NRMP Match Algorithm Explained (Residency Application Process)

If I rank a program with 10 spots 1st. The algorithm will attempt to match me to that program. However if that program ranks me 12th, but 2 of the top 10 at that program have other programs ranked first, will I match to that program? Or, because I do not break their top 10, will the algorithm go ahead and scoot me to my number 2.

Can a resident applicant and fellowship applicant couples match through NRMP??

Just to add, some TY positions DO rank applicants without an interview if they are being considered for the advanced position. However its not the norm and is program specific

bro i swear the match is literally a game show

Great video.
Of note (in case any med students are reading this): Preliminary and transitional year residencies are not simply for unmatched applicants or struggling students, as this video leads you to believe. I went to one for my first choice. Some are much better than others though and consider this option on a case by case basis based on your career goals.

Now that USMLE Step 1 is pass fail as are grades at most medical schools, USMLE Step 2 is ever more important as a single deciding factor.

It's basically an implementation of the Gayle-Shapley algo.

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Thanks for explaining so perfectly 🌹🌹

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So residency programs can see if you’ve ranked them? Is that why they might bump you up?

NRMP has led to price fixing, monopoly and cartelisation of employers. It robs residents of right to negotiate , fight for wage increase. In fact NRMP Match leads to manufactured wage deflation of residents by robbing them of right to negotiate. Residents are being traded like chattel.

How does that work with the new step 1 pass/fail system?

What if I do not want to match with a civilian residency program but intend to join the armed forces as a medical officer? Are armed forces residencies matched using the same system?

I would love to see an IMG's 'guide' to the match! i know you weren't an IMG and you would probably need to outsource a lot of info but I think a video like that would be so helpful! love your content and website btw!! <3

Wouldn't John's match to City be a confirmed match right away? He is ranked 2 with 2 seats.

Jesus Christ, and I thought software engineering interviews were crazy (so much there are books about how to crack the software engineer interview)

But to have a whole match system...

do you have a video explaining how to set yourself apart for residency application now that Step 1 is P/F?

Wow, that is nerve-racking...

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Good to know...What's the UK system of residency matching?

You work hard, score a standard deviation above the mean on the USMLE then get sent to Afghanistan after your first year then have no residency to come back to. Isn't that how everyone else's selection worked?

the match system is fucking stupid!! I failed to match this year. It is actually the stupidest thing on earth and doesn't work in favor of students at all, but for the programs very much so!

Can you do a video explicitly on couples matching?

I’m confused, when you select your rank list, are you listing programs for the specialty you want? Or, are you submitting different specialties with your top specialties higher on the list?

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Just a quick reminder: there is no Nobel Prize in Economics. Look it up.

I'm a computer science major and we're studying this algorithm currently in one of my classes. it's called "stable matching"

What is a rank list?

Thank you. Hace no idea why I am watching this now. 🙏
Also Mark why couldn't you pick Private so everyone could go home happy. Smh

Did Kevin ever fix that Bowel Issue?

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Is this only for americans? Do other countries have this too?

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Thanks so much for this video! This is the most comprehensive explanation of residency matching that I have seen so far. I would definitely be interested in more videos from you about residency in general. It seems like (real) information on what to actually expect in residency (academically, professionally, and personally) is difficult to find.

I have a question about the connection between the ERAS application and doing interviews at residency programs. Is the ERAS application like a medical school application where you select which schools/programs you want to inquire about, and so your application goes to them and they like you so they call you for an interview.... or are the ERAS applications just released into cyberspace and programs just randomly select students for interviews?

Does the algorithm factor whether or not a person went to medical school in the united states vs outside? What are the benefits of each case

Thank you so much for the nice video, it clarified so many of my doubts !

Thank you! This makes more sense than any of the other videos I have seen.

Could you make a video explaining the process of applying to US residency as a foreign student? Love your videos btw!

Can you make a video about preliminary surgery residency? Like what are the options afterwards etc. thank you

Could you get interviewed with a school for more then one specialty or do you pick your specialty and you cant get anything different?

“Nobel prize winning algorithm”. Lmao I thought it was sarcastic at the beginning.

I’m very curious as to why it matters even in special cases where the program ranks you when you are considering where to rank them? It seems that the algorithm is straight forward and it should never matter in any case.

Apply to multiple med schools and "hopefully get several acceptances" holy crap those are some wildly high expectations, considering something like 60% of applicants get zero acceptances. 3+ acceptances is the sort of thing that only happens to the best of the best applicants.