The moment you’ve been waiting and preparing for: residency! This process can introduce feelings of excitement and joy, but also nervousness, anxiety, and uncertainty. Rest assured - we have the resources to help prepare you for this major step in your academic journey!
While the other resources you’ll find on this page are critical elements in the residency application process, here are some specific resources pertaining to this process (Note: ERAS, ResidencyCAS, and NRMP are all separate entities that have specific roles in the residency application. Learn more from the links below):
Please note: the sections on this page do not contain a complete list of all resources. Please navigate each section’s main webpage to look for specific information or resources not listed.
Wednesday, June 25th
6:00pm (CST)
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Navigating Your Residency Application: MyERAS® Portal & Residency Explorer™ Tool - June 25
Tuesday, June 3rd
12:00pm (CST)
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on Pediatrics - June 3
Tuesday, June 10th
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application with a focus on Anesthesiology - June 10
Thursday, June 12th
1:30pm (CST)
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on Internal Medicine - June 12
Tuesday, June 17th
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on Pathology - June 17
Wednesday, June 18th
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Debunking the Research Arms Race: Navigating Publications in Medical School - June 18
Tuesday, July 1st
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on Psychiatry (For Applicants and Advisors) - July 1
Tuesday, July 8th
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application with a focus on Family Medicine - July 8
Thursday, July 10th
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on General Surgery - July 10
Residency Explorer™ Tool | Students & Residents (aamc.org)
FREIDA™ AMA Residency & Fellowship Programs Database (ama-assn.org)
Map of Medical Residency and Fellowship Programs | medmap.io
GuidetoCOM Affiliated Medical Residency Programs (1).pdf
ERAS® Statistics | AAMC (view DO application averages per specialty in the Specialty Specific Data section – use the “ACGME Residency 2020-2024" line)
FREIDA™ Obgyn Residency Alignment Survey (OB-GYN only)
CORD Orthopaedic Residency Information Network (ORIN®) (Orthopedic Surgery only)
EMRA Program Search (EM only)
Match Data Resources
Charting Outcomes™: Characteristics of U.S. DO Seniors Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty: 2024 Main Residency Match® | NRMP
Advance_Data_Tables_2025.pdf (data from 2025 Main Residency Match)
Charting Outcomes™: Program Director Survey Results, 2024 Main Residency Match® | NRMP (important data for selecting applicants to interview and rank)
ERAS Timeline:
June 4, 2025 - ERAS 2025 season begins
September 3, 2025 - ERAS applicants can submit applications (9am ET)
September 24, 2025 - ERAS Residency programs can review applications (9am ET)
Main Webpage: Applying to Residencies with the ERAS® System | Students & Residents
Application Resources:
ERAS 2025 Participating Specialties & Programs
What You Need to Know About the 2026 ERAS® Application Season | Students & Residents
Understanding the Application Process | Students & Residents
Register for the MyERAS® Portal for Residency | Students & Residents
2025 MyERAS® Applicant User Guide | Students & Residents (2026 User Guide will be updated when available)
Fees for ERAS® Residency Applications | Students & Residents
ERAS® Tools and Worksheets for Residency Applicants | Students & Residents
2024-2025 Season for Effectively Utilizing the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) (link will be updated after 2025-2026 video is released in June)
ERAS 2025 for Applicants on Vimeo
Program Signaling:
Program Signaling for the 2026 MyERAS® Application Season | Students & Residents
Residency Programs Participating in Program Signaling | Students & Residents
Letters or Recommendation:
Letters of Recommendation | Students & Residents
Letter or Recommendation Portal User Guide (NOT for students; only for authors uploading LOR or SLOE if they need assistance)
SOAP:
Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) resources for ERAS:
ERAS® Program SOAP® Information | Students & Residents (will be updated when 2026 information is available)
AAMC ERAS® and NRMP® offer SOAP® 101 Webinar on Vimeo (previous 2025 SOAP webinar)
Help & Support:
FAQs for ERAS® Residency Applicants | Students & Residents
ERAS for Applicants:
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET
Closed Wednesday, 3 - 5 p.m. ET
202-862-6264
ResidencyCAS Timeline:
June 4, 2025 - ResidencyCAS (OB-GYN & Emergency Med.) application cycle opens
August 25, 2025 - ResidencyCAS applicants can request USMLE/COMLEX scores
September 3, 2025 - ResidencyCAS applicants can submit applications
September 24, 2025 - ResidencyCAS application deadline
October 1, 2025 - Programs can review applications in ResidencyCAS
Main webpage: About | ResidencyCAS
ResidencyCAS Applicant Quick Start Guide - Liaison (VIDEO & resource links)
Filling Out Your ResidencyCAS Application - Liaison
ResidencyCAS Application Fees - Liaison
ResidencyCAS Participating Programs and Eligibility - Liaison
Right Resident, Right Program, Ready Day One: Applicant Resources - APGO (ResidencyCAS resources for OB-GYN)
Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) - Liaison
Additional Resources:
Before and After You Submit Your ResidencyCAS Application - Liaison
Participating in Interviews - Liaison
Help & Support
ResidencyCAS Applicant Help Center - Liaison (FAQ & Step-by-Step)
Information From ResidencyCAS Webpage:
at [email protected] or by phone at 617-612-2070. Note the following:
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM ET.
For the quickest response, log in to your application and contact us by chat.
We typically provide responses to emails within two business days; however, response times can take up to three business days when we’re at our busiest.
Be sure to have your CAS ID number (located in the Applicant Menu in the lower-left corner of the application) when contacting ResidencyCAS.
Timleline:
Timetable - Ophthalmology Residency - SF Match - Residency and Fellowship Matching Services (TIMELINE)
Main Webpage:
SF Match - Residency and Fellowship Matching Services
About Us - SF Match - Residency and Fellowship Matching Services
Overview - Ophthalmology Residency - SF Match - Residency and Fellowship Matching Services
FAQs - Ophthalmology Residency - SF Match - Residency and Fellowship Matching Services
SF Match: 415-447-0350
Timeline:
(Calendar coming soon)
General Resources:
Completing a Residency | Medicine + the Military
DHA Graduate Medical Education Training Sites | Health.mil
Matching Services:
*Note: Registration for these matching services is separate than the application service you applied through (ex: ERAS & NRMP). Please see whether your application service or program utilizes a separate matching service or not (most programs in ERAS & ResidencyCAS utilize NRMP).
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP):
NRMP Timeline:
September 15, 2025 - NRMP registration opens (12pm ET)
January 30, 2026 - Deadline for NRMP registration (11:59pm ET)
February 2, 2026 - NRMP ranking opens (12pm ET)
March 4, 2026 - Deadline for NRMP Rank Order List certification (9pm ET)
March 16, 2026 - NRMP Match Status available (10am ET – only city/state)
March 16, 2026 - Supplemental Offer and Acceptance (SOAP) processes begin
March 16, 2026 - SOAP applicants can start preparing applications (11am ET)
March 17, 2026 - Programs begin reviewing SOAP applications (8am ET)
March 19, 2026
SOAP Round 1 (9am – 11am ET) March 19th
SOAP Round 2 (12pm – 2pm ET) March 19th
SOAP Round 3 (3pm – 5pm ET) March 19th
SOAP Round 4 (6pm – 8pm ET) March 19th
March 20, 2026 - NRMP Match Day (full results available at 12pm ET)
Main Webpage: National Resident Matching Program
Registration Resources:
Residency Applicants | NRMP
2026-MRM-Applicant-Checklist.pdf
Registering_for_MRM-App.pdf
Match Fees | NRMP
Policy & Match Agreement:
The Match Agreement | NRMP
Policy Highlights and Pitfalls for Applicants | NRMP
Rank Order List:
Rank Your Programs | NRMP
Entering and Certifying Rank Order List (ROL)
Creating a Supplemental ROL (see FAQ to see if a supplemental ROL is needed)
Creating Supplemental Rank Order Lists - YouTube
Couples in NRMP:
Couples in the Match | NRMP
Couples matching when you aren’t in the same match program or cycle | Careers in Medicine
Navigating the NRMP® Main Residency Match® as a couple | Careers in Medicine
The couples guide to communicating with residency programs | Careers in Medicine
I want to participate in the Match as a couple. Is there a limit to how many programs my partner and I can rank? | NRMP
Registering_for_MRM-App.pdf (This is how you register for The Match (same resources as listed in section above). Each student will do this separately. Then, utilize the process outlined in the link below to send the “Couple Request”).
Applicant_Coupling-App.pdf (How to send partner the “Couple Request” in NRMP).
Couple_View_Certify_ROL_MRM-App.pdf (Viewing & Certifying ROL for couples)
Couples ROL is treated as a pair, rather than individually. If algorithm goes through their ROL and does not match, it will not match them independent of each other
- “No Match” option: see NRMP videos in link above. Pay attention to SOAP information for non-matching individual in this scenario.
NRMP Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) Resources:
SOAP | NRMP
Navigating Match Week and SOAP for Applicants Webinar | NRMP
Navigating-MW-SOAP-for-Applicants-PDF-version.pdf (SLIDES!)
How-a-SOAP-Round-Works.pdf
SOAP_View_Unfilled_Prog_MRM-App.pdf
If you still do not match during SOAP, you can view the list of unfilled programs on NRMP and contact the programs (note: only if you participated in the NRMP Match; you cannot share the list of unfilled programs – it is a Match Violation).
SOAP_View_Respond_to_Offers_MRM-App.pdf
After the Match | NRMP
Help & Support | NRMP (Contact & FAQ)
Main Webpage: Urology and Specialty Matches - American Urological Association
Specialty Match Timelines - American Urological Association (TIMELINE) Match Application Program Assistance Video - American Urological Association
[email protected]
Dr. Brandon Dorion, Career Services
General application/matching inquiries
Specialty questions
NRMP School Official
Match Day
Dr. Dasa Gangadhar, Sr. Assoc. Dean for Curriculum, Clinical Medicine & GME
Dr. James Joseph, Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
NRMP School Administrator
Sara Lemon, Clerkship Coordinator
Rotation questions
Dr. Hannah Piechowski, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
MSPE (Dean’s Letter)
Heather Pierce, Director of Rotations
Ruth Ryan, Student Affairs
Freda Strack, Registrar
Medical School Transcripts
Dr. Rick Winslow, Sr. Assoc. Dean of Student Affairs & Strategic Academic Programs
Megan Young, Clerkship Coordinator
Rotation questions