Requirements
Each residency site has its own policies regarding the timing and location of interviews. The interview policies for each residency site that participates in the APPCN Match are provided in the List of Participating Programs posted on this website.
All interviews should be completed before the Rank Order List deadline (February 8, 2023).
APPCN strongly encourages residency sites and applicants to conduct virtual interviews either during or prior to INS.
Residency sites may also offer open houses or on-site interviews, depending on local policy, and this will be coordinated between residency sites and applicants directly. Residency sites are encouraged not to consider an applicant’s willingness or reluctance to interview in-person in the ranking process, and to convey that information to the applicant. Be sure to check with each residency site to which you apply about application deadlines and opportunities for interviewing and meeting residency site faculty outside of the INS Annual Conference in February 2023.
Communication Guidelines
Residency sites that offer more than one program are expected to ask applicants which program(s) the applicants are interested in, and may indicate the program(s) for which the applicants may be considered. However, applicants may not communicate their ranking intentions to programs, or request information on how any participating program intends to rank any applicant. Furthermore, programs may not request information on whether or how any program will be ranked on an applicant's Rank Order List.
Prior to the Rank Order List deadline, if you receive an offer from a program that is not participating in the APPCN Match (i.e., a "preemptive offer") you may contact programs participating in the APPCN Match and inform those programs of the preemptive offer. If a participating program intends to rank you in a manner that will guarantee a match, that program may so inform you. Please refer to Policy #4 of the APPCN Match Policies for complete details.
Some residency sites use NMS Interview to schedule their interviews. NMS Interview is a component of the NMS Match System that simplifies the interview scheduling process for applicants and residency sites. With NMS Interview, you will receive interview invitations by email and can then self-schedule into available timeslots online. You can also book, manage, and change your interview schedule online in the NMS Match System. You must be registered for the APPCN Match in order to use NMS Interview.