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Graduate Medical Education

  • Lee Engel, MD, PhD
    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
    Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
  • 504-568-4006
  • 504-599-1453
  • 2020 Gravier Street, Suite 602
    New Orleans, LA 70112

GME Calendar of Events


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Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sunday
1
Monday
2

San Francisco Match: Plastic Surgery-Aesthetics Rank Deadline

March Beginning of the Month Report (BOM) due to GME

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4

NRMP: Main March Match - Rank Order List Certification & Reversion Deadline 8pm CT

San Francisco Match: Plastic Surgery-Microsurgery CAS target/deadline

Thursday
5

PS-RTS: Programs Locked out for March 1-15 Payroll - House Officers

Friday
6

February End-0f-the Month Report (EOM ) due to GME

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9

PS-RTS: Payroll Run for March 1 -15 - House Officers

San Francisco Match: Plastic Surgery-Aesthetics Match Resluts

Tuesday
10

Programs Begin Reviewing and Updating if needed, House Officer Data in NI that will be auto-populated into Appointment Forms, Spreadsheets, Contracts, etc

Program Administrator Monthly Meeting
10 AM-11 AM

Wednesday
11

NRMP: Laryngology Rank Order List Opens

NRMP: Surgery-Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Rank Order List Opens

NRMP: Radiology Fellowships Match Opens

Thursday
12
Friday
13

Resident Pay Day March 1-15 Pay Period

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16

NRMP - SOAP Begins - See Match Week and SOAP Schedule for Times (NOTE: Change times on schedule to Central Time)

NRMP - Main March Match- Did My Program Fill? (notified by Email and R3 System) 9:00 am Central Time - SOAP Begins

Submit Updated Schedules to OLOL that will Match March EOM Report

NRMP - Main March Match - Match Week

Tuesday
17

NRMP - Main March Match - SOAP - Programs Begin creating SOAP Preference Lists 10:30am CT

NRMP - SOAP Continues - 7 AM (Central) Programs begin reviewing SOAP applications in ERAS

NRMP - Main March Match - Match Week

Wednesday
18

NRMP - Main March Match - Match Week

NRMP - Main March Match - SOAP - Programs review applications in ERAS-PDWS, Conduct Interviews & Create/Certify SOAP preference lists in R3 System - See 2026 SOAP Schedule

Thursday
19

NRMP - Main March Match - Match Week

NRMP - Main March Match Begins - SOAP Rounds 1 - 4 Begin - SOAP Round 4 ends 8 pm. CT

NRMP Main March Match: Programs Confidential Roster of Matched Applicants available 1:00 pm CT

GMEC 25-26 AY
1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Friday
20

NRMP - Main March Match - Match Week

NRMP - Main March Match - MATCH DAY !! 11:00 am Central Time (Advanced Tables Available)

Program Coordinators Select "Will Start" in ERAS for Matched Applicant Data to upload in New Innovations

Program upload Match Results, that don't import, in NI to print appointment forms, spreadsheets, contracts

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23

LSBME - Matched March New Hires start applying for LSBME Permit; Program Coordinators begin printing New HIre Program Letters to submit to LSBME - See instructions in Knowledge Base

Tuesday
24

Run April Beginning-of-the Month Report (BOM)

PS-RTS: Programs Locked out for March 16-31 Payroll - House Officers

Enter April Schedules in Resident Scheduler

Program Administrator Monthly Meeting
10 AM-11 AM

Wednesday
25

NRMP: Neurology-Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology Rank List Opens

Thursday
26

PS-RTS: Payroll Run for March 1-31 - House Officers

Friday
27

Run March End-of-the Month Report (EOM) (It will run only if Payroll has been processed for March1-31)

Due to VA: VA TQCVL & Coordinator Tracker - Copy Yolanda Lundsgaard in the LSU GME Office

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31

Paperwork Due to GME: Appointment Forms, Spreadsheets, Internal Transfer Checklist/Paperwork, & PER 3s if Applicable (See AY 2026-2027 Paperwork Timeline)

Resident Pay Day March 16-31 Pay Period

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