National Matching Service

The National Matching Service (NMS) is a U.S. cooperation that administers matching services between applicants and employers, primarily in fields related to medicine.

The following matches are administered solely by NMS:

  • Postdoctoral Dental Residencies in the United States
  • Psychology Internships in the United States and Canada
  • Neuropsychology Residencies in the U.S. and Canada
  • Osteopathic Internships and Residencies in the United States
  • Pharmacy Residencies in the United States
  • Articling Positions with Law Firms in Alberta, Canada

Matches that are supported by NMS services or consultation:

  • National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
  • Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
Medical education in the United States
Stages
  • Pre-medical
  • Medical school
    • Clerkship
  • Sub-internship
  • Internship
  • Residency
  • Fellowship
  • Board certification
  • Licensure
  • Continuing medical education
Pathways
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
  • International medical graduate
Degrees
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
  • MD-PhD
  • Comparison
Exams
  • MCAT
  • USMLE
    • Step 1
    • 2CK
    • 2CS
    • 3
  • COMLEX
    • Step 1
    • 2CE
    • 2PE
    • 3
Regulatory bodies
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
  • National Resident Matching Program
  • National Matching Service
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education
  • Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
  • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
  • American Osteopathic Association
  • American Medical Association
Lists
  • Medical schools
  • Specialty colleges
Reformers
  • Abraham Flexner
  • William Osler
  • William Stewart Halsted
  • Andrew Taylor Still

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    “... the Wall became a magnet for citizens of every generation, class, race, and relationship to the war perhaps because it is the only great public monument that allows the anesthetized holes in the heart to fill with a truly national grief.”
    —Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”
    —Public Service Announcement.