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SOM First-Year Academic Calendar

Calendar for MS1 

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Class of 2027
(AY23-24)
Class of 2028
(AY24-25)

Transition to Medical School

7/24/23 – 7/28/23

7/22/24 – 7/26/24

Course 1: Fundamental Principles of Life

7/31/23 – 12/22/23

7/29/24 – 12/20/24

Winter Break

12/23/23 – 1/2/24

12/21/24 – 1/2/25

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

 

1/3/25

Course 2: Introduction to Systems

  • Host Defense/Infectious Diseases
  • Heme and Neoplasia

 

1/3/24 – 3/22/24

 

1/6/25 – 3/28/25

Course 3: Systems 1: Brain and Behavior

3/25/24 – 5/24/24

3/31/25 – 5/30/25

Spring Break

4/23/24 – 4/30/24

4/14/25 – 4/20/25

Summer Enrichment Period

5/27/24-7/12/24

6/2/25-7/18/25

Start M2 Classes

7/22/24

7/21/25

 

Observed Holidays

No classes in session for MS1 & MS2

Tisha B'Av

7/27/23

8/13/24

Labor Day

9/4/23

9/2/24

Rosh Hashanah (days 1 & 2)

9/16/23, 9/17/23
**classes end by 12 PM 9/15/23

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

Yom Kippur

9/25/23
**classes end by 12 PM 9/24/23

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

Sukkot (days 1 & 2)

9/30/23, 10/1/23
**classes end by 12 PM 9/29/23

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

Shemini Atzeret

10/7/23

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

Simchat Torah

10/8/23

10/25/24

Thanksgiving Break

11/23/23–11/26/23
**classes end by 12 PM 11/22/23

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/15/24

1/20/25

Presidents’ Day

2/19/24

2/17/25

Purim

3/24/24

3/14/25

Good Friday

3/29/24

4/18/25

Passover (days 1 & 2)

4/23/24, 4/24/24
**classes end by 12 PM 4/22/24

4/13/25, 4/14/25

Easter

3/29/24

4/20/25

Passover (days 7 & 8)

4/29/24, 4/30/24

4/19/25, 4/20/25

Shavuot (days 1 & 2)

6/12/24, 6/13/24

6/2/25, 6/3/25

Memorial Day

5/27/24

5/26/25

Juneteenth

6/19/24

6/19/25

 

Additional SOM Events

  • Medical Student Research Day:  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
  • Convocation of Thanks: 5/3/24
  • Honors Convocation: 5/20/24
  • SOM Commencement Ceremony: 5/21/24