Timetable for the 2008 Post - Match Residency Scramble

Match Status Day:

March 17th, 2008 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (i.e. New York Time)

(Applicants get to know whether they matched or no - they do not get to know WHERE they matched - unless of course a candidate only had ONE program on his / her Rank Order List )


2008 Scramble Start Date & Time:


March 18, 2008 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time


2008 Scramble End Date & Time:


Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time


March 20 is also Match Day !

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

( This is when all Matched applicants get to know WHERE they matched )


Also Read:

- See the above schedule on NRMP Site
- Who can you participate in the scramble ?





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Post-Match Scramble Timeline

When Mid-March arrives, and all those registered with the NRMP match who submitted a Rank Order Lists (ROL) of residency programs, will be informed by email of their match outcome. This email from NRMP will have a subject-line that will say "Did I match ?" [ We must compliment NRMP's cheekiness to maintain suspense in the heat of the moment ;-) ] But their attempt to maintain the suspense does not end with that - this email will ONLY tell you whether you got a match or no.

On March 13th, 2007, at 12:00 pm Eastern time (i.e. New York Time) , the NRMP website will post a list of unfilled positions on their website. No, this list is not public ! This list can only be accessed after logging in by people who were registered with the NRMP. So what about the others who did not register ? Psssst - Hint: Got friends who know how to attach PDF files to emails ? ;-) Hmmmmmmmmm

March 13th and 14th 2007 (upto 5 pm Local program time) are the 'Scramble days', atleast technically, coz' it seems about 5-10% positions are unfilled even after the scramble and such programs may accept applications even upto the start of Residency (1st July 2007)

On March 15th 2007, the guys & gals who got a match will know WHERE they matched.

Now.....If only there was a way to stop that time and make all the calls and faxes you wanted to ....




Also Read:

- How Does the Post-Match Scramble Work?