Which specialties do not participate in the NRMP match?

Almost every residency specialty gets its residents and fellows through the NRMP match. There are three exceptions: Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery and Urology have their own match process. 

Two things to note:

1. These are 2nd year residency positions. You would still need to have 1st year residency (also called internship) position in medicine, surgery or transitional year through NRMP.

2. The timelines for the match for these three specialties is different from the rest that go through the NRMP. Have a look at the links below to get the most updated information. In general, the match results of Ophthalmology and Urology are released sooner than the NRMP match results in January of the year of training; while the match result of Plastic surgery is released later than the NRMP match results in May of the year of training.

The San Francisco match is the matching program for Ophthalmology and Plastic surgery.

The American Urological Association runs the residency match process for Urology applicants.

Each specialty has its own rules and timelines so I would recommend that you go the official websites linked above. All the best! www.Ed4Medus.com

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