The Scramble, or Post-Match

Students in US medical schools who have not matched to a residency position will usually be notified by their Student Affairs Deans the day before match results are announced. Typically, Deans and clinical faculty will then work with unmatched students to find them a position by calling residency programs with unfilled positions as well as transmitting the students' application documents to the programs via ERAS or fax. By the end of the day, most, if not all, of the unmatched students will have found positions.

Independent applicants can find out whether they matched beginning at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the NRMP website in a specific day in mid-March. Unmatched independent applicants can access the list of unfilled programs that is posted on the NRMP website (www.nrmp.org) at 11:30 AM EST on the day following. At 12 noon EST on the day following that, matched applicants can see where they matched on the NRMP website. Unmatched applicants can also access the unfilled position list by calling the NRMP at (202) 828-0566. Either access method requires that the unmatched applicant supply a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and their NRMP identification number. The listings through either access route allow the applicant to search unfilled programs by specialties and locations.

Once an unmatched applicant locates specific programs with unfilled positions that they wish to contact, they begin calling those programs. Preparations for finding a position using the unfilled list should include having access to at least one, preferably two, phone lines, so that one can be talking to a program while simultaneously faxing application information or arrangements should be made to use ERAS to transmit these materials. The ECFMG newsletter (free) provides specific directions for making sure that ERAS can transmit application materials to programs during the scramble period, so it is important to take care of this early. Paper copies of application documents and fax cover sheets can be prepared beforehand. Preparing in advance allows unmatched applicants to contact as many programs with unfilled positions as possible during this time-sensitive post-match scramble period.

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	The Scramble, or Post-Match Students in US medical schools who have not matched to a residency position will usually be notified by their Student Affairs Deans the day before match results are announced. Typically, Deans and clinical faculty will then work with unmatched students to find them a position by calling residency programs with unfilled positions as well as transmitting the students' application documents to the programs via ERAS or fax. By the end of the day, most, if not all, of the unmatched students will have found positions. Independent applicants can find out whether they matched beginning at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the NRMP website in a specific day in mid-March. Unmatched independent applicants can access the list of unfilled programs that is posted on the NRMP website (www.nrmp.org) at 11:30 AM EST on the day following. At 12 noon EST on the day following that, matched applicants can see where they matched on the NRMP website. Unmatched applicants can also access the unfilled position list by calling the NRMP at (202) 828-0566. Either access method requires that the unmatched applicant supply a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and their NRMP identification number. The listings through either access route allow the applicant to search unfilled programs by specialties and locations. Once an unmatched applicant locates specific programs with unfilled positions that they wish to contact, they begin calling those programs. Preparations for finding a position using the unfilled list should include having access to at least one, preferably two, phone lines, so that one can be talking to a program while simultaneously faxing application information or arrangements should be made to use ERAS to transmit these materials. The ECFMG newsletter (free) provides specific directions for making sure that ERAS can transmit application materials to programs during the scramble period, so it is important to take care of this early. Paper copies of application documents and fax cover sheets can be prepared beforehand. Preparing in advance allows unmatched applicants to contact as many programs with unfilled positions as possible during this time-sensitive post-match scramble period.	COMMUNITY MED NEWS Measure Your Knowledge of Phobias Test your knowledge of some less common phobias by matching them to their proper definitions! ALERT Passing Standards for Step 2 CS and Step 2 CK Increased! The USMLE Step 2 Committee has decided to increase the passing standards of the Step 2 CS and Step 2 CK Exams. Learn more. Sign up for the USMLE Edge, Kaplan's free e-newsletter. Join the Kaplan Community and get more features. It's FREE!