Common use of Applicants and Programs Clause in Contracts

Applicants and Programs. Unmatched applicants shall not contact programs and/or apply for unfilled positions before 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday of Match Week. SOAP-eligible unmatched applicants shall initiate contact with the directors of unfilled programs only through ERAS and shall refrain from any other contact until directors of unfilled programs initiate contact with them. Directors of unfilled programs may communicate with each other, but shall not initiate any contact with SOAP-eligible applicants prior to 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday of Match Week and prior to receiving an application through ERAS. Directors of unfilled programs shall not initiate any contact with SOAP-ineligible unmatched applicants. After 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday and after receipt of an ERAS application, programs can initiate contact with an unmatched applicant or an individual or entity acting on behalf of an unmatched applicant. Unmatched applicants and the directors of unfilled programs may not accept or offer positions prior to 12:00 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday of Match Week. During SOAP, positions shall be offered and accepted only through the R3 system.

Applicants and Programs. Unmatched applicants shall not contact programs and/or apply for unfilled positions before 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday of Match Week. SOAP-eligible unmatched applicants shall initiate contact with the directors of unfilled programs only through ERAS and shall refrain from any other contact until directors of unfilled programs initiate contact with them. Other individuals or entities shall not initiate contact on behalf of any unmatched applicant prior to directors of unfilled programs initiating contact, regardless of the initiator’s role in an institution or school. Directors of unfilled programs may communicate with each other, but shall not initiate any contact with SOAP-eligible applicants prior to 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday of Match Week and prior to receiving an application through ERAS. Directors of unfilled programs shall not initiate any contact with SOAP-ineligible unmatched applicants. After 3:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday and after receipt of an ERAS application, programs can initiate contact with an unmatched applicant or an individual or entity acting on behalf of an unmatched applicant. Unmatched applicants and the directors of unfilled programs may not accept or offer positions prior to 12:00 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday of Match Week. During SOAP, positions shall be offered and accepted only through the R3 system.