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

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 by March 2nd, 2022 (the Rank Order List deadline) (ECFMG communicates with NRMP^® weekly to update candidate verification.)

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

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