If a program no longer has any positions available to begin in 2010, you must withdraw the program from the Match by the Rank Order List deadline (February 26, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST). A withdrawn program will not be included in the Match, will not be matched with any applicants, and will not be included on the list of programs with available positions that is posted on this web site after the Match for the use of unmatched applicants.

You must withdraw the program using the ROLIC system, when the system is accessible. Detailed instructions for using the ROLIC system are provided elsewhere on this web site. Sign on to the ROLIC system by entering the 4-digit program Code Number and password/PIN, select the Withdraw button on the initial program information page that is displayed after you sign on, then follow the instructions provided on the screen to complete the withdrawal process.

If you withdraw a program, any rankings of applicants that may have been submitted for the program will not be used in the Match. Programs that submit a certified Rank Order List, and that do not withdraw by the Rank Order List deadline, will be included in the Match and will be obliged to accept the Match results.

No Applicants to Rank for a Program

If a program has position(s) available to begin in 2010 that you would like to fill but has no acceptable applicants to rank, and you wish to include the program on the list of programs with positions available after the Match, the program should not be withdrawn. In this case, you should use the ROLIC system to indicate to NMS that the program is still active, but you have no rankings of applicants to submit for the program. To do this, sign on to the ROLIC system by entering the program Code Number and password/PIN, select the No Applicants to Rank button on the initial program information page displayed after you sign on, then follow the instructions provided on the screen to certify the list with no ranks. This will leave the program active in the Match, but the program will not be matched with any applicants. The program can be included on the list of programs with available positions that is posted on this web site after the Match.

Note: Indicating a program has no applicants to rank is not the same as withdrawing the program from the Match. A program with positions available but with no applicants to rank may stay active in the Match in order to be included on the list of programs with available positions that is posted on this web site after the Match. A withdrawn program will not be included on the list of programs with available positions.

Reinstating A Withdrawn Program

If you decide to submit rankings of applicants for the Match for a program that was previously withdrawn, or if you now wish to include the program on the list of programs with positions available after the Match, you can reinstate the program through the ROLIC system when the system is accessible. To reinstate the program, sign on to the ROLIC system by entering the 4-digit program Code Number and password/PIN, select the Reinstate button on the initial program information page that is displayed after you sign on, then follow the instructions provided on the screen to complete the process.

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