FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 21, 2025
Contact:
Celia Searles
AAFP Public Relations
csearles@aafp.org
LEAWOOD, KS—The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) congratulates the future family physicians who matched in the 2025 National Resident Matching Program® Main Residency Match (NRMP). These future family physicians are critical to meeting the growing need for primary care clinicians in the United States.
“Match Day is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome the next generation of family physicians,” said Jen Brull, M.D., FAAFP, AAFP President. “To everyone who matched into a family medicine residency—congratulations! You are stepping into a career filled with purpose, connection and impact. The AAFP is here to support you at every stage, championing family physicians as they advocate for their patients and communities. Welcome to the family!”
After the first round of the NRMP Match, 4,574 positions were filled with students and graduates pursuing family medicine residency training. By the time this process concludes, we anticipate that over 5,300 positions will be filled, making it the largest class ever of new family medicine residents.
Match Day is a milestone moment for medical students and graduates as they learn where they will complete their residency training after years of exploring specialties during medical school, months of interviewing at residency programs and, finally, submitting a ranked list of their preferred programs to the NRMP.
“I am thrilled to welcome and celebrate the next generation of physicians who matched into family medicine this year. Family physicians make the best leaders, listeners and partners in care,” said R. Shawn Martin, AAFP EVP and CEO. “While the health care landscape is ever-changing, your role as a family physician remains constant: the ultimate advocate for your patients. The AAFP will always be in your corner as you work to keep your patients, their loved ones and communities safe and healthy. Your journey is our purpose.”
The Match signals the importance of family physicians as leaders, advocates and trusted messengers in their communities.
“There is an urgent need for more primary care physicians to meet the needs of our population. We know that access to a usual source of care, like a family physician, leads to lower health care costs and healthier lives,” said Martin. “The AAFP works with policymakers, health leaders and family physicians across the country to invest in primary care and bolster the workforce, while ensuring those who have chosen family medicine continue to have the resources to care for patients and communities.”
Students and graduates choose family medicine because it allows them to pursue their many interests in medicine, practice community-oriented care and form lifelong relationships with entire families. Where there are people, there are family physicians working to make communities healthier.
A full 2025 Match analysis, along with graphs and additional information, will be available this afternoon on aafp.org.
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About American Academy of Family Physicians
Founded in 1947, the AAFP represents 128,300 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the largest medical society devoted solely to primary care. Family physicians conduct approximately one in five office visits — that’s 192 million visits annually or 48 percent more than the next most visited medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide more care for America’s underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on integrated care. To learn more about the specialty of family medicine and the AAFP's positions on issues and clinical care, visit www.aafp.org. For information about health care, health conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s consumer website, www.familydoctor.org.