Medical School Academic Calendar

All Medical School Events

2025-2026 Academic Year


Event Classification Date
Jul 2025
Ambulatory Care, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Pediatrics (6 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (Clerkship Block) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Internal Medicine, Surgery (8 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Neurology, Family Medicine (4 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 1 MS4 7/7/2025 - 8/1/2025
Aug 2025
MS1 Orientation - Southwestern Style and PRE+OP MS1 8/4/2025 - 8/9/2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 2 MS4 8/4/2025 - 8/29/2025
First Day for MS2028 - Macromolecules and Metabolism Course MS1 8/11/2025 - 9/5/2025
Human Structure MS1 8/11/2025 - 11/18/2025
First Day for MS2027 - Gastrointestinal System Begins MS2 8/11/2025 - 9/10/2025
Microanatomy MS1 8/18/2025 - 10/3/2025
Sep 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 3 MS4 9/1/2025 - 9/26/2025
Cells MS1 9/8/2025 - 9/26/2025
Endocrinology, Energy Homeostasis, and Reproductive Health MS2 9/11/2025 - 10/22/2025
Genetics MS1 9/29/2025 - 10/20/2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 4 MS4 9/29/2025 - 10/24/2025
Oct 2025
WHITE COAT CEREMONY MS1 10/4/2025 - 10/4/2025
Introduction to Pharmacology MS1 10/21/2025 - 11/3/2025
Brain and Behavior MS2 10/23/2025 - 12/11/2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 5 MS4 10/27/2025 - 11/21/2025
Nov 2025
Organisms and the Host MS1 11/4/2025 - 12/19/2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 6 MS4 11/24/2025 - 12/19/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS1 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS2 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS3 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS4 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Dec 2025
CBSSA Exam MS2 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Winter Break MS1 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Winter Break MS2 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Winter Break MS3 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Winter Break MS4 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Jan 2026
Musculoskeletal & Skin MS1 1/5/2026 - 1/30/2026
First Day of Clerkship Phase MS2 1/5/2026 - Based on Clerkship
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (Clerkship Block) MS3 1/5/2026 - Based on Clerkship
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 7 MS4 1/5/2026 - 1/30/2026
Feb 2026
Hematopoietic System MS1 2/2/2026 - 2/27/2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 8 / Frontiers in Medicine MS4 2/2/2026 - 2/27/2026
Transitions to Clerkship MS2 2/9/2026 - 2/13/2026
Mar 2026
Kidney and Genitourinary MS1 3/2/2026 - 3/27/2026
Residency Essentials / Physicians & Society MS4 3/2/2026 - 4/3/2026
MATCH DAY MS4 3/20/2026 - 3/20/2026 (est)
MS1 Spring Break MS1 3/28/2026 - 4/5/2026
Spring Break MS2 3/28/2026 - 4/12/2026
Spring Break MS3 3/28/2026 - 4/12/2026
Apr 2026
Spring Break MS4 4/4/2026 - 4/12/2026
Respiratory MS1 4/6/2026 - 5/1/2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 10 / Frontiers in Medicine MS4 4/13/2026 - 5/8/2026
May 2026
MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT MS4 TBA
Cardiovascular MS1 5/4/2026 - 5/29/2026
Official Conferral Date MS4 5/8/2026 - 5/8/2026
MS1 Summer Break MS1 5/30/2026 - 8/2/2026
Jul 2026
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (MS3) MS2 7/6/2026 - Based on Clerkship
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 1 MS3 7/6/2026 - 7/31/2026

Class of 2029 (MS1)

2025-2026 Academic Year

Event Classification Date
Aug 2025
MS1 Orientation - Southwestern Style and PRE+OP MS1 8/4/2025 - 8/9/2025
First Day for MS2028 - Macromolecules and Metabolism Course MS1 8/11/2025 - 9/5/2025
Human Structure MS1 8/11/2025 - 11/18/2025
Microanatomy MS1 8/18/2025 - 10/3/2025
Sep 2025
Cells MS1 9/8/2025 - 9/26/2025
Genetics MS1 9/29/2025 - 10/20/2025
Oct 2025
WHITE COAT CEREMONY MS1 10/4/2025 - 10/4/2025
Introduction to Pharmacology MS1 10/21/2025 - 11/3/2025
Nov 2025
Organisms and the Host MS1 11/4/2025 - 12/19/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS1 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Dec 2025
Winter Break MS1 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Jan 2026
Musculoskeletal & Skin MS1 1/5/2026 - 1/30/2026
Feb 2026
Hematopoietic System MS1 2/2/2026 - 2/27/2026
Mar 2026
Kidney and Genitourinary MS1 3/2/2026 - 3/27/2026
MS1 Spring Break MS1 3/28/2026 - 4/5/2026
Apr 2026
Respiratory MS1 4/6/2026 - 5/1/2026
May 2026
Cardiovascular MS1 5/4/2026 - 5/29/2026
MS1 Summer Break MS1 5/30/2026 - 8/2/2026

Class of 2028 (MS2)

2025-2026 Academic Year

Event Classification Date
Aug 2025
First Day for MS2027 - Gastrointestinal System Begins MS2 8/11/2025 - 9/10/2025
Sep 2025
Endocrinology, Energy Homeostasis, and Reproductive Health MS2 9/11/2025 - 10/22/2025
Oct 2025
Brain and Behavior MS2 10/23/2025 - 12/11/2025
Nov 2025
Thanksgiving Break MS2 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Dec 2025
CBSSA Exam MS2 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Winter Break MS2 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Jan 2026
First Day of Clerkship Phase MS2 1/5/2026 - Based on Clerkship
Feb 2026
Transitions to Clerkship MS2 2/9/2026 - 2/13/2026
Mar 2026
Spring Break MS2 3/28/2026 - 4/12/2026
Jul 2026
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (MS3) MS2 7/6/2026 - Based on Clerkship

Class of 2027 (MS3)

2025-2026 Academic Year

Event Classification Date
Jul 2025
Ambulatory Care, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Pediatrics (6 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (Clerkship Block) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Internal Medicine, Surgery (8 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Neurology, Family Medicine (4 weeks) MS3 7/7/2025 - Based on Clerkship
Nov 2025
Thanksgiving Break MS3 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Dec 2025
Winter Break MS3 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Jan 2026
Clerkship Phase Academic Year 2024-2025 (Clerkship Block) MS3 1/5/2026 - Based on Clerkship
Mar 2026
Spring Break MS3 3/28/2026 - 4/12/2026
Jul 2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 1 MS3 7/6/2026 - 7/31/2026

Class of 2026 (MS4)

2025-2026 Academic Year.

Event Classification Date
Jul 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 1 MS4 7/7/2025 - 8/1/2025
Aug 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 2 MS4 8/4/2025 - 8/29/2025
Sep 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 3 MS4 9/1/2025 - 9/26/2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 4 MS4 9/29/2025 - 10/24/2025
Oct 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 5 MS4 10/27/2025 - 11/21/2025
Nov 2025
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 6 MS4 11/24/2025 - 12/19/2025
Thanksgiving Break MS4 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Dec 2025
Winter Break MS4 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
Jan 2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 7 MS4 1/5/2026 - 1/30/2026
Feb 2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 8 / Frontiers in Medicine MS4 2/2/2026 - 2/27/2026
Mar 2026
Residency Essentials / Physicians & Society MS4 3/2/2026 - 4/3/2026
MATCH DAY MS4 3/20/2026 - 3/20/2026 (est)
Apr 2026
Spring Break MS4 4/4/2026 - 4/12/2026
PostClerkship Phase (MS4) Block 10 / Frontiers in Medicine MS4 4/13/2026 - 5/8/2026
May 2026
MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT MS4 TBA
Official Conferral Date MS4 5/8/2026 - 5/8/2026

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