CASPR Eligibility & Rules

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants

  Any applicant graduated or graduating from an accredited podiatric medical college and seeking an appointment in a podiatric medical residency program beginning in 2027 is eligible to register to participate in CASPR.

  Applicants must pass their APMLE Part I examination in order to submit applications to programs. Applicants must pass their APMLE Part II examination in order to participate in the Match or MP II.

  Applicants are encouraged to refer to the CASPR Directory of Residency Programs for more information regarding each institution and program's eligibility requirements.

  • CASPR Directory of Residency Programs

• Programs

  Approval by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) is the recognition accorded a podiatric residency program that meets the educational standards established by the profession. All CPME approved residency programs must participate in CASPR.

  • Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME)
  • AACPM website

CASPR Agreements

Each participating applicant and program accepts the terms of the CASPR Agreements when they register to participate in CASPR.

CASPR Rules

CASPR is a program of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM). AACPM has set the following rules for participants in CASPR:

• All applicants and programs must comply with the Schedule of Dates.
• Programs must comply with the CASPR Code of Conduct for Residency Programs, and must offer all their approved, available, first year podiatric residency positions through CASPR.
• Applicants must submit, and programs may only accept and consider, applications through the CASPR system until the completion of the Match and MP II. At the conclusion of the Match and MP II, applicants may submit, and programs may accept and consider, applications in any manner desired by programs, including from individuals not participating in the current CASPR cycle.
• Programs must provide complete and accurate information to applicants prior to the Rank Order List deadline concerning the position(s) being offered in CASPR, including all institution and program policies related to employment/appointment eligibility, compensation, and accreditation status.
• Applicants have sole responsibility to research and satisfy all program eligibility requirements and deadlines. Applicants must provide complete, accurate, and timely information to CASPR and to the programs to which they apply.
• Programs must notify CASPR in writing of any changes in CPME approval status, the number of available positions, or any other factors affecting program operations. It is the program's responsibility to inform applicants of this information.
• Programs may not offer or enter into a contract for a concurrent year residency position with an applicant before completion of the CASPR Match and MP II. Similarly, applicants may not accept or commit to a position outside of CASPR unless they have received a waiver from AACPM.
• Programs and applicants may freely discuss any matter and may express a high level of interest in each other. A program may voluntarily inform an applicant as to whether it intends to rank the applicant, and an applicant may voluntarily inform a program as to whether the applicant intends to rank the program. However, neither programs nor applicants may solicit such information. In addition, applicants and programs may not disclose or solicit any information regarding the positioning of any applicant or program on a Rank Order List. The Rank Order Lists submitted by each program and applicant are the sole determinants of their respective preferences for the Match and for MP II.
• The results of CASPR constitute a binding commitment between the applicant and the program. Appointment of an applicant to a position is subject to the applicant's satisfaction of all lawful institutional employment and onboarding requirements. An institution/program cannot avoid offering appointment to its matched applicants without a waiver from AACPM CASPR.
• Violations of the terms of the CASPR Agreements may result in being terminated or suspended from CASPR or loss of placement and may result in legal actions or professional sanctions against the violators.