched, Unmatched or Partially Match. SOAP-Eligible applicants will receive the List of Unfilled Programs.
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. — ER Zone: Time to use Electronic Residency! Applicants have time to research programs on the List of Unfilled Programs
12 p.m. — ERAS^® opens for applicants to select programs, prepare their applications, and submit applications.
3 p.m. — Residency Programs begin receiving applications and contacting applicants.

Day 2

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

All Day — Continue applying to programs and keep an eye out for interview invitations. Programs will begin creating preference lists.

Day 3

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

12 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Programs begin to offer positions for applicants to Accept or Deny. (Offer Round 1)
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers. (Offer Round 2)

Day 4

Thursday, March 19, 2020

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Programs continue extending offers. (Offer Round 3)
11 a.m. — SOAP Concludes
12:00 p.m. — 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 20, 2020

MATCH DAY
1 p.m. — Match results released through NRMP^®