NRMP Match resources
Guidance, templates, and advising resources for medical students applying to psychiatry residency and for faculty who mentor them through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match.
Advising students through the Match
Psychiatry participates in ERAS supplemental applications and program signaling. Supplemental applications were introduced into ERAS in the Match 2022 cycle to help applicants provide additional information that programs may use during review.
Supplemental applications
- Applicants answer questions about geographic preference, most meaningful experiences, and other impactful life events.
- There are character limits (typically 300 to 750 words).
- All programs that opt in to supplemental applications see an applicant’s data.
Program signals
- Psychiatry has ten program signals; Medicine/Psychiatry combined programs have two.
- Applicants can opt in or out of signaling.
- A program only sees whether an applicant has signaled that specific program. Share this point with applicants — it may reduce anxiety.
- Applicants applying to multiple specialties submit signals separately per specialty.
AAMC references
Psychiatry Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR)
The Psychiatry SLOR provides a structured template for letter writers and a consistent basis for program review. The current template is included in this package; supporting documents are hosted on the main ADMSEP site.
- Proposal of a Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR) for Psychiatry Residency Applicants (PDF, 152 KB) (opens a PDF on admsep.org)
- Updated Psychiatry SLOR Template 2025–2026 (DOCX, 43 KB) (downloads a Microsoft Word document)
- SLOR example 1 (DOCX, 45 KB) (downloads a Microsoft Word document from admsep.org)
- SLOR example 2 (DOCX, 48 KB) (downloads a Microsoft Word document from admsep.org)
- Applicant SLOR FAQs and Tips for Match 2026 (PDF, 64 KB) (opens a PDF on admsep.org)
- Letter-writer SLOR FAQs and Tips for Match 2026 (PDF, 65 KB) (opens a PDF on admsep.org)
If any document does not meet your accessibility needs, please email the ADMSEP Council.
Psychiatry residency personal statement
ADMSEP provides brief, general advice to help medical students draft a strong personal statement for psychiatry residency applications:
Open the personal statement guidance module (opens a resource on admsep.org)
Share your SLOR experience
Are you willing to share your experience using the SLOR? The ADMSEP Match committees welcome feedback from letter writers, students, and program directors.
Submit SLOR feedback (opens a Microsoft Forms survey, external site)