Academic Year 2026-2027 (Class of 2028)
| 2026 Pre-Rotation Schedule | |
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| Transitions 2 (T2)* | April 13-23, 2026 (Students at home campus) — Required |
| White Coat Ceremony | April 28, 2026 (All students will be in-person in Indianapolis) |
| Orientation to Clerkships (OTC)* |
April 29, 2026 (All students will be in-person in Indianapolis) — Required
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| Health Systems Science 3 (HSS3-STEPS)** | April 30-May 1, 2026 (Virtual) — Required |
| Eight week clerkships*** | Four week clerkships**** | Two week electives | ||
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| Rotation 1 | May 5-June 29, 2026 | May 5-June 1, 2026 | May 5-15 (1A) May 19-June 1 (1B) |
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| Rotation 2 | June 2- June 29, 2026 | June 2-12 (2A) June 16-29 (2B) |
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| Rotation 3 | June 30-Aug. 21, 2026 | June 30-July 27, 2026 | June 30 - July 13 (3A) July 15-27 (3B) |
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| Rotation 4 | July 28-Aug. 21, 2026 | July 28-Aug. 7 (4A) Aug. 11- 21 (4B) |
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| HSS3-STEPS* | Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, 2026 | |||
| Rotation 5 | Aug. 26-Oct. 19, 2026 | Aug. 26-Sept. 22, 2026 | Aug. 26-Sept. 8 (5A) Sept. 10-22 (5B) |
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| Rotation 6 | Sept. 23-Oct. 19, 2026 | Sept. 23-Oct. 5 (6A) Oct. 7-19 (6B) |
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| HSS3-STEPS* |
Oct. 20 and Oct. 21, 2026 | |||
| Rotation 7 | Oct. 22-Dec. 18, 2026 | Oct. 22-Nov. 17, 2026 | Oct. 22-Nov. 3 (7A) Nov. 5-17 (7B) |
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| Rotation 8 |
Nov. 18-Dec. 18, 2026 |
Nov. 18-Dec. 4 (8A) Dec. 8-18 (8B) |
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| Rotation 9 | Jan. 5-Feb. 26, 2027 | Jan. 5-Feb 1, 2027 | Jan. 5-15 (9A) Jan. 20-Feb. 1 (9B) |
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| Rotation 10 |
Feb 2-Feb. 26, 2027 |
Feb. 2-12 (10A) Feb. 16-26 (10B) |
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| HSS3-STEPS* |
March 1 - March 3, 2027 | |||
| Rotation 11 | March 4-April 27, 2027 | March 4- March 30, 2027 | March 4-16 (11A) March 18-30 (11B) |
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| Rotation 12 | April 1- April 27, 2027 | April 1-13 (12A) April 15-27 (12B) |
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View exam remediation/retakes, NBME vouchers and CCSE information.
Additional dates
| Weekend days off | Required HSS3-STEPS days | Campus Connection days***** | Exam days (in-person) | Holidays and Vacation days |
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| May 2-3, 2026 | April 30-May 1, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | June 1, 2026 | May 25, 2026 (Memorial Day) |
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May 23-24, 2026 |
Aug. 24-25, 2026 | March 31, 2027 | June 29, 2026 |
June 19, 2026 |
| May 30-31, 2026 | Oct. 20-21, 2026 | July 27, 2026 |
July 3-4, 2026 |
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| June 20-21, 2026 | March 1-3, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 |
Sept. 7, 2026 |
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| June 27-28, 2026 | ||||
| July 4-5, 2026 |
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Sept. 22, 2026 | Nov. 24-29, 2026 (Thanksgiving) |
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| July 25-26, 2026 | Oct. 19, 2026 | Dec. 19, 2026-Jan. 4, 2027 (Winter Break) |
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| Aug. 22-23, 2026 | Nov. 17, 2026 | Jan. 18, 2027 (MLK Day/Day of Service) |
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| Sept. 5-6, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2026 | |||
| Sept. 19-20, 2026 | Feb. 1, 2027 | |||
| Oct. 17-18, 2026 | Feb. 26, 2027 | |||
| Nov. 14-15, 2026 | March 30, 2027 | |||
| Jan. 16-17, 2027 | April 27, 2027 | |||
| Jan. 30 - 31, 2027 | April 28, 2027 (CCSE) | |||
| Feb. 27-28, 2027 | April 30, 2027 (NBME Retake) | |||
| March 27-28, 2027 | ||||
Note: Other weekend days, not listed, may have on-call responsibilities in certain clerkships.
* Required Curriculum: Students are required to attend all sessions scheduled for OTC and T2.
** Attendance at HSS3 sessions is required for all students. As part of the new course structure, sessions will be offered during both morning and afternoon time slots, and students are expected to attend their assigned session(s). If you have a scheduling conflict, please submit a time away request in accordance with the school's established process.
*** Eight-week blocks:
- One of the eight-week blocks will be six weeks of OB/GYN and two weeks of anesthesia.
- Pediatrics, surgery and medicine are eight weeks each
**** Four-week blocks: Family medicine, neurology, and psychiatry are four weeks each.
***** Connection days: Personal days in between clerkships.
Study Days: The day before the NBME for all clerkships is a designated study day. Students will not be assigned to clinical duties on the designated study day.
Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (CCSE) date: April 28, 2027
NBME Retake: April 30, 2027
Academic Year 2027-2028 (Class of 2029)
| 2027 Pre-Rotation Schedule | |
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| Transitions 2 (T2)* | April 12-23, 2027 (Students at home campus) — Required |
| White Coat Ceremony | April 26, 2027 (All students will be in-person in Indianapolis) |
| Orientation to Clerkships (OTC)* |
April 27, 2027(All students will be in-person in Indianapolis)— Required
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| Health Systems Science 3 (HSS3-STEPS)** | April 28 - 29, 2027 (Virtual) — Required |
| Eight week clerkships*** | Four week clerkships**** | Two week electives | ||
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| Rotation 1 | May 3-June 28, 2027 | May 3-May 27, 2027 | May 3-13 (1A) May 17-May 27(1B) |
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| Rotation 2 | June 1-June 28, 2027 | June 1-11 (2A) June 15-28 (2B) |
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| Rotation 3 | June 29-Aug. 20, 2027 | June 29-July 26, 2027 | June 29-July 12 (3A) July 14-July 26 (3B) |
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| Rotation 4 | July 27-Aug. 20, 2027 | July 27-Aug. 6 (4A) Aug. 10-Aug 20 (4B) |
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| HSS3-STEPS* | Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, 2027 | |||
| Rotation 5 | Aug. 25 – Oct. 18, 2027 | Aug. 25- Sept. 21, 2027 | Aug. 25-Sept. 7 (5A) Sept. 9-Sept. 21 (5B) |
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| Rotation 6 | Sept. 22 – Oct. 18, 2027 | Sept. 22-Oct. 4 (6A) Oct. 6-Oct. 18 (6B) |
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| HSS3-STEPS* |
Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, 2027 | |||
| Rotation 7 | Oct. 21- Dec. 17, 2027 | Oct. 21 – Nov. 16, 2027 | Oct. 21-Nov. 2 (7A) Nov. 4-Nov. 16 (7B) |
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| Rotation 8 |
Nov. 17 – Dec. 17, 2027 |
Nov. 17-Dec. 3 (8A) Dec. 7-Dec. 17 (8B) |
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| Rotation 9 | Jan. 3 – Feb. 24, 2028 | Jan. 3 – Jan. 28, 2028 | Jan. 3-Jan. 13 (9A) Jan. 18-Jan. 28 (9B) |
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| Rotation 10 |
Jan. 31 – Feb. 24, 2028 |
Jan. 31-Feb. 10 (10A) Feb. 14-Feb. 24 (10B |
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| HSS3-STEPS* |
Feb. 25, Feb. 28, & Feb. 29, 2028 | |||
| Rotation 11 | March 1 – April 21, 2028 | March 1 - March 27, 2028 | March 1-March 13 (11A) March 15-March 27 (11B) |
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| Rotation 12 | March 28 - April 21, 2028 | March 28-April 7 (12A) April 11-April 21 (12B) |
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View exam remediation/retakes, NBME vouchers and CCSE information.
Additional dates
| Weekend days off | Required HSS3-STEPS days | Campus Connection days***** | Exam days (in-person) | Holidays and Vacation days |
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| April 17-18, 2027 | April 28-29, 2027 | May 28, 2027 | May 27, 2027 |
May 31, 2027 (Memorial Day) |
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April 24-25, 2027 |
Aug. 23-24, 2027 | June 28, 2027 |
June 18, 2027 |
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| May 1-2, 2027 |
Oct. 19-20, 2027 | July 26, 2027 |
July 5, 2027 (Independence Day) |
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| May 29-30, 2027 |
Feb. 25, 28-29, 2028 | Aug. 20, 2027 |
Sept. 6, 2027 |
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| June 19-20, 2027 |
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Sept. 21, 2027 |
Nov. 23-Nov. 28, 2027 (Thanksgiving) |
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| July 3-4, 2027 |
Oct. 18, 2027 |
Dec. 18, 2025-Jan. 2, 2028 (Winter Break) |
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| July 24-25, 2027 |
Nov. 16, 2027 |
Jan. 17, 2028 (MLK Day/Day of Service) |
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| Aug. 21-22, 2027 |
Dec. 17, 2027 |
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| Sept. 4-5, 2027 |
Jan. 28, 2028 |
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| Nov. 20-21, 2027 |
Feb. 24, 2028 |
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| Jan. 15-16, 2028 |
March 27, 2028 |
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| Jan. 29-30, 2028 |
April 21, 2028 |
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| Feb. 26-27, 2028 |
April 24, 2028 (CCSE) |
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| March 25-26, 2028 |
April 27, 2028 (NBME retake) | |||
| April 22-23, 2028 |
Note: Other weekend days, not listed, may have on-call responsibilities in certain clerkships.
* Required Curriculum: Students are required to attend all sessions scheduled for OTC and T2.
** Attendance at HSS3 sessions is required for all students. Sessions will be offered during both morning and afternoon time slots, and students are expected to attend their assigned session(s). If you have a scheduling conflict, please submit a time away request in accordance with the school's established process.
*** Eight-week blocks:
- One of the eight-week blocks will be six weeks of OB/GYN and two weeks of anesthesia.
- Pediatrics, surgery and medicine are eight weeks each
**** Four-week blocks: Family medicine, neurology, and psychiatry are four weeks each.
***** Connection days: Personal days in between clerkships.
****** Study Days: The day before the NBME for all clerkships is a designated study day. Students will not be assigned to clinical duties on the designated study day.