# Application Timeline- Regular Match 2026

|                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| January             | <p>-Lottery Class Meeting </p><p>-Meet with Career Advisor to discuss schedule </p><p>-Receive ERAS Token- can activate ERAS account</p>                                                                                 |
| April               | <p>-Residency Application Overview </p><p>-MSPE Overview- Premedical Section and Noteworthy Characteristics </p><p>-Pathway to Residency Program (PRP) Overview</p><p>-Residency Information Sessions with Sinai PDs</p> |
| Mid-April           | <p>-Premedical Section and Noteworthy Characteristics Due </p><p>-Personal Statement Workshop </p><p>-PRP Application Opens</p>                                                                                          |
| Mid- May            | -Using Resources to Enhance Residency Exploration Session                                                                                                                                                                |
| May-July            | <p>MSPE Meetings with Career Advisor to review:</p><p>-your premed section, noteworthy characteristics and clerkship narratives. </p><p>-specialty choice and application strategy</p>                                   |
| June 4, 2025        | -ERAS Season begins at 9am                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| June-August         | <p>-Work on Personal Statement and get feedback</p><p>-Ask for Letters of Recommendation </p><p>-Work on ERAS Application </p>                                                                                           |
| July 7, 2025        | -PRP Applications Due                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| July                | -PRP Mock Interviews Available                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| August              | <p>-PRP Interviews </p><p>-Finalize Personal Statement </p><p>-Meet with Specialty Advisor to review residency application, program list, interview strategies, LoRs, obtain departmental/chair letter if needed</p>     |
| September 3, 2025   | -Residency applicants may begin submitting MyERAS<sup>®</sup> applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET.                                                                                                                     |
| September 11, 2025  | -Application Office Hours                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| September 12, 2025  | -Participating PRP Programs decisions due                                                                                                                                                                                |
| September 15, 2025  | -NRMP Match Registration Opens                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| September 17, 2025  | -Student Affairs informs students of PRP decisions                                                                                                                                                                       |
| September 18, 2025  | -Application Office Hours                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| September 24, 2025  | -Residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS applications and MSPEs in the PDWS at 9 a.m. ET.                                                                                                                          |
| October-November    | -Mock Interviews Available                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| October - January   | -Residency Interviews                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| January 30, 2026    | -NRMP Registration Deadline                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| February 2, 2026    | -NRMP Rank Order List (ROL) Open                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| March 4, 2026       | -Submit your ROL by                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| March 16 - 20, 2026 | -Match Week                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| March 20, 2026      | -Match Day Results Released!                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| May 31, 2026        | 2026 ERAS season ends at 5 p.m. ET.                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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