In August all fourth year students register for the National Residency Match Program. Students may withdraw later only if they are accepted into an Armed Forces residency program or if they decide to postpone entering into a PGY-1 residency. The following tentative calendar gives an idea of the way in which the NRMP process unfolds during the student’s fourth year.
| January-August: | Students meet with Associate Dean for Student Affairs, for “Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)” interview and for career counseling. |
| July-October | Residency applications completed and submitted. |
| November 1 | MSPEs are submitted to hospital program directors as requested by students. |
| December-January | Interview month. Students interview at hospital programs. |
| February 25 | Student rank order lists are due at NRMP; also hospital rank order lists. |
| March 19 | MATCH DAY. Announcement of NRMP results. |