Registrar’s Office
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Academic Calendars 2023-2024
| ORIENTATION | JULY 17 - JULY 21, 2023 |
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| July 17, 2023 | Registration 8 a.m.-12 p.m. |
| July 17-21, 2023 | Orientation Week |
| July 21, 2023 | White Coat Ceremony (tentative) |
| FALL SEMESTER | JULY 24 - DECEMBER 15, 2023 |
| July 24, 2023 | Classes Begin 8 a.m. |
| September 4, 2023 | Labor Day Holiday |
| November 22, 2023 | Thanksgiving Holiday Begins 12 p.m. |
| November 27, 2023 | Classes Resume 8 a.m. |
| December 15, 2023 | Winter Recess Begins 5 p.m. |
| SPRING SEMESTER | JANUARY 2 - MAY 10, 2024 |
| January 2, 2024 (Tuesday) |
Classes Resume 8 a.m. |
| January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| March 4-8, 2024 | Spring Break |
| March 11, 2024 | Classes Resume 8 a.m. |
| May 10, 2024 | Summer Recess Begins 5 p.m. |
| July 7, 2024 | End of 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| FALL SEMESTER | JULY 24 - DECEMBER 15, 2023 |
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| July 24, 2023 | Classes Begin 8 a.m. |
| September 4, 2023 | Labor Day Holiday |
| November 22, 2023 | Thanksgiving Holiday Begins 12 p.m. |
| November 27, 2023 | Classes Resume 8 a.m. |
| December 15, 2023 | Winter Recess Begins 5 p.m. |
| SPRING SEMESTER | JANUARY 2 - JULY 6, 2024 |
| January 2, 2024 (Tuesday) | Classes Resume 8 a.m. |
| January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| February 9, 2024 | Phase 1 Ends |
| February 12 - April 7, 2024 | Phase I Comprehensive Examination/USMLE Step 1 Review Period |
| PHASE 2: CORE CLINICAL CLERKSHIP | |
| April 8 - April 12, 2024 | Transition to Clerkships Course |
| April 15 - July 6, 2024 | Blocks MY-MZ |
| July 7, 2024 | End of 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| FALL SEMESTER | JULY 10, 2023 - JANUARY 13, 2024 |
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| July 10 - September 30, 2023 | Blocks MA-MB (12 Weeks)* |
| October 2 - October 8, 2023 | Fall Break |
| October 9, 2023 - January 13, 2024 | Blocks MC-MX (12 Weeks)* |
| November 23, 2023 | Thanksgiving Holiday** |
| December 18, 2023 | Winter Recess Begins |
| January 1, 2024 | Winter Recess Ends |
| SPRING SEMESTER | JANUARY 15 - JULY 7, 2024 |
| January 15 - April 6, 2024 | Blocks MF-MG (12 Weeks)* |
| January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday** |
| April 8 - April 28, 2024 | Vacation |
| PHASE 3: DIFFERENTIATION | |
| April 29 - May 10, 2024 | Gateway to Internship A |
| May 13 - June 9, 2024 | Block MU (4 Weeks) |
| June 10 - July 7, 2024 | Block MV (4 Weeks) |
| July 7, 2024 | End of 2023-2024 Academic Year |
*Each 12-week block is divided into clinical rotations of three, four, or six weeks. Students will complete a total of four 12-week blocks and nine rotations in Phase 2. Clerkships are grouped into blocks: Internal Medicine (two 4-week rotations) and Neurology (four); General Surgery (six), Surgical Sub-Specialty (three) and Emergency Medicine (three); Family Medicine (six) and Psychiatry (six); Obstetrics/Gynecology (six); and Pediatrics (six).
**Students may be expected to report to rotations on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Students are off for Thanksgiving Day but should expect to report to rotations the rest of the week (i.e., Friday of Thanksgiving week and weekend) if scheduled. Students can take the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday off for service-related activities.
| FALL SEMESTER | JULY 3, 2023 - DECEMBER 17, 2023 |
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| July 3 - July 30, 2023 July 4 July 3 - July 16 July 17 - July 30 |
MJ (4-Week Block) Independence Day Holiday* MJ1 (2-Week Block) MJ2 (2-Week Block) |
| July 31 - August 27, 2023 July 31 - August 13 August 14 - August 27 |
MK (4-Week Block) MK1 (2-Week Block) MK2 (2-Week Block) |
| October 9, 2023 - January 13, 2024 | Blocks MC-MX (12 Weeks)* |
| November 23, 2023 | Thanksgiving Holiday** |
| December 18, 2023 | Winter Recess Begins |
| January 1, 2024 | Winter Recess Ends |
| SPRING SEMESTER | JANUARY 15 - JULY 7, 2024 |
| January 15 - April 6, 2024 | Blocks MF-MG (12 Weeks)* |
| January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday** |
| April 8 - April 28, 2024 | Vacation |
| PHASE 3: DIFFERENTIATION | |
| April 29 - May 10, 2024 | Gateway to Internship A |
| May 13 - June 9, 2024 | Block MU (4 Weeks) |
| June 10 - July 7, 2024 | Block MV (4 Weeks) |
| July 7, 2024 | End of 2023-2024 Academic Year |