2015 MATCH

Interviews Are (almost) Over – Now What? Creating Your Rank Order List Thursday, January 15, 2015 Keefer Auditorium Angela Jackson, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Outline: 1.Important deadlines and dates 2.Your Rank Order List 3.Strategies 4.How the MATCH Algorithm works 5.NRMP Rules 6.Schedule for Match Week

Match Day Information: Deadline for response : Feb. 9, 2015 Contact Information for MATCH WEEK, March Nomination for Class Speaker Match Day & Commencement Photo Release Authorization RSVP for these March 20 th Student-only events: Class Meeting Awards Ceremony Match Ceremony Deadline for response : March 23, 2015 If you wish to withhold your match results, the information will not be placed on the OSA Kerberos password protected website or in the 2015 Graduation Program – Please Notify Susan Norris via e- mail by the deadline above.

Mark Your Calendarss: BUSM Match Day: Friday, March 20, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Bakst and Hiebert Alumni Banquet: Saturday, May 2, 2015, location & time TBA School of Medicine Commencement: Saturday, May 16, 2015, 9:00 a.m., Agganis Arena All-University Commencement: Sunday, May 17, 2015, 1:00 p.m., Nickerson Field

2015 AAMC Graduation Questionnaire - GQ Between February 14, 2015 and June 5, Individual link sent in an from on Feb. 14, Your input: – Confidential – Voluntary – Valuable! GQ topics include assessment of your overall experience and with the Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Financial Services: – Adequacy and quality of instruction – Strengths and weaknesses of your medical education – Elective experiences – Preparedness for residency – Student services – Specialty choice and career plans – Financing of education

Deadlines and Dates January 15, 2015Ranking opens in R3 February 25, 2015 Ranking closes in R3 9:00 pm, EST March 16, 2015Did I Match? March 16-19, 2015SOAP Process Friday, March 20, 2015Match Day 12:00 Noon ESTMatch Day Ceremony at BUSM 1:00 pm ESTMatch Results on-line at NRMP

Make an appointment with either your FSA and/or your OSA Dean to discuss your Rank Order List Dr. Angela Jackson Dr. Kenneth Grundfast Dr. Robert Dr. John Polk Dr. Dan Chen Dr. Karen Symes Dr. Samantha Kaplan Dr. Rafael Ortega Meet with Your Advisor/OSA dean:

1.Assess the competitiveness* – you, specialty and program 2.Do not try to guess where the program will rank you 3.Consider the program characteristics, geography, etc. 4.Make your ROL long enough – programs, or more 5.Some “reach” programs 6.Include “safety” programs * Refer to Match Data in the NRMP or CiM: Strategies:

How the Match Algorithm Works 1.Starts with an attempt to place an applicant in the program ranked #1 by the applicant 2.A tentative Match occurs: if the program also ranked the applicant and the program has unfilled positions if the program is filled but the applicant is ranked higher than another applicant tentatively matched to that program

How the Match Algorithm Works 1.There is no match if: the program did not rank the applicant. the program ranked the applicant but is filled with other applicants more preferred by the program, 2.Matches are final when: the algorithm completes its cycles, all tentative matches become final. 3. Couples match when: the algorithm places a couple in their highest ranked pair of programs on the PRIMARY list where BOTH matched.

And if you don’t… Individualized plan – come to OSA to discuss in detail Extending medical school (delaying graduation until 2016) is not a strategy that is beneficial for all unmatched students

Summary Discuss your list with Deans and faculty advisors Prepare a ROL worksheet before entering the NRMP Match Site Be sure to certify your Rank Order List Complete your ROL at least a week before the deadline: Feb. 25, 2015, 9:00 p.m., E.S.T. Do not make last minute changes

Match Rules, Violations, & Consequences

Violation Investigations Reports of potential MATCH violations are taken seriously and investigated fully Violation policy is at

Violation by an Applicant Final Report sent to: – Applicant’s medical school – Directors of residency programs – American Board of Medical Specialties – Federation of State Medical Boards (if applicant is to be permanently barred) – Interested parties Applicant may be identified as a match violator in R3 System or barred from future matches for one to three years, or permanently.

Couples Match Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)

Couples Information Any two applicants can couple. A $15 per partner couples fee must be paid. 30 unique programs can be ranked by each partner before extra rank fees apply. Each partner enters his/her own list. Lists MUST have equal number of ranks. Applicants participating as a couple can rank the same program more than once.

Couples Information Applicants decide what constitutes an acceptable pair of programs. NRMP does not check this information. Use special code ( ) to indicate when one partner is willing to go unmatched if the other partner matches. Code should be used at bottom of lists when other acceptable program pairs have been exhausted. Couples are matched on PRIMARY list only – supplemental rank order lists are NOT linked.

What is the SOAP? Program run by ERAS: Supplemental Application and Offer Program for students who did not match – NOT a second match SOAP applies to: – Unmatched or Partially Matched Applicants eligible to enter residency July 1, 2015

Applicant Eligibility ALL applicants will be notified of eligibility Friday before Match Week via ERAS and – Friday, March 13, 2015 – Regardless of whether or not you need to enter SOAP you will receive notification from the NRMP (This does not mean that you did not match)

SOAP Procedures Unmatched / Partially Matched find out by 12:00 pm on Monday, March 16, 2015 Unfilled Programs List available at 12:00 pm Students can apply to Unfilled Programs at 1:00 PM through ERAS Interested programs will initiate contact with student via phone on Monday-Wednesday The School can not initiate contact with programs on behalf of the student

SOAP Procedures First program offers sent at Noon on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 via – Login into ERAS to accept/reject offer – Receive confirmation if you accept IF you remain unmatched by 2:00 p.m., list of unfilled programs will update – Select the Unfilled programs to Apply – Will update every 3 hours NOON - Friday March, 21 – MATCH

What can the OSA do? Come to OSA ASAP if you did not match: ? New Personal Statement, ?New LOR OSA –Upload your Dean’s letter and transcript for ERAS Deans and other department faculty available to counsel and help you with the SOAP process – If a program contacts you, the OSA or faculty may contact the program on your behalf

Take home points ALL students will receive an Friday, March 13, 2015 regarding their SOAP eligibility If you did not Match, the NRMP notifies the OSA on Monday, March 16, at 11:30 AM, and posts to their NRMP site at 12:00 noon. The OSA will start contacting any unmatched students to help with the SOAP process We will upload Dean’s Letters and Transcripts into ERAS

Rank List Entry Procedures Susan Norris Office of Student Affairs

Getting Started Use your AAMC ID and password to log in to the NRMP’s secure, web-based Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) system. Couples must register both partners’ AAMC IDs in their NRMP files. Your NRMP/AAMC ID and your ERAS/AAMC ID must be the same. Review the NRMP website for procedural information: Creating a Rank Order List - applicants/ Tutorial: applicants/ Review ROL section of User Guide: login to R3 system, and click on “Help”

Definitions Match Status:ACTIVE Registered RANKING ROL started CERTIFIED ROLROL finished Fee Status:PAIDNo fees due Credentials: VERIFIEDBy school (US, Osteo, Canadian applicants) ECFMG Status: VERIFIEDBy ECFMG (IMGs & 5th Pathway applicants)

Final Considerations Do not wait until the last minute to enter your rank order list (ROL)- the servers may be overloaded and very slow Do not make last minute changes to your ROL No changes can be made to ROLs after 9:00 p.m. EASTERN time February 25, 2015; and only certified lists will be used in The Match The NRMP will NOT enter a list, add, delete or move programs or in any way modify a rank order list.

Summary Prepare a rank order list worksheet with program codes in order of preference before entering them on the “My Rank Order List” screen Be sure to certify your rank order list Complete your list at least a week before the February 25, 2015 deadline Relax!

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Application for Medical License If you took more than 4 years to complete your medical education, your state licensure board may request a letter from your medical school, explaining why. Your residency program and/or licensure board will let you know if this is a requirement, and where to have us send this information. Link for form to request Letter of Explanation: postgraduates/ postgraduates/

Rank Order List may be entered on any computer with Internet access: home computer, public library computers, Alumni Medical Library, main campus libraries, Office of Student Affairs Access NRMP Rank Order List website with AAMC ID # and self- created password Your signature is required if you withdraw from the Match, - please contact Loretta Dyson in the Registrar’s Office at (617) You must withdraw by 4:00 p.m., February 25, General Information:

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