So if offered and I accepted an advanced position in SOAP (not the specialty I originally applied in) which begins in 2016, can I apply, interview and accept (if offered) a PGY2 position that would start this year in a different specialty which may open up outside the match during this year while I am waiting? The NRMP says SOAP commitments are as binding as the ones in the main match. But if a spot were to open up in my original choice of specialty can I request my PD who offered the SOAP spot to release me? Can this be done?