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Academic Calendar 2017-18

Academic Calendar for 2018/2019

Academic Calendar (2017-2018): M1 Students Class of 2021

(Note: See Course and Clerkship syllabi for specific dates for class and assessment activities)

July 3 – August 4, 2017 All M1 On-Line Prematriculation Program (required for all M1 students)
July 3 – August 4, 2017 PC3-Intro to Basic Clinical Skills (select students)
July 10 – August 4, 2017 UMED Prematriculation Program (select students)
*please see PC3 withdraw dates listed below.

August 7, 2017: Fall Term Begins
August 7 – 11, 2017: M1 Orientation
August 11, 2017: CMSRU Welcome Picnic 1:00 – 3:00
August 11, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
August 14, 2017: Fall Term Classes Begin
August 14 – September 8, 2017: Fundamentals, module 1 (4 weeks)
September 4, 2017: Labor Day – No Classes
September 15, 2017: White Coat Ceremony
September 15, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
September 18, 2017: PCMH: Peds & IM (select students) begins this week
September 18, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
September 11 – October 6, 2017: Fundamentals, module 2 (4 weeks)
September 20, 2017: Service Learning Reception
October 9 – 20, 2017: Week on the Wards I (2 weeks)
October, 2017: Annual Berkowitz Lecture Date TBA
October 23 – November 17, 2017: Fundamentals, module 3 (4 weeks)
November 20 – December 15, 2017: Fundamentals, module 4 (4 weeks)
November 23 – 26, 2017: Thanksgiving Break
December 15, 2017: Fall term Classes end
December 16, 2017: Hold date for Fundamentals Exam Rescheduling due to unforeseen circumstances
December 16, 2017: Fall term ends
December 18, 2017 – January 1, 2018: Winter break (2 weeks)
January 2, 2018 (Tuesday): Spring Term Begins
January 5, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
January 2 – January 26, 2018: Life Stages (4 weeks)
January 15, 2018: Martin Luther King Day of Service – No Classes – Required day of service
January 29 – February 23, 2018: Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
February 16, 2018: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
February 19, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
February 26 – April 6, 2018: Hematology-Oncology (5 weeks)
March 19 – March 23, 2018: Spring Break (1 week)
April 9 – May 4, 2018: Skin and Musculoskeletal Systems, module 1 (4 weeks)
April 20, 2018: Advisory Colleges Spring Cup Challenge (12:00 start)
May 7 – June 1, 2018: Skin and Musculoskeletal Systems, module 2 (4 weeks)
Week of May 7-11, 2018: CMSRU Commencement (Class of 2018) – TBD if classes will be affected
May 28, 2018: Memorial Day – No Classes
June 1, 2018: Spring term Classes end
June 4 – June 29, 2018: M1 Remediation Period
June 29, 2018: Spring term ends
June 4 – 8, 2018: PC3 – Vacation
June 11 - July 13, 2018: PC3 – Transforming Healthcare in an Urban Environment Course (select students)

Notes:

The year-long courses - Foundations of Medical Practice, Scholar’s Workshop, and Ambulatory Clerkship run from August 15, 2017 through May 31, 2018. PCMH: Peds and IM ends May 31, 2018.

Academic Calendar (2017-2018): M2 Students Class of 2020

(Note: See Course and Clerkship syllabi for specific dates for class and assessment activities)

June 12- July 14, 2017: PC3 – Transforming Healthcare in an Urban Environment
July 17 - August 4, 2017: PC3 – Vacation

August 7, 2017: Fall Term Begins
August 7, 2017: Fall Term Classes Begin
August 7, 2017: PCMH: Peds and IM (select students) begins this week
August 7 – September 8, 2017: Cardiovascular (5 weeks)
August 7, 2017: OME M2 Orientation – 12:00-1:00
August 11, 2017: CMSRU Welcome Picnic 1:00 -3:00
August 11, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
September 4, 2017: Labor Day – No Classes
September 11 – October 6, 2017: Pulmonary (4 weeks)
September 15, 2017: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
September 18, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
September 20, 2017: Service Learning Reception
September 28, 2017: M2 CBSSA1 exam
October 9 – October 27, 2017: Endocrine (3 weeks)
October, 2017: Annual Berkowitz Lecture Date TBA
October 30 – November 22, 2017: Gastroenterology (3.5 weeks)
November 10, 2017: IPE Experience with Rutgers Camden students (1:00 start) - Tentative
November 23 – 26, 2017: Thanksgiving Break
November 27 – December 15, 2017: Urology-Renal (3 weeks)
December 15, 2017: Fall Term Classes End
December 15, 2017 Fall Term Ends
December 16, 2017: Hold date for Urology-Renal Exam rescheduling due to unforeseen circumstances
December 18, 2017 – January 1, 2018: Winter break (2 weeks)
January 2, 2018 Spring Term Begins
January 5, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
January 2 – 12, 2018: Urology-Renal (2 weeks)
January 15, 2018: Martin Luther King Day of Service - No Classes – Required day of service
January 16 – 19, 2018: Week on the Wards II (1 week)
January 22 – February 16, 2018: Women’s Health (4 weeks)
January 25, 2018: M2 CBSSA2 exam
February 16, 2018: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
February 19 – March 16, 2018: ENT-Allergy (4 weeks)
February 19, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
March 19 – March 23, 2018: Spring Break (1 week)
March 26 – April 13, 2018: Neurology-Psychiatry (Module 1 - 3 weeks)
April 16 – May 4, 2018: Neurology-Psychiatry (Module 2 - 3 weeks)
April 20, 2018: Advisory Colleges Spring Cup Challenge (12:00 start)
May 4, 2018: PCMH: Peds and IM (select students) ends
May 4, 2018: Spring term Classes End
Week of May 7-11, 2018: CMSRU Commencement (Class of 2018) – TBD if classes will be affected
May 7, 2018: M2 Final CBSSA
May 9 – May 31, 2018: M2 Remediation Period
May 28, 2018: Memorial Day – No Classes
May 30, 2018 Spring Term Ends
May 9 – June 30, 2018: M2 Step 1 Intensive Study Period and Examination
(Step 1 must be taken on or before June 30, 2018)
Notes:

July 2-6, 2018: M3 Orientation Week (all students are required to attend all days – schedule forthcoming in Spring, 2018)
The year-long courses - Foundations of Medical Practice, Ambulatory Clerkship and Scholar’s Workshop run from August 8, 2017 through May 3, 2018. PCMH: Peds and IM ends May 4, 2018.

Academic Calendar (2017-2018): M3 Students Class of 2019

(Note: See Course and Clerkship syllabi for specific dates for class and assessment activities)

July 5, 2017: Fall Term Begins
July 4, 2017: Fourth of July – No Classes
July 5, 2017: Fall Term Classes Begin
July 5-7, 2017: M3 Orientation
July 7, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
July 10 – August 18, 2017: Block 1
August 11, 2017: CMSRU Welcome Picnic 1:00 -3:00
August 21 – September 29, 2017: Block 2
August 25, 2017: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
August 28, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
September 4, 2017: Labor Day - No Classes
September 20, 2017: Service Learning Reception
October 2 – 6, 2017: Elective 1
October 9 – November 17, 2017: Block 3
October, 2017: Annual Berkowitz Lecture Date TBA
November 20 – 22, 2017: M3 Capstone Research Week
November 23- 26, 2017: Thanksgiving Break – No Classes
November 27 – December 1, 2017: Elective 2
December 4 – 15, 2017, January 2 – January 26, 2018: Block 4
December 18 – 22, 2017: Examination Week and Formative OSCE
December 22, 2017: Fall Term Classes End
December 22, 2017: Fall Term Ends
December 23, 2017 – January 1, 2018: Winter Break
January 2, 2018: Spring Term Begins
January 5, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
January 2 – 26, 2018: Continuation of Block 4
January 15, 2018: MLK Day of Service – No Classes – Required day of service
January 29 – March 9, 2018: Block 5
February 16, 2018: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
February 19, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
March 12 – 16, 2018: Elective 2
March 19 – April 27, 2018: Block 6
April 20, 2018: Advisory Colleges Spring Cup Challenge (12:00 start)
April 30 – June 8, 2018: Block 7
May 28, 2018: Memorial Day – No Classes
June 11 – 29: NBME Subject Examinations, Summative OSCEs and Study Period for Step 2 CK, CS
June 29, 2018: Spring Term Classes End
June 29, 2018: Spring Term Ends
Notes:

Healer’s Art will be held 6-8 pm on the following dates: September 5, 19, 26; October 17; October 31.
Students are encouraged to take Step 2 CK, CS as soon as possible after completing the M3 year.

M4 Students are required to schedule and take Step 2 CK and CS by November 30, 2018.

M4 for Class of 2018 begins July 2, 2018

Academic Calendar (2017-2018): M4 Students Class of 2018

(Note: See Course and Clerkship syllabi for specific dates for class and assessment activities)

July 3, 2017: Fall Term Begins
July 3 – 28, 2017: Block 1 (4 weeks)
July 4, 2017: Fourth of July – No Classes
July 7, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
July 31 – August 25, 2017: Block 2 (4 weeks)
August 11, 2017: CMSRU Welcome Picnic 1:00 -3:00
August 25, 2017: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
August 28, 2017: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
August 28 – September 22, 2017: Block 3 (4 weeks)
September 4, 2017: Labor Day – No Classes
September 20, 2017: Service Learning Reception
September 25 – October 20, 2017: Block 4 (4 weeks)
October, 2017: Annual Berkowitz Lecture Date TBA
October 23 – November 17, 2017: Block 5 (4 weeks)
November 20 – December 15, 2017: Block 6 (4 weeks)
November 23-24, 2017: Thanksgiving Break – no classes
December 15, 2017: Fall Term Classes End
December 15, 2017: Fall Term Ends
December 16, 2017 – January 1, 2018 Winter Break – No Classes
January 2, 2018: Spring Term Begins
January 2 – January 26, 2018: Block 7 (4 weeks)
January 5, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw & Receive 100% Refund
January 15, 2018: MLK Day of Service - No Classes – Required day of service
January 29 – February 23, 2018: Block 8 (4 weeks)
February 16, 2018: Last to Withdraw & Receive 75% Refund
February 19, 2018: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes – NO REFUND
February 26 – March 9, 2018: Block 9a (2 weeks)
March 12 – 16, 2018: Match Week and SW Capstone Presentations – all students must be present on the CMSRU campus, off from clinical duties.
March 19-30, 2018: Block 9b (2 weeks)
April 2 – April 27, 2018: Block 10 (4 weeks)
April 20, 2018: Advisory Colleges Spring Cup Challenge (12:00 start)
April 27, 2018: Spring Term Classes End
April 30 – May 18, 2018: Remediation Period (3 weeks)
May 11, 2018: Spring Term Ends
May 11, 2018: CMSRU Class of 2018 Commencement 10:00am
Rowan University – University Green

Note:

Students must complete all M4 and CMSRU Graduation requirements by May 7, 2018 to graduate with the Class of 2018
Students undergoing remediation will be able to process for Commencement and will receive their diploma at a later date, per Rowan University policies