Important Dates:
Presidents’ Day Holiday: ERAS Support Services will be closed February 18.
February 20: NRMP Registration/Withdraw and Rank Order List certification deadline is 9:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
ERAS Support Services for Applicants
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NRMP Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)
The Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), which replaced the former Post-Match “Scramble,” is a standardized and uniform process for those applicants who do not secure a residency position or who are only partially matched through the NRMP Main Match and for those residency training programs that have training positions unfilled by the Main Match and are seeking eligible applicants.
What is SOAP?
- Soap is a series of rounds during which programs make offers; it is not a second Match.
- Applicants express preferences by applying to programs through ERAS.
- Programs express preferences with lists of applicants in the NRMP Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) System.
- Through the R3 System, program offers are extended to applicants.
- Applicants could receive multiple offers in any round.
- Positions offered and accepted during SOAP establish a binding commitment enforced by the NRMP Match Participation Agreement.
To be eligible to participate in SOAP, an international medical student/graduate must, among other requirements:
- Have registered for the 2013 Main Residency Match.
- Be fully or partially unmatched.
- Have taken and passed the examinations necessary for ECFMG Certification.
During SOAP, eligible applicants:
- Can access the List of Unfilled Programs for those positions for which they are eligible.
- Can apply only to unfilled Match-participating programs.
- Must use ERAS to apply to programs.
- Cannot use phone, fax, e-mail, or other services to contact programs.
- Cannot have another individual/entity (including medical school) contact programs.
- Can accept positions only through SOAP during Match week.
- Cannot apply to non-Match participating programs until after Match week.
Ineligible applicants cannot participate in SOAP and will not have access to the List of Unfilled Programs.
To obtain detailed information on SOAP, visit the NRMP website. The NRMP has provided webcasts regarding SOAP at www.nrmp.org/communication.html; you will need Adobe Reader version 9.0 and Adobe Flash 10.0 to view these webcasts.
ERAS Support Services is currently processing OASIS and Letter Writer Portal uploads within two business days.
Documents received via mail/courier service will take four to six weeks to process.
Monitor the ADTS section of AAMC’s MyERAS website to track the status of your ERAS application.