All residency candidates must be registered with NRMP® by the Rank Order List deadline.
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Monday, March 14, 2022
9 a.m. — Applicants are notified through NRMP® if they are Matched, Unmatched, or Partially Matched. SOAP-Eligible applicants will receive the List of Unfilled Programs.
9 a.m. on March 14th to 8 a.m. on March 15th — Time to use Electronic Residency's Program Compatiblity Search! Applicants have time to research programs on the List of Unfilled Programs
10 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
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
8 a.m. — Residency Programs begin receiving applications and contacting applicants.
All Day — Keep an eye out for interview invitations. Programs will begin creating preference lists.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
All Day — Programs review applications, conduct interviews, and create/certify SOAP preference lists in the R3 system.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Programs begin offering positions for applicants to Accept or Deny (Offer Round 1).
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 2).
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 3).
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Programs continue extending offers (Offer Round 4).
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®.
Friday, March 18, 2022
MATCH DAY
12 p.m. — Match results released through NRMP®