2025 - 2026 academic calendar by graduation year. All dates are tentative and are subject to change.
Four-week rotations and a monthly (typically) Curriculum Enhancement Seminar (CES).
Class of 2026 - Phase 3
| April Rotation | April 7 - May 4, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | April 7 - 11, 2025 |
| April CES | April 25, 2025 |
| Comprehensive Clinical Skills Exam (CCSE) | TBD |
| May Rotation | May 5 - June 1, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | May 5 - 9, 2025 |
| May CES | May 16, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 26, 2025 |
| June Rotation | June 2 - June 29, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | June 2 - 6, 2025 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | June 19, 2025 |
| June CES | June 27, 2025 |
| Summer Break | June 30 - July 6, 2025 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 4, 2025 |
| July Rotation | July 7 - August 3, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | July 7 - 11, 2025 |
| July CES | July 25, 2025 |
| August Rotation | August 4 - 31, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | August 4 - 8, 2025 |
| August CES | August 15, 2025 |
| September Rotation | September 1 - 28, 2025 |
| September CES | September 26, 2025 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | September 8 - 12, 2025 |
| October Rotation | September 29 - October 26, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | October 6 - 10, 2025 |
| October CES | October 24, 2025 |
| November Rotation | October 27 - November 23, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | November 3 - 7, 2025 |
| November CES | November 7, 2025 |
| December Rotation | November 24 - December 21, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 - 28, 2025 |
| Drop/Add Period | December 1 - 5, 2025 |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 4, 2026 |
| January Rotation | January 5 - February 1, 2026 |
| Drop/Add Period | January 5 - 9, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday | January 19, 2026 |
| January CES | January 23, 2026 |
| February Rotation | February 2 - March 1, 2026 |
| Drop/Add Period | February 2 - 6, 2026 |
| February CES | February 27, 2026 |
| March Rotation | March 2 - 29, 2026 |
| March CES | March 13, 2026 |
| Match Day | March 20, 2026 |
| Spring Break | March 30 - April 5, 2026 |
| M-ID 713 Residency Preparatory Course | April 6 - May 1, 2026 |
| COM Honors Convocation Ceremony | May 8, 2026 |
| UNMC Commencement | May 9, 2026 |
Class of 2027 - Phase 2
| FMED 705 / PEDS 703 / SURG 708 (8 wks.) | |
| 8-week Clerkship 1 | March 31 - May 25, 2025 |
| 8-week Clerkship 2 Part A (4 wks.) | May 26 - June 22, 2025 |
| 8-week Clerkship 2 Part B (4 wks.) | June 23 - July 20, 2025 |
| 8-week Clerkship 3 | July 21 - September 14, 2025 |
| Fall Break | September 15 - 21, 2025 |
| 8-week Clerkship 4 | September 22 - November 16, 2025 |
| 8-week Clerkship 5 Part A (4 wks.) | November 17 - December 14, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| Winter Break | December 15, 2025 - January 4, 2026 |
| 8-week Clerkship 5 Part B (4 wks.) | January 5 - February 1, 2026 |
| 8-week Clerkship 6 | February 2 - March 29, 2026 |
| Spring Break | March 30 - April 5, 2026 |
| IMED 705 (12 wks.) | |
| 12-week Clerkship 1 | March 31 - June 22, 2025 |
| 12-week Clerkship 2 | June 23 - September 14, 2025 |
| Fall Break | September 15 - 21, 2025 |
| 12-week Clerkship 3 | September 22 - December 14, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| Winter Break | December 15, 2025 - January 4, 2026 |
| 12-week Clerkship 4 | January 5 - March 29, 2026 |
| Spring Break | March 30 - April 5, 2026 |
| OBGY 705 / PSYC 705 (6 wks.) | |
| 6-week Clerkship 1 | March 31 - May 11, 2025 |
| 6-week Clerkship 2 | May 12 - June 22, 2025 |
| 6-week Clerkship 3 | June 23 - August 3, 2025 |
| 6-week Clerkship 4 | August 4 - September 14, 2025 |
| Fall Break | September 15 - September 21, 2025 |
| 6-week Clerkship 5 | September 22 - November 2, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| 6-week Clerkship 6 | November 3 - December 14, 2025 |
| Winter Break | December 15, 2025 - January 4, 2026 |
| 6-week Clerkship 7 | January 5 - February 15, 2026 |
| 6-week Clerkship 8 | February 16 - March 29, 2026 |
| Spring Break | March 30 - April 5, 2026 |
Student Holidays
| Memorial Day | May 26, 2025 |
| Juneteenth | June 19, 2025 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2025 |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 - 28, 2025 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 |
Class of 2028 - Phase 1 (Year 2)
| M-ID 510 Gastrointestinal (6 wks.) | August 25 - October 3, 2025 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1, 2025 |
| M-ID 511 Endocrine (3 wks.) | October 6 - October 24, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| M-ID 512 GU/Reproductive/Developmental (6 wks.) | October 27 - December 5, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 - 28, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| M-ID 530 Multi-Organ Systems: Principles of Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, & Immunology (2 wks.) | December 8 - December 19, 2025 |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 9, 2026 |
| M-ID 712 USMLE Board Exam Review (7 wks.) | January 12 - February 27, 2026 |
| Marting Luther King Jr. Day Holiday | January 19. 2026 |
Class of 2028 - Phase 2
| M-ID 532 Acute Care & Clinical Transitions Part 1 (2 wks.) | March 2 - March 13, 2026 |
| IPE Day | TBD |
| Spring Break | March 16 - 20, 2026 |
| M-ID 532 Acute Care & Clinical Transitions Part 2 (2 wks.) | March 23 - April 3, 2026 |
| FMED 705 / PEDS 703 / SURG 708 (8 wks.) | |
| 8-week clerkship 1 | March 31 - May 25, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 26, 2025 |
| 8-week clerkship 2 | May 27 - July 20, 2025 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | June 19, 2025 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 4, 2025 |
| IMED 705 (12 wks.) | |
| 12-week clerkship 1 | March 31 - June 22, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 26, 2025 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | June 19, 2025 |
| 12-week clerkship 2 | June 23 - September 14, 2025 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 4, 2025 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1, 2025 |
| OBGY 705 / PSYC 705 (6 wks.) | |
| 6-week clerkship 1 | March 31 - May 11, 2025 |
| 6-week clerkship 2 | May 12 - June 22, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 26, 2025 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | June 19, 2025 |
| 6-week clerkship 3 | June 23 - August 3, 2025 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 4, 2025 |
Class of 2029 - Phase 1 (Year 1)
| M1 Orientation | August 11 - August 22, 2025 |
| White Coat Ceremony | August 22, 2025 |
| M-ID 501 Fundamentals (5 wks.) | August 25 - September 26, 2025 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| M-ID 513 Blood, Defenses & Invaders (6 wks.) | September 29 - November 7, 2025 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| M-ID 504 Musculoskeletal & Integument (6 wks.) | November 10 - December 19, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 - 28, 2025 |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 |
| M-ID 505 Circulatory (5 wks.) | January 5 - February 6, 2026 |
| Marting Luther King Jr. Day Holiday | January 19, 2026 |
| M-ID 506 Respiratory (4 wks.) | February 9 - March 6, 2026 |
| IPE Day | TBD |
| Spring Break | March 9 - 13, 2026 |
| M-ID 507 Renal (3 wks.) | March 16 - April 3, 2026 |
| M-ID 508 Neurosciences (8 wks.) | April 6 - May 29, 2026 |
| Intersession Day | TBD |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 25, 2026 |
| Summer Break | June 1 - August 21, 2026 |