MD Academic Calendar

First-Year MD Class

First Year Orientation*
July 19-23, 2021

First Year Classes Begin
July 26, 2021

Labor Day - NO CLASSES
September 6, 2021

White Coat Ceremony
October 16, 2021

Thanksgiving Break+
November 20-28, 2021

Winter Break+
December 18, 2021 - January 3, 2022

Spring 2022 Semester Begins
Tuesday, January 4, 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES
January 17, 2022

Spring Break+
April 9-17, 2022

Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
May 30, 2022

Summer Break+
June 18 - July 10, 2022

Fall 2022 Classes begin
Monday, July 11, 2022

*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 am– 5:00 pm 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 8/31/21
All dates are subject to change