What happens if you don't sign a residency contract?

[manny24]

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They act like we have a choice. No matter what it says we have to sign or we get BANNED from NRMP

 

[GoSpursGo]

I mean you have a choice in that they can't physically force you to sign the contract, but choosing anything other than signing your contract and fulfilling your match requirement will result in an NRMP ban.

 

[gutonc]

You get banned from the Match for some period of time (and NRMP has latitude on that) from 1-5 years. 1 year is really bad, 5 years is basically forever.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

All programs are required to show you the contract prior to the match -- so this really shouldn't be an issue. Other than salary (which might change), there shouldn't be other major changes. If a program did make a bunch of changes that you were uncomfortable with, you could probably successfully get a match waiver for that.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

All programs are required to show you the contract prior to the match -- so this really shouldn't be an issue. Other than salary (which might change), there shouldn't be other major changes. If a program did make a bunch of changes that you were uncomfortable with, you could probably successfully get a match waiver for that.

I thought I recalled getting sample contracts at all of my interviews

 

[GoSpursGo]

All programs are required to show you the contract prior to the match -- so this really shouldn't be an issue. Other than salary (which might change), there shouldn't be other major changes. If a program did make a bunch of changes that you were uncomfortable with, you could probably successfully get a match waiver for that.

This is the user who was unhappy with having SOAP'd into a specialty that he/she now regrets, and presumably is still seeing if there's a way out: Leaving after NRMP 45 day policy