Medical School Academic Calendar
All Medical School Events
2018-2019 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | ||
| Degree Conferral Date | MS4 | Friday, May 3, 2019 | |
| Family Medicine, Neurology, 4 week Elective Block 11 (45) | MS2 | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Friday, May 31, 2019 |
| Surgery, Internal Medicine Block 6 (45) | MS2 | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| Family Medicine, Neurology, 4 week Elective Block 11 (45) | MS3 | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Friday, May 31, 2019 |
| Surgery, Internal Medicine Block 6 (45) | MS3 | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| Medical School Commencement | MS4 | Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | |
| Ambulatory, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Test Prep Block 8 (47) | MS2 | Monday, May 20, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| Ambulatory, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Test Prep Block 8 (47) | MS3 | Monday, May 20, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| NBME Practice Subject Exam | MS1 | Saturday, May 25, 2019 | |
| Summer Break | MS1 | Sunday, May 26, 2019 | Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
| June 2019 | ||
| Family Medicine, Neurology, 4 week Elective Block 12 (49) | MS2 | Monday, June 3, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| Family Medicine, Neurology, 4 week Elective Block 12 (49) | MS3 | Monday, June 3, 2019 | Friday, June 28, 2019 |
| July 2019 | ||
| Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2018-2019 | MS3 | Monday, July 1, 2019 | Friday, July 26, 2019 |
| PostClerskhip Phase Block 1 | MS4 | Monday, July 1, 2019 | Friday, July 26, 2019 |
2019-2020 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 1 | MS4 | July 1, 2019 | July 26, 2019 |
| Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2019-2020 | MS3 | July 1, 2019 | Based on Clerkship |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 2 | MS4 | July 29, 2019 | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| August 2019 | ||
| First Day for MS2022 – GI & Nutrition Begins | MS2 | Aug. 5, 2019 | Aug. 30, 2019 |
| MS1 Orientation – Southwestern Style and PRE+OP | MS1 | Aug. 5, 2019 | Aug. 10, 2019 |
| First Day for MS2023 – Macromolecules Course | MS1 | Aug. 12, 2019 | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Foundations of Clinical Reasoning | MS2 | Aug. 13, 2019 | Nov. 4, 2020 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 3 | MS4 | Aug. 26, 2019 | Sept. 20, 2019 |
| Human Structure | MS1 | Aug. 12, 2019 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
| Microantomy | MS1 | Aug. 19, 2019 | Sept. 27, 2019 |
| Cells | MS1 | Aug. 26, 2019 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| September 2019 | ||
| Endocrinology, Energy Homeostasis, & Reproductive Health | MS2 | Sept. 3, 2019 | Oct. 4, 2019 |
| Tissues | MS1 | Sept. 12, 2019 | Oct. 3, 2019 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 4 | MS4 | Sept. 23, 2019 | Oct. 18, 2019 |
| October 2019 | ||
| Genetics | MS1 | Oct. 4, 2019 | Oct. 25, 019 |
| White Coat Ceremony | MS1 | Oct. 5, 2019 | |
| Brain & Behavior | MS2 | Oct. 7, 2019 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 5 | MS4 | Oct. 21, 2019 | Nov. 15, 2019 |
| Introduction to Pharmacology | MS1 | Oct. 28, 2019 | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| November 2019 | ||
| Organisms and the Host | MS1 | Nov. 4, 2019 | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 6 | MS4 | Nov. 18, 2019 | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Study Period then CBSSA | MS2 | Nov. 21, 2019 | Exam Dec. 6, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Break | MS 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | Nov. 28, 2019 | Dec. 1, 2019 |
| December 2019 | ||
| Transitions to Clerkship | MS2 | Dec. 9, 2019 | De. 13, 2019 |
| Winter Break | MS 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | Dec. 14, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2019 |
| First Day of Clerkship Phase | MS2 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Based on Clerkship |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 7 | MS4 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Jan. 24, 2020 |
| Musculoskeletal & Skin | MS1 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Jan. 24, 2020 |
| Foundations of Clinical Reasoning | MS1 | Dec. 30, 2019 | May 21, 2020 |
| January 2020 | ||
| Hematopoietic System | MS1 | Jan. 27, 2020 | Feb. 21, 2020 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 8/Frontiers in Medicine | MS4 | Jan. 27, 2020 | Feb. 21, 2020 |
| February 2020 | ||
| Renal & GU | MS1 | Feb. 24, 2020 | March 20, 2020 |
| Transitions in Clinical Training/Physicians & Society | MS4 | Feb. 24, 2020 | April 3, 2020 |
| March 2020 | ||
| Match Day | MS4 | March 13, 2020 | |
| Spring Break | MS1 | March 21, 2020 | March 29, 2020 |
| Spring Break | MS2, MS3 | March 21, 2020 | April 5, 2020 |
| Respiratory | MS1 | March 30, 2020 | April 24, 2020 |
| April 2020 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 10/Frontiers in Medicine | MS4 | April 6, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
| Cardiovascular | MS1 | April 27, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
| May 2020 | ||
| Degree Conferral Date | MS4 | May 1, 2020 | |
| Medical School Commencement | MS4 | TBA | |
| NBME Practice Subject Exam | MS1 | May 22, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Summer Break | MS1 | May 23, 2020 | Aug. 2, 2020 |
| June 2020 | ||
| Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2020-2021 | MS2 | June 29, 2020 | Based on Clerkship |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 1 | MS4 | June 29, 2020 | July 24, 2020 |
Class of 2023
2019-2020 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | ||
| Orientation – Southwestern Style and PRE+OP | MS1 | Aug. 5, 2019 | Aug. 10, 2019 |
| First Day for MS2023 - Macromolecules Course | MS1 | Aug. 12, 2019 | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Human Structure | MS1 | Aug. 12, 2019 | Nov. 11, 2019 |
| Microanatomy | MS1 | Aug. 19, 2019 | Sept. 27, 2019 |
| Cells | MS1 | Aug. 26, 2019 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| September 2019 | ||
| Tissues | MS1 | Sept. 12, 2019 | Oct. 3, 2019 |
| October 2019 | ||
| Genetics | MS1 | Oct. 4, 2019 | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| White Coat Ceremony | MS1 | Oct. 5, 2019 | |
| Introduction to Pharmacology | MS1 | Oct. 28, 2019 | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| November 2019 | ||
| Organisms and the Host | MS1 | Nov. 4, 2019 | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 28, 2019 | Dec. 1, 2019 |
| December 2019 | ||
| Winter Break | Dec. 14, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2019 |
| Musculoskeletal & Skin | MS1 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Jan. 24, 2020 |
| Foundations of Clinical Reasoning | MS1 | Dec. 30, 2019 | May 21, 2020 |
| January 2020 | ||
| Hematopoietic System | MS1 | Jan. 27, 2020 | Feb. 21, 2020 |
| February 2020 | ||
| Renal & GU | MS1 | Feb. 24, 2020 | March 20, 2020 |
| March 2020 | ||
| Spring Break | MS1 | March 21, 2020 | March 29, 2020 |
| Respiratory | MS1 | March 30, 2020 | April 24, 2020 |
| April 2020 | ||
| Cardiovascular | MS1 | April 27, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
| May 2020 | ||
| NBME Practice Subject Exam | MS1 | May 22, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| MS1 Summer Break | May 23, 2020 | Aug. 2, 2020 |
Class of 2022
2019-2020 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | ||
| First Day for MS2022 – GI & Nutrition Begins | MS2 | Aug. 5, 2019 | Aug. 30, 2019 |
| Foundations of Clinical Reasoning | MS2 | Aug. 13, 2019 | Nov. 4, 2020 |
| September 2019 | ||
| Endocrinology, Energy Homeostasis, & Reproductive Health | MS2 | Sept. 3, 2019 | Oct. 4, 2019 |
| October 2019 | ||
| Brain & Behavior | MS2 | Oct. 7, 2019 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
| November 2019 | ||
| Study Period then CBSSA | MS2 | Nov. 11, 2019 | Exam Dec. 6, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 28, 2019 | Dec. 1, 2019 |
| December 2019 | ||
| Transitions to Clerkship | MS2 | Dec. 9, 2019 | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Winter Break | Dec. 14, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2019 |
| First Day of Clerkship Phase | MS2 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Based on Clerkship |
| March 2020 | ||
| Spring Break | March 21, 2020 | April 5, 2020 |
Class of 2021
2019-2020 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | ||
| Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2019-2020 | MS3 | July 1, 2019 | Based on Clerkship |
| November 2019 | ||
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 28, 2019 | Dec. 1, 2019 |
| December 2019 | ||
| Winter Break | Dec. 14, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2019 |
| March 2020 | ||
| Spring Break | March 21, 2020 | April 5, 2020 |
| June 2020 | ||
| Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2020-2021 | MS4 | June 29, 2020 | Based on PostClerkship |
Class of 2020
2019-2020 Academic Year
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 1 | MS4 | July 1, 2019 | July 26, 2019 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 2 | MS4 | July 29, 2019 | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| August 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 3 | MS4 | Aug. 26, 2019 | Sept. 20, 2019 |
| September 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 4 | MS4 | Sept. 23, 2019 | Oct. 18, 2019 |
| October 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 5 | MS4 | Oct. 21, 2019 | Nov. 15, 2019 |
| November 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 6 | MS4 | Nov. 18, 2019 | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 28, 2019 | Dec. 1, 2019 |
| December 2019 | ||
| Winter Break | Dec. 14, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2019 |
| PostClerkship Phase Block 7 | MS4 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Jan. 24, 2020 |
| January 2019 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 8/Frontiers in Medicine | MS4 | Jan. 27, 2020 | Feb. 21, 2020 |
| February 2020 | ||
| Transitions in Clinical Training/Physicians & Society | MS4 | Feb. 24, 2020 | April 3, 2020 |
| March 2020 | ||
| Match Day | MS4 | March 20, 2020 | |
| April 2020 | ||
| PostClerkship Phase Block 10/Frontiers in Medicine | MS4 | April 6, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
| May 2020 | ||
| Degree Conferral Date | MS4 | May 1, 2020 | |
| Medical School Commencement | MS4 | TBA | |