Can I offer a position to an applicant who has been released by his/her matched program?
As stated in Section 3.4 of the Match Participation Agreement, applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from their binding match commitment. A decision to grant or deny a waiver is at the sole discretion of the NRMP; accordingly, applicants released by their matched program are not eligible for appointment to another program until the NRMP has granted a waiver. Programs that offer positions to applicants who have not received a waiver from the NRMP will be subject to a violation investigation. An applicant who matched to my program has asked to be released. It would not jeopardize my program to release her, and I have another candidate to whom I could offer the position. Can I release the matched applicant and offer the position to another candidate? The NRMP has sole discretion over the waiver review process; applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from their binding match commitment. If the NRMP approves a waiver request, the applicant
As stated in Section 3.3 of the Match Participation Agreement, applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from their binding match commitment. A decision to grant or deny a waiver is at the sole discretion of the NRMP; accordingly, applicants released by their matched program are not eligible for appointment to another program until the NRMP has granted a waiver. Programs that offer positions to applicants who have not received a waiver from the NRMP will be subject to a violation investigation. An applicant who matched to my program has asked to be released. It would not jeopardize my program to release her, and I have another candidate to whom I could offer the position. Can I release the matched applicant and offer the position to another candidate? The NRMP has sole discretion over the waiver review process; applicants and programs are not authorized to release each other from their binding match commitment. If the NRMP approves a waiver request, the applicant
