MD Academic Calendar

First-Year MD Class

First Year Orientation*
July 20-24, 2020

First Year Classes Begin
July 27, 2020

Labor Day - NO CLASSES
September 7, 2020

White Coat Ceremony
October 17, 2020

Thanksgiving Break+
November 21-29, 2020

Winter Break+
December 19, 2020 - January 3, 2021

Spring 2021 Semester Begins
January 4, 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES
January 18, 2021

Spring Break+
April 10-18, 2021

Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
May 31, 2021

Summer Break+
June 19 - July 11, 2021

Fall 2021 Classes begins
July 12, 2021

*Mandatory safety training, lectures, assignments, and small group sessions take place during the first week of medical school. ALL FIRST-YEAR MD STUDENTS MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS (held 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. each day, Monday-Friday). Absolutely no exceptions will be made.

+Dates shown are for FIRST-YEAR MD STUDENTS ONLY. Students in other classes and in other degree programs may have different schedules for vacations and breaks.

Last Update 6/10/20
All dates are subject to change