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Created in 1952 with the purpose of ensuring a "fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency programs with the preferences of residency program directors" while "at the same time causing record levels of anxiety and high enough [[Troponin|troponin]] levels to warrant an admission for chest pain rule-out, the '''National Resident Matching Program''' (also known as the '''NRMP''' or '''The Match''') takes place at each of the 155 medical schools in the United States on the third Friday of March every year and marks the transition from optimistic medical students to jaded residents.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/bright-eyed-med-students/ Optimistic, Bright-Eyed Med Students Eager to Transform into Jaded, Burned-Out Physicians]</ref> '''The Match''' is best described as medical Tinder with contractual obligations and without sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/nrmp-match-2/ http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/nrmp-match-2/]</ref>
'''Related Reading'''
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- [[Match Day]]
- [[Match List]]
- [[Medical Debt]]
- [[Karen Weaselsnout-Jones]]
'''References'''
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[[Category:Medical Organizations]]
Created in 1952 with the purpose of ensuring a "fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency programs with the preferences of residency program directors" while "at the same time causing record levels of anxiety and high enough [[Troponin|troponin]] levels to warrant an admission for chest pain rule-out, the '''National Resident Matching Program''' (also known as the '''NRMP''' or '''The Match''') takes place at each of the 155 medical schools in the United States on the third Friday of March every year and marks the transition from optimistic medical students to jaded residents.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/bright-eyed-med-students/ Optimistic, Bright-Eyed Med Students Eager to Transform into Jaded, Burned-Out Physicians]</ref> '''The Match''' is best described as medical Tinder with contractual obligations and without sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/nrmp-match-2/ http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/nrmp-match-2/]</ref>
'''Related Reading'''
----
- [[Match Day]]
- [[Match List]]
- [[Medical Debt]]
- [[Karen Weaselsnout-Jones]]
'''References'''
----
<references />
[[Category:Medical Organizations]]