2027 ERAS season begins
Applicants can start the season workflow and build the application.
2027 residency cycle
Build the application. Evaluate the programs. Rank what you want.
A single route through ERAS, signals, interviews, NRMP registration, rank lists, Match Week, and SOAP—with the handoffs made clear.
Application serviceERAS
Sends your application and documents to participating residency programs.
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Matching serviceNRMP
Manages registration, rank order lists, matching, and Match Week status.
2027 working timeline
Dates create the operating plan.
Use these milestones to work backward, then verify every date and time on the official AAMC and NRMP calendars before taking action.
MyERAS submission opens
Applicants may begin submitting applications at 9 a.m. ET.
Programs begin review
Programs may begin reviewing applications and MSPEs at 9 a.m. ET.
Interview season
Prepare, attend, and document evidence for fit and ranking.
NRMP standard registration ends
The current applicant calendar lists this as the standard-registration deadline.
Match Week
Match status, SOAP, and Match Day occur on the official schedule.
Timeline reviewed August 8, 2026. AAMC ERAS timeline ↗ · NRMP applicant calendar ↗
Application architecture
Build one coherent evidence set.
Your experiences, statement, letters, scores, signals, and interview stories should support the same honest specialty narrative without repeating one another.
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Identity + education
Names, history, transcripts, MSPE, exam transcript, certification status, and accurate dates.
02
Experiences
Clinical, research, teaching, service, leadership, and other work explained through scope and impact.
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Narrative
A specialty-specific personal statement connecting experience, growth, contribution, and future direction.
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External evidence
Letters from people who can provide relevant, specific examples of readiness and professional behavior.
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Program strategy
Eligibility filters, fit, geography, signals, application breadth, and a documented reason for each choice.
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Quality control
Final PDF review, date consistency, document assignment, signal check, and application confirmation.
Signals are scarce decisions.
For the 2027 MyERAS season, applicants to participating residency and fellowship programs can use signals. Apply specialty rules, remove ineligible programs, then allocate signals by genuine interest and fit—not prestige alone.
Use the signaling framework →Build stories, not scripts.
Prepare flexible evidence for clinical reasoning, teamwork, challenge, feedback, leadership, and growth. Research each program and record rank-relevant evidence immediately afterward.
Prepare for interviews →Rank true preferences.
Compare training, culture, geography, support, constraints, and career fit. NRMP advises ranking programs in genuine preference order, not where you predict you are most likely to match.
Build the rank list →Match Week · 15–19 March 2027
Prepare a contingency without assuming you will need it.
Verify account access, save the official calendar, identify advisors, keep adaptable documents ready, and understand SOAP communication and offer rules before Match Week begins.
Open the Match Week + SOAP guide- AccessWorking NRMP and application-service logins
- AdviceNamed advisor and proofreader availability
- DocumentsCurrent application materials ready to adapt
- RulesOfficial SOAP communication and offer process
Primary sources
Verify the parts that bind you.
Application services, specialty rules, dates, fees, and Match policies change. Use this site to understand the system, then use the official source to act.