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SOM Third-Year Academic Calendar

Calendar for MS3  

ITEM

Class of 2025
(AY23-24)

Class of 2026
(AY24-25)

USMLE Step 1 Study Period

5/8/23 – 6/16/23

n/a

Transition to Clerkships (TTC)

6/20/23 –6/30/23                  

4/15/24-5/10/24

Start of Clerkships

 7/3/23 5/13/24

Thanksgiving Break

11/23/23 - 11/26/23

11/28/24 - 12/1/24

Winter Break

12/16/23 – 1/1/24

12/21/24 - 1/2/25

NBME Make Up Day 

1/2/24

1/3/25
**exams end by 3 PM 1/3/25

Clerkships Resume

1/3/24

1/6/25

End of Clerkships

5/3/24

3/28/25

Transition to Year Four (TT4) – AY 2024-25 

 5/6/24-5/10/24 3/31/25 - 4/11/25

Phase 2 Clinical Competency Assessment

   3/31/25 - 4/2/2025

USMLE Step 2 Deadline

 6/28/24 6/6/25

 

CLERKSHIP

DURATION

Internal Medicine

6 weeks

Surgery 

6 weeks

Pediatrics

6 weeks

Obstetrics and Gynecology

6 weeks

Family Medicine

4 weeks

Neurology/Rehabilitation Medicine

 4 weeks

Psychiatry

 4 weeks

LIC (IM, PED, OBGYN)

18 weeks total/section

Block A:
6/24/24 - 10/25/24 AND
Block B:
10/29/24 - 3/28/25

Electives*

6 weeks total

*Students have two, required 2-week elective rotations during Year Three

 

Projected NBME Dates

6/7/24, 6/21/24, 7/8/24, 8/2/24, 8/30/24, *9/13/24, *9/27/24, *10/28/24, 11/22/24, 12/6/24, 12/20/24, 1/31/25, *2/14/25, *2/28/25, *3/28/25

NBME Subject Exams are administered on the final Friday of each clerkship at 8:00am unless there is a scheduling conflict (e.g., observed holiday, snow closure)

*LIC students take NBME ** Date held for make-up exams

During the clinical years, students are expected to follow the schedules of their clinical teams and not campus closures. Holiday observance schedules in Year 3 & Year 4 are determined by the hospital, team, and clerkship director, except for the Thanksgiving Break period (Thursday - Sunday, 11/28/24 – 12/1/24).

Observed Holidays 

For Informational Purposes Only

No classes in session for MS1 & MS2

Tisha B'Av

8/13/24

Labor Day

9/2/24

Rosh Hashanah (days 1 & 2)

10/3/24, 10/4/24
**classes end by 12 PM 10/2/24

Yom Kippur

10/12/24
**classes end by 12 PM 10/11/24

Sukkot (days 1 & 2)

10/17/24, 10/18/24
**classes end by 12 PM 10/16/24

Shemini Atzeret

10/24/24
**classes end by 12 PM 10/23/24

Simchat Torah

10/25/24

Thanksgiving Break

11/28/24 – 12/1/24
**classes end by 12 PM 11/27/23

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/20/25

Presidents’ Day

2/17/25

Purim

3/14/25

Good Friday

4/18/25

Passover (days 1 & 2)

4/13/25, 4/14/25

Easter

4/20/25

Passover (days 7 & 8)

4/19/25, 4/20/25

Shavuot (days 1 & 2)

6/2/25, 6/3/25

Memorial Day

5/26/25

Juneteenth

6/19/25

 

Additional SOM Events

  • Medical Student Research Forum: tentative 1/17/25
  • NY Med Talks: tentative 3/4/25
  • Match Day: 3/21/25
  • Compassionate Care Week: 2/10/25 - 2/14/25