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CORD Guidelines for Ethical Participation in the Match
All Emergency Medicine residency programs must participate in the National Resident
Matching Program (NRMP). The only exceptions are those programs that are approved by the
RRC for EM after the interview season is over, or those that have expanded and have received
accreditation to do so too late to include those additional positions in the Match. These programs
would be allowed to fill the new positions after the unmatched applicants are notified.
All available positions must be included in the Match.
No guarantees may be given by a program to an applicant.
No program director may tell an applicant that he or she will hold back a position from the
Match or add a position outside the Match if the applicant drops out of the NRMP.
All NRMP guidelines must be followed.
Alleged violations of these guidelines will be investigated by the CORD Committee on the
Ethical Participation in the NRMP under the direction of the Board of Directors.
Programs that violate the guidelines will be subject to sanctions at the discretion of the Board
of Directors.
Appropriate exceptions will be made for those candidates in the military and military programs.
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