MD Program Academic Calendar 2026-2027
All Calendar and Registration dates are Subject to Change
First Year
August
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Monday, Introduction to the Medical Profession |
| 7 |
Friday, Medical Student Research Symposium– mandatory attendance |
| 10 |
Monday, Begin class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion |
| 21 |
Friday, End class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion |
| 24 |
Monday, Begin, Foundations of Patient Care 1 (FPC1) |
September
| Date |
Event |
| 7 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
October
| Date |
Event |
| 28 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – Registration for Spring opens |
November
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Tuesday, 1:00pm - Online Registration for spring closes |
| 24 |
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. –Begin Thanksgiving student holiday |
| 29 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
| 30 |
Monday, Classes resume |
December
| Date |
Event |
| 18 |
Friday, 5:00 p.m., Begin Winter Break |
January
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Friday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
| 4 |
Monday, Resume Foundations of Care 1 |
| 18 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, student holiday |
| 25 |
Monday, End Foundations of Patient Care (FPC1) |
January
| Date |
Event |
| 26 |
Tuesday, Begin class, Foundations of Patient Care 2 (FPC2) |
March
| Date |
Event |
| 13 |
Saturday, Begin Spring Break MS1 |
| 21 |
Sunday, End Spring Break MS1 |
| 22 |
Monday, resume Foundations of Patient Care 2 |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 31 |
Monday – Memorial Day – student holiday |
June
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Tuesday, classes resume after Memorial day holiday |
| 18 |
Friday, Juneteenth – student holiday observed |
| 25 |
Friday, End Class, Foundations of Patient Care (FPC2) |
| 28 |
Monday, Begin Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge |
July
| Date |
Event |
| 5 |
Monday, Independence Day holiday observed |
| 6 |
Tuesday, Classes resume after Independence Day holiday observed |
| 9 |
End class, Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge |
Second Year
August
| Date |
Event |
| 10 |
Monday, Begin Clinical Skills Intensive |
| 11 |
Tuesday, MS2 students register on-line for fall selectives |
| 22 |
Saturday, End Clinical Skills Intensive |
| 24 |
Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81 |
| 26 |
Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Course (Longitudinal) |
September
| Date |
Event |
| 4 |
Friday, End section 21 |
| 7 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
| 8 |
Tuesday, Begin section 22 |
| 16 |
Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Structural Determinants of Health and Disease (SDHD) |
| 18 |
Friday, End sections 22; 41 |
| 21 |
Monday, Begin sections 23; 42 |
| 23 |
Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Foundation 2 (CSF2) |
October
| Date |
Event |
| 2 |
Friday, End sections 23 |
| 5 |
Monday, Begin sections 24 |
| 16 |
Friday, End sections 24; 42; 81 |
| 19 |
Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82 |
| 28 |
Wed., 8:30am – on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives |
| 30 |
Friday, End section 25 |
November
| Date |
Event |
| 2 |
Monday, Begin section 26 |
| 3 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m., on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives Ends |
| 13 |
Friday, End sections 26; 43 |
| 16 |
Monday, Begin sections 27; 44 |
| 25 |
Wednesday, End section 27 |
| 25 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
| 29 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
| 30 |
Monday, Classes Resume; begin section 28 |
December
| Date |
Event |
| 4 |
Friday, End section 15 |
| 7 |
Monday, Begin Section 17 |
| 11 |
Friday, End sections 16; 17; 28; 44; 82 |
| 12 |
Begin winter break |
January
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Friday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
| 4 |
Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81 |
| 15 |
Friday, End section 21 |
| 18 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
| 19 |
Tuesday, Begin section 22 |
| 29 |
Friday, End classes in sections 22; 41 |
February
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 23; 42 |
| 12 |
Friday, End section 23 |
| 15 |
Monday, Begin section 24 |
| 26 |
Friday, End sections 24, 42; 81 |
March
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82 |
| 8-12 |
MS2 students register for summer selectives |
| 12 |
Friday, End sections 25 |
| 15 |
Monday, Begin section 26 |
| 26 |
Friday, End sections 26; 43 |
| 29 |
Monday, Begin sections 27; 44 |
April
| Date |
Event |
| 9 |
Friday, End section 27 |
| 12 |
Monday, Begin section 28 |
| 14 |
Wednesday, MS3 Fall Registration opens |
| 23 |
Friday, End sections 16; 28; 44; 82 |
| 24 |
Saturday, Begin Spring Break |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 2 |
Sunday, End Spring Break |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81 |
| 14 |
Friday, End section 21 |
| 17 |
Monday, Begin section 22 |
| 28 |
Friday, End sections 22; 41 |
| 28 |
Friday, noon deadline for rising Third Year (MS3) Registration form to the Third-year coordinator |
| 31 |
Monday, Memorial Day Holiday, student holiday |
June
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Tuesday, Begin sections 23; 42 |
| 4 |
Friday, 1pm MS3- Online Registration, fall 2025 closes |
| 11 |
Friday, End section 23 |
| 14 |
Monday, Begin section 24 |
| 16 |
Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Foundation 2 |
| 18 |
Friday, Juneteenth, student holiday observed |
| 25 |
Friday, End sections 24; 42; 81 |
| 28 |
Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82 |
July
| Date |
Event |
| 5 |
Monday, Independence Day, student holiday observed |
| 9 |
Friday, End section 25 |
| 12 |
Monday, Begin section 26 |
| 21 |
Wednesday, End Structural Determinants of Health Disease (SDHD) |
| 23 |
Friday, End classes in sections 26; 43 |
| 26 |
Monday, Begin sections 27; 44 |
August
| Date |
Event |
| 6 |
Friday, End section 27 |
| 6 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium - MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 9 |
Monday, Begin section 28 |
| 11 |
Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Course |
| 20 |
Friday, End sections 16; 28; 44; 82 |
Third Year
August
| Date |
Event |
| 6 |
Thursday, poster presentations- Mandatory Attendance |
| 7 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium– MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 24 |
Monday, Third Year Scholarly Year Begins |
| 27 |
Thursday, MS3 Begin QMDM Medical Statistics |
September
| Date |
Event |
| 7 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
October
| Date |
Event |
| 28 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – spring registration opens |
November
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – spring registration opens |
| 10 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. MS3 registration for spring closes. |
| 25 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
| 29 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
| 30 |
Monday, Classes Resume |
December
| Date |
Event |
| 11 |
Friday, MS3 End QMDM Medical Statistics |
| 12 |
Saturday, Winter Break begins |
**Research Ethics due 30 days after start date**
January
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Friday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
| 4 |
Monday, Research Resumes |
| 5 |
Tuesday, Begin QMDM Evidence Based Medicine |
| 18 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
March
| Date |
Event |
| 8-12 |
Registration for summer term |
April
| Date |
Event |
| 2 |
Friday, End QMDM Evidence Based Medicine |
| 30 |
Friday, End Spring Term |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Monday, Begin Summer Term |
| 28 |
Friday, MS3 SWPs due (9 month deadline) |
| 31 |
Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday |
June
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Tuesday, Summer 42 begins |
| 18 |
Friday, Juneteenth – student holiday observed |
July
| Date |
Event |
| 5 |
Monday, Independence Day, student holiday observed |
August
| Date |
Event |
| 5 |
Thursday, Poster Presentations – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 6 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
Fourth Year
March
| Date |
Event |
| 4-10 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Tuesday, 1:00 p.m.
Registration for rising MS4, summer |
| 12 |
Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Drop/Add begins for summer 43, 44 |
April
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Registration for Rising MS4, Fall opens |
| 7 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. registration closes |
| 8 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Drop/Add for Fall opens. |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 4 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 41, 81 |
| 25 |
Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday |
| 29 |
Friday, End classes in section 41 |
June
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin classes in section 42 |
| 5 |
Fri., 1:00 p.m. – Drop/Add Ends for summer, sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) |
| 19 |
Friday, Juneteenth, student holiday |
| 26 |
Friday, End classes in sections 81, 42 |
| 29 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 82, 43 |
July
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Friday, Independence Day, student holiday observed |
| 24 |
Friday, end classes section 43 |
| 27 |
Monday, Begin classes in section 44 |
August
| Date |
Event |
| 7 |
Friday, 1:00pm, Drop/Add Fall MS4 sections 41, 42, 81 ends |
| 7 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 21 |
Friday, End classes in sections 82, 44 |
August
| Date |
Event |
| 6 |
Thursday, Poster Presentations- MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 7 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium– MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 24 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 41, section 81, Capstone |
September
| Date |
Event |
| 7 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
| 18 |
Friday, MS4 End section 41 |
| 21 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 42 |
| 24 |
Thursday, MS4, GRADES FOR 41 ARE DUE |
| 25 |
Friday, Drop/add, fall, Sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) ends |
October
| Date |
Event |
| 16 |
Friday, MS4 End section 42, 81 |
| 19 |
Monday, MS4 Begin 43, 82 |
| 28 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – spring registration opens |
November
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. MS3 registration for spring closes. |
| 9 |
Monday., 8:30 a.m. MS4 Drop/Add for spring opens |
| 13 |
Friday, MS4 End section 43 |
| 16 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 44 |
| 25 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
| 29 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday ends |
| 30 |
Classes resume, sections 44; 82 |
December
| Date |
Event |
| 11 |
Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82 |
| 12 |
Saturday, Winter Break begins |
| 18 |
Friday, 1:00 pm, MS4 on-line Drop/Add for spring, sections 81, 41 and 42 Ends |
January
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Friday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
| 4 |
Monday, MS4 Begin sections 41, 81, 16 |
| 18 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
| 29 |
Friday, End section 41 |
February
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin section 42 |
| 5 |
Friday, Drop/Add period for spring, sections 82, 43, 44 closes |
| 26 |
Friday, End sections 42 and 81 |
March
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin required CAPSTONE LIVE- MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
| 1 |
Monday, Begin sections 43, 82 |
| 19 |
Friday, MS4 MATCH DAY |
| 26 |
Required CAPSTONE LIVE group session ends |
| 26 |
Friday, End section 43 |
| 29 |
Monday, Begin section 44 |
April
| Date |
Event |
| 23 |
Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82, and 16 |
May
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Monday, Noon; ALL MS4 Grades Due (to clear students for Graduation) |
| 7-9 |
Friday through Sunday, Graduation Activities |
NOTE: ALL GRADES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR BY SPECIFIED DATE IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO BE APPROVED FOR GRADUATION
Academic Calendar Key
Terms
| Code |
Length of Term |
| 16 |
Full length of the term |
| 41 |
1st four weeks of term |
| 42 |
2nd four weeks of term |
| 43 |
3rd four weeks of term |
| 44 |
4th four weeks of term |
| 81 |
1st eight weeks of term |
| 82 |
2nd eight weeks of term |
Clerkships
| Code |
Clerkship Terms |
| 21 |
1st two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 22 |
2nd two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 23 |
3rd two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 24 |
4th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 25 |
5th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 26 |
6th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 27 |
7th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
| 28 |
8th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
Selectives
| Code |
Selective Term |
| 01 |
1st week of term, one-week selective |
| 02 |
2nd week of term, one-week selective |
| 03 |
3rd week of term, one-week selective |
| 04 |
4th week of term, one-week selective |
| 05 |
5th week of term, one-week selective |
| 06 |
6th week of term, one-week selective |
| 07 |
7th week of term, one-week selective |
| 08 |
8th week of term, one-week selective |
| 09 |
9th week of term, one-week selective |
| 10 |
10th week of term, one-week selective |
| 11 |
11th week of term, one-week selective |
| 12 |
12th week of term, one-week selective |
| 13 |
13th week of term, one-week selective |
| 14 |
14th week of term, one-week selective |
| 15 |
15th week of term, one-week selective |
| 17 |
16th week of term, one-week selective |
Approved School of Medicine Holidays for Medical Students
(subject to change)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day (falls during Winter Break)
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Academic Calendar Approved by Curriculum Committee: 10/2/2024
