Sep 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Quillen College of Medicine 
    
2024-2025 Quillen College of Medicine

Academic Calendar


Full 2024-2025 Academic Calendar:  https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/md-curriculum/academic-calendar.php

See also Typical Curriculum and Course Designations .

Revised 04-26-2024

Semesters

Fall Semester (Tri-TRAILS 2026) July 1 - December 13, 2024
Fall Semester (Class of 2026 and Class of 2025) July 1 - December 20, 2024
Fall Semester (Class of 2028 and Tri-TRAILS 2027) July 15 - December 13, 2024
Fall Semester (Class of 2027) July 29 - December 13, 2024
Spring Semester (Class of 2028) January 6 - May 23, 2025
Spring Semester (Class of 2027, 2026, and Tri-TRAILS 2027 & 2026) January 6 - June 30, 2025
Spring Semester (Class of 2025) January 6 - May 9, 2025

 

Breaks and Holidays

Summer Break (Class of 2027) May 25 - July 28, 2024
Memorial Day May 27, 2024
Juneteenth June 19, 2024
Independence Day July 4, 2024
Labor Day September 2, 2024
Fall Break (Class of 2028, 2027, and Tri-TRAILS 2027 & 2026) September 23-24, 2024
Veterans Day November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Break (Class of 2028, 2027, and Tri-TRAILS 2027 & 2026) November 27-29, 2024
Thanksgiving Day November 28, 2024
Winter Break (Class of 2028, 2027, and Tri-TRAILS 2027 & 2026) December 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Martin Luther King Day January 20, 2025
Spring Break (Class of 2028 and Tri-TRAILS 2027) March 17-21, 2025
Administrative Closing - Good Friday April 18, 2025
Memorial Day May 26, 2025
Summer Break (Tri-TRAILS 2027) May 24 - June 1, 2025
Summer Break (Class of 2028) May 24 - July 27, 2025
Juneteenth June 19, 2025

The holidays recognized by the ETSU Board of Trustees (in bold) are not applicable to the Clinical Phases. Clinical assignments identify their holiday dates/work hours, which QCOM students are to follow per assignment. Contact your Clinical assignments to confirm locations, clerkship/course breaks, and holiday closures.

Important Dates - Mandatory Events

M3 Formative OSCE (Class of 2026) Feb 29 or Mar 1, 2024 (date varies by student)
M4 Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (Class of 2025) March 4, 2024
M4 Summative OSCE (Class of 2025) April 2024 (date varies by student)
M1 Orientation/EQUAL Professional Immersion (Class of 2028, Tri-TRAILS 2027) July 15-26, 2024
White Coat Ceremony (Class of 2028, Tri-TRAILS 2027) July 26, 2024
Integrated Grand Rounds (Class of 2028, 2027, and Tri-TRAILS 2027 & 2026) Oct 14, 2024; Dec 2, 2024; Feb 18, 2025
Comprehensive Basic Science Examination 2 (Class of 2027, Tri-TRAILS 2026) December 13, 2024
Student Clinician’s Ceremony (Class of 2027) February 27, 2025
M3 Formative OSCE (Class of 2027, Tri-TRAILS 2026) Feb 27 or 28, 2025 (date varies by student)
M4 Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (Class of 2026) March 3, 2025
Match Day (Class of 2025) March 21, 2025
Doctoring IV: Keystone (Class of 2025) April 7 - May 2, 2025
M4 Summative OSCE (Class of 2026) April 2025 (date varies by student)
Hooding and Commencement Ceremony May 9, 2025
Comprehensive Basic Science Examination 1 (Class of 2028, Tri-TRAILS 2027) May 23, 2025

 

Clinical Calendar - M3 Year (Class of 2026)

6 Week Clerkship Schedule

(Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry; RPCT 12-week blocks)

8 Week Clerkship Schedule

(Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Underserved Medicine/Jr Clinical Experience)

BRIDGE to Clinical Clerkships: February 12 - March 1, 2024

Period 6-1 March 4 - April 12, 2024 Period 8-1 March 4 - April 26, 2024
Period 6-2 April 15 - May 24, 2024 Period 8-2 April 29 - June 21, 2024
Period 6-3 May 28 - July 5, 2024 (NBME July 3, 2024) Period 8-3 June 24 - August 16, 2024
Period 6-4 July 8 - August 16, 2024 Break August 19 - 23, 2024
Break August 19 - 23, 2024 FSCM Intensive Week August 26 - 30, 2024
FSCM Intensive Week August 26 - 30, 2024 Period 8-4 September 3 - October 25, 2024
Period 6-5 September 3 - October 11, 2024 Period 8-5 October 28 - December 20, 2024
Period 6-6 October 14 - November 22, 2024 Break December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025
Period 6-7a November 25 - December 20, 2024 Period 8-6 January 6 - February 28, 2025
Break December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025  
Period 6-7b January 6 - 17, 2025
Period 6-8 January 21 - February 28, 2025

 

Clinical Year - M4 Year (Class of 2025)

Block (4 weeks)

Dates

Block 1
Online only; CCSE March 4, 2024
a.  March 4 - 15, 2024
b.  March 18 - 29, 2024
Recommended USMLE Study Skills Elective
Block 2:  Summative OSCE
No selectives
a.  April 1 - 12, 2024
b.  April 15 - April 26, 2024
Block 3
a.  April 29 - May 10, 2024
b.  May 13 - May 24, 2024
Block 4
a.  May 28 - June 7, 2024
b.  June 10 - 21, 2024
Block 5
a.  June 24 - July 5, 2024
b.  July 8 - 19, 2024
Block 6
a.  July 22 - August 2, 2024
b.  August 5 - 16, 2024
Block 7
a.  August 19 - 30, 2024
b.  September 3 - 13, 2024
Block 8
a.  September 16 - 27, 2024
b.  September 30 - October 11, 2024
Block 9
No selectives
a.  October 14 - 25, 2024
b.  October 28 - November 8, 2024
Block 10
No selectives
a.  November 11 - 22, 2024
b.  November 25 - December 6, 2024
Block 11
No selectives
a.  December 9 - 20, 2024
(two-week electives only)
Break
December 23, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Block 12
a.  January 6 - 17, 2025
b.  January 21 - 31, 2025
Block 13
a.  February 3 - 14, 2025
b.  February 17 - 28, 2025
Block 14
*ACLS Recertification
a.  March 3 - 14, 2025
b.  March 17 - 28, 2025
Break
March 31 - April 4, 2025
Block 15
Required Keystone course
*ACLS Recertification
April 7 - May 2, 2025 (4 weeks)
Block 16
(Off-cycle students only)
a.  May 5 - 16, 2025
Graduation: May 9, 2025
b.  May 19 - 30, 2025
M4 Notes:
  • Blocks 1-15 consist of 58 weeks, which includes up to 14 weeks of unscheduled time for residency interviews and to prepare to take Step 2.
  • Students completing rotations after graduation date will have a hold placed on their diploma until all requirements are met.
  • Those completing rotations beyond June 6, 2025, will be a December graduate and not eligible to participate in the residency match process.

 

M3 Curricular Requirements

Junior Clerkships

Generalist Track

Rural Primary Care Track
BRIDGE to Clinical Clerkships
3 weeks
3 weeks
Foundational Science in Clinical Medicine (Week)
(longitudinal; 2 credits)
(longitudinal; 2 credits)
Underserved Medicine
6 weeks
Family Medicine
6 weeks
Internal Medicine
8 weeks
8 weeks
OB/GYN
6 weeks
6 weeks
Pediatrics
6 weeks
6 weeks
Psychiatry
6 weeks
6 weeks
Rural Primary Care
12 weeks
Surgery
8 weeks
8 weeks
Elective
2 weeks
2 weeks
Total
52 weeks
52 weeks

 

M4 Curricular Requirements

Requirements

Weeks
Selectives: one required four-week rotation in both: Inpatient Subinternship and Ambulatory Care; and one required two-week rotation in: Intensive/Critical Care
10 weeks
Electives: home and away (14 Direct Patient Care)
28 weeks
Summative OSCE
2 weeks
Keystone course
4 weeks
Unscheduled Time
Up to 14 weeks
Total
58 weeks (44 weeks of requirements)
A maximum of 20 weeks (selectives and electives combined) of the Senior Year may be in a single specialty.