The MGP Program Director Council is pleased to announce that we are proceeding with a Match recruitment for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Slides from an NRMP information session held on 5/9/2024 for Program Directors can be accessed here: NRMP Match Presentation
For further information please refer to the FAQ for PDs and the FAQ for Residents.
NRMP Reference Documents:
Match R3 (Registration, Ranking, and Results)
Please contact AMPEducation@amp.org with any questions.
Timeline for NRMP Match 2027-2028:
Fall 2025: Applicants are encouraged to submit applications before January 1, 2026
January 1, 2026: Programs can begin interviewing applicants
February 4, 2026 12:00PM EST: Programs and applicants begin registering for the Match and sign the legally binding Match Participation Agreement
March 11, 2026 12:00PM EST: Ranking Opens
April 1, 2026 11:59PM EST: Quota Change Deadline (Quota is the number of positions your program intends to fill in the Match. Programs no longer intending to participate must withdraw by the deadline or make any change to their number of positions in the Match).
April 15, 2026 at noon, EST: Rank Order List Certification Deadline (for PDs and applicants). Rank lists cannot be edited after this.
April 30, 2026 at noon, EST: Match day!
July 2027: New Fellows start!
Participating Institutions (last updated 6/26/2025):
ACGME link to Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship programs
ACGME link to Laboratory Genetics and Genomics programs
Job Search Site PathologyJobsToday.org