Academic Calendars

Calendars are presented by phases and include NBME Shelf Exams and OSCEs schedules. Click on a phase below to access specific dates.

2023-24 CALENDARS

Preclerkship

AY24 Academic Calendar – Pathways, Preclerkship Curriculum (Year I)

Cannon, Castle, Hinton and Peabody Societies

Date Event
YEAR I (2023 - 2024)  
July 31, 2023 2023-2024 Academic Year I Begins
July 31 - August 4, 2023 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
August 21-23, 2023 Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
August 7 - November 3, 2023 Foundations (PWY100)
Holidays: Labor Day, September 4, 2023; Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 9, 2023
Wednesdays, September 6, 2023 - May 15, 2024 Practice of Medicine (POM100)
November 6 - December 15, 2023 Integrated Human Pathophysiology I
Holidays: Veterans Day (observed), November 10, 2023; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 22 - 24, 2023
December 18, 2023 - January 2, 2024 RECESS
January 3 – 26, 2024 Essentials of the Profession: Evidence, Ethics, Policy and Social Medicine (PWY120)
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 2023
January 29 - March 15, 2024 Integrated Human Pathophysiology II
Holiday: Presidents Day, February 19, 2024  
March 18 - 22, 2024 RECESS
March 25 - 29, 2024 Professional Development Week 1 (PDW101) 
April 1 - May 17, 2024 Integrated Human Pathophysiology III
May 20 - August 2, 2024 Summer Flex
May 31, 2024 2023 - 2024 Academic Year I Ends

Course Directors may make adjustments to daily course schedules prior to start of course. Quiz and midterm exams are held during normal course meeting times. Dates will be posted on Canvas when determined.

Last updated: May 10, 2023

AY24 Academic Calendar – Health Sciences & Technology, Preclerkship Curriculum Year I

London Society

 

Date Event
YEAR I (2023-2024)  
July 31, 2023 2023-2024 Academic Year I Begins
July 31 – August 4, 2023 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
(Weekdays, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
August 7, 2023 HST Orientation at HMS
August 10 – 30, 2023 Introduction to Biostatistics (HST190)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
August 7– 31, 2023 Matlab for Medicine (HST015)
(Tuesday, Thursdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm) (First week, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, 9:00 am -12:00 pm)
August 17 - September 7, 2023 Growth of the Physician Scientist (GPS) (HST007)
(Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm and Monday, August 21, 1:00 - 3:00 pm)
September 1 - December 11, 2023 Biochemistry and Metabolism (HST146)
(September 1, 2023 introductory session)
(Resumes on Mondays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on September 11, 2023)
(December 11, 2023 final exam)
August 30, 2023 HST Orientation at MIT
(Wednesday, 3:00 pm)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 4, 2023
September 5 - October 17, 2023 Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics (HST162)
(Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm)
September 5 – December 14, 2023 Human Pathology (HST030)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:15 am - 12:15 pm)
(December 14, 2023 final exam)
September 6 – December 15, 2023 Cellular and Molecular Immunology (HST175)
(Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(December 15, 2023 final exam) 
September 6 – December 13, 2023

Human Functional Anatomy (HST010)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 1:30 - 5:30 pm)

Holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 9, 2023
October 24 – December 12, 2023 Genetics in Modern Medicine (HST160)
(Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm)
(December 12, 2023 final exam)
Holidays: Veterans Day (Observed), November 10, 2023; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 22 - 24, 2023
December 18, 2023 - January 2, 2024 RECESS
January - May, 2024 Introduction to the Care of Patients (HST220)
(Students attend one of four introductory sessions in January or February 2024, followed by sessions with clinical preceptors)
January 3 - 26, 2024 Essentials of the Profession: Evidence, Ethics, Policy and Social Medicine (PWY120)
(Mondays-Fridays mornings, see course schedule for times)  (January 26, 2024 final exam)
January 9 – 25, 2024 Medical Decision Analysis & Probabilistic Medical Inference (HST192, elective)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1:30 - 5:30 pm)
January 9 – February 1, 2024 Principles of Biomedical Imaging (HST164)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1:30 - 5:30 pm)
Holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 2024
February 5 – May 20, 2024 Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology (HST020)
(Mondays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm)
(May 20, 2024 final exam)
February 5 – May 22, 2024 Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (HST090)
(Mondays, 8:30 - 11:00 am; Wednesdays, Fridays, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
(May 22, 2024 final exam)
February 6 – May 16, 2024 Respiratory Pathophysiology (HST100), (Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(May 16, 2024 final exam)
February 6 – May 21, 2024 Renal Pathophysiology (HST110)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:00 - 10:00 am)
(May 21, 2024 final exam)
February 7 – May 1, 2024 Hematology (HST080)
(Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:00 - 10:00 am)
(May 1, 2024 final exam)
February 8 – May 23, 2024 Endocrinology (HST 060)
(Thursdays, 1:30 - 4:30 pm)
(May 23, 2024 final exam)
Holiday: Presidents’Day February 19, 2024
April 8 - 12, 2024 RECESS
Holidays: Patriot’s Day, April 15, 2024 (MIT only); Memorial Day, May 27, 2024
June 1-3, 2024 M1 Summer Retreat
June 3, 2024 Summer Research Begins
Holiday: Juneteenth, June 19, 2024

 

Updated: 9/01/2023

Ay24 Academic Calendar – Health Sciences & Technology, Preclerkship Curriculum Year II

London Society

Date Event
YEAR II (2023-2024)  
Holiday: Labor Day, September 4, 2023
September 5, 2023 2023-2024 Academic Year II Begins
September 5 – December 14, 2023 Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis (HST040)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
(December 14, 2023 final exam)
September 6 – December 13, 2023 Neuroscience (HST130)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fridays, 8:30 - 10:30 am)
(December 13, 2023 final exam)
September 6 – October 18, 2023 Human Reproductive Biology (HST070)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:30 - 5:00 pm)
Holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 9, 2023
October 23 – December 6, 2023 Gastroenterology (HST120)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:00 - 5:00 pm)
December 7 & 12, 2023 Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
Holidays: Veterans Day (Observed), November 10, 2023; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 22 - 24, 2023
December 18, 2023 - January 1, 2024 RECESS
January 2 – March 22, 2024 Introduction to Clinical Medicine (HST200)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 8:00 am - 5:00+ pm)
January 3 - March 20, 2024 Principles of Pharmacology (HST150)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(March 20, 2024 final exam)
January 3 – March 20, 2024 Psychopathology (HT 700)
(Wednesdays, 1:45 - 5:00 pm)
January 8 – February 26, 2024 Clinical Epidemiology: Methods for Clinical Research (HST194)
(Mondays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm)
January 9, 2024 Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
Holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 2024; Presidents’ Day, February 19, 2024
March 13, 2024 HST Year II OSCE
March 13, 2024 Soma Weiss Research Day (projected)
March 25 – 29, 2024 RECESS
April 1, 2024 PCE, ACE Begin

Updated: 07/31/2023

 

Objective Structured Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule

Preclerkship Phase (Pathways & HST)

 
Harvard Medical School
 
Note: Dates and times are subject to change.
 
Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways Transition to PCE (TPCE) OSCE September 6, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
September 8, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 9, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 12, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 13, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
September 15, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am  
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways Winter Preclerkship OSCE November 17, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
November 27, 2023 at 2:00 am - 6:15 pm
December 1, 2023 at 2:00 am - 5:15 pm  
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways Spring Preclerkship OSCE March 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm 
April 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
April 2, 2024 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm 
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
HST Preclerkship OSCE March 13, 2023 at 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm       TMEC Clinical Skills Center
 
Last updated 10.31.2023

 

AY24 Academic Calendar – Pathways, Preclerkship Curriculum (Year II)

Cannon, Castle, Hinton and Peabody Societies

Date Event
YEAR II (2023 - 2024)  
July 1, 2023 2023 - 2024 Academic Year II Begins
July 10 – August 18, 2023 Mind, Brain and Behavior (PWY140)
August 21 – September 22, 2023 Transition to the Principal Clinical Experience (PWY150)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 4, 2023
September 21, 2023 Introduction to the PCE (HMS-Based)
Varies by site Introduction to the PCE (Site-Based)
September 25, 2023 Principal Clinical Experience (PCE) Begins

Course Directors may make adjustments to daily course schedules prior to start of course. Quiz and midterm exams are held during normal course meeting times. Dates will be posted on Canvas when determined.

Last updated: August 16, 2023

PCE

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)
Clinical Rotation Dates
October 2023 – March 2025

Harvard Medical School    
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Dates Rotation Month
2023  
September 26 – October 22, 2023 October (PCE 1 Begins)
Yom Kippur September 25                                       
October 23 – November 19, 2023 November
November 20 – December 17, 2023 December
Thanksgiving observed on November 23 - 24
December 18, 2023 – January 2, 2024 RECESS
2024  
January 3 – January 28, 2024   January
January 29 – February 25, 2024  February
February 26 – March 24, 2024   March (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘23 Entry) 
March 25  – March 31, 2024 RECESS
April 1 – April 28, 2024 April (PCE 2 Begins)
April 29 – May 26, 2024 May
May 28– June 23, 2024 June
Memorial Day May 27
June 24 – June 30, 2024 RECESS
July 1 – July 28, 2024 July
July 29 – August 25, 2024 August
August 26 – September 22, 2024 September (PCE 1 Ends for October ‘23 Entry)
September 23 – October 20, 2024* October*
October 21 – November 17, 2024* November*                                    
November 18 – December 15, 2024* December*
Thanksgiving observed on November 28 -29
December 16, 2024 – January 5, 2025 RECESS
2025  
January 6 – February 2, 2025* January* (PCE Begins with new curriculum)
February 3 – March 2, 2025* February*
March 3 – March 30, 2025* March* (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘24 Entry)

*Tentative: Subject to change due to new curriculum in development

Note: Dates given are for 1-month clerkships; 3-month clerkships begin April, July, October and January (see PCE OB/GYN & PEDS tab)

Updated 3/13/2023

 

Objective Structural Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule

PCE (Principal Clinical Experience) Phase (Pathways & HST)

 
Harvard Medical School
 
Note: Dates and times are subject to change.
 
Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways & HST PCE OSCE January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 9, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 11, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 11, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 12, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 16, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 
January 18, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 4, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 6, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 6, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 11, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 11, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 13, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 18, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 20, 2024 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 20, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
 
Last updated 10.27.2023

 

NBME Shelf Exam Schedule
October 2023 – March 2025
 

Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Month Psych/Neuro
Fridays
Surgery/Medicine
Mondays
Peds and Ob/Gyn
Fridays
October 10/20/2023    
November 11/17/2023   11/3/2023
December 12/15/2023 12/11/2023 12/15/2023
       
January 1/26/2024    
February 2/23/2024   2/9/2024
March 3/22/2024 3/18/2024 3/22/2024
       
April 4/26/2024    
May 5/24/2024   5/10/2024
June 6/21/2024 6/17/2024 6/21/2024
       
July 7/26/2024    
August 8/23/2024   8/9/2024
September 9/20/2024 9/16/2024 9/20/2024
       
October* 10/18/2024*    
November* 11/15/2024*   11/1/2024*
December* 12/13/2024* 12/9/2024* 12/13/2024*
       
January* 1/31/2025*    
February* 2/28/2025*   2/14/2025*
March* 3/28/2025* 3/24/2025* 3/28/2025*

*Tentative: Subject to change due to new curriculum in development    

Radiology does not use the NBME Subject exams but does hold an end-of-clerkship exam on the last day of each clerkship.

Important: Please plan all non-clerkship activities, including travel arrangements, around these exams. No student will be excused from the regularly scheduled exam.

NOTE: Start time is subject to change for web-based exams.

Updated 3/13/2023

 

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)    
OB/GYN and Pediatrics Core Clerkship Dates & Shelf Exams    
October 2023 – March 2025    


Harvard Medical School    
Office of the Registrar

Block (3-month clerkships) Subject Exam Dates
October/November/December

September 26, 2023 – November 5, 2023

November 6 – December 17, 2023


November 3, 2023

December 15, 2023
RECESS December 18, 2023 – January 2, 2024
January/February/March

January 3 – February 11, 2024

February 12 – March 24, 2024


February 9, 2024

March 22, 2024
RECESS March 25 – March 31, 2024
April/May/June

April 1 – May 12, 2024

May 13 – June 23, 2024


May 10, 2024

June 21, 2024
RECESS June 24 – June 30, 2024
July/August/September

July 1 - August 11, 2024

August 12 - September 22, 2024


August 9, 2024

September 20, 2024
   
October/November/December

September 23 – November 3, 2024

November 4 – December 15, 2024


November 1, 2024

December 13, 2024
RECESS December 16 – January 5, 2025
January/February/March

January 6 – February 16, 2025*

February 17 – March 30, 2025*


February 14, 2025*

March 28, 2025*

*Tentative    

Updated 3/13/2023

Post-PCE

Advanced Experiences
Clinical Rotation Dates
September 2023 – December 2024

Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Dates Rotation Month 45 Day Add/Drop Deadline
2023    
September 25 – October 22, 2023 October August 11, 2023
October 23 – November 19, 2023 November September 8, 2023
November 20 – December 17, 2023 December
Thanksgiving holiday observed on November 23-24
October 8, 2023
December 18 – January 2, 2024 RECESS  
2024    
January 3 – January 28, 2024 January November 19, 2023
January 29 – February 25, 2024 February December 15, 2023
February 26– March 24, 2024 March January 12, 2024
March 25 – March 31, 2024 RECESS  
April 1 –April 28, 2024 April February 16, 2024
April 29 – May 26, 2024 May March 15, 2024
May 23, 2024 COMMENCEMENT  
May 28 – June 23, 2024 June April 13, 2024
June 24 – June 30, 2024 RECESS  
July 1 – July 28, 2024 July May 17, 2024
July 29 – August 25, 2024 August June 14, 2024
August 26 – September 22, 2024 September July 12, 2024

Students should check with their elective clerkship regarding attendance for holiday observances, including Yom Kippur on 9/25/2023.

Last date of attendance for graduating students is May 10, 2024

Updated 12/9/2022

Objective Structural Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule

Post-PCE Phase  (Pathways & HST)

Harvard Medical School

Note: Dates and times are subject to change.

Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways & HST Clinical Capstone OSCE
February 29, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
March 1, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
April 4, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
April 5, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways & HST Comprehensive Exam (COMP Exam)
Students graduating in 2024:
April 26, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
April 27, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
May 8, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
May 9, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
May 17, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
May 24, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
June 6, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
July 21, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
September 19, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
September 27, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
October 5, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
October 11, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
October 12, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
October 23, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
October 26, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
November 1, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm     November 8, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
November 9, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm     
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways & HST Comprehensive Exam (COMP Exam)
Students graduating in 2025:
April 25, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm 
April 29, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 7, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 14, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 16, 2024  at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 5, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 25, 2024  at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
July 8, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 16, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 18, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 23, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 25, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 1, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 3, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 7, 2024 at 12:00 am – 5:30 pm
November 4, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 5, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 6, 2024 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center

 

Updated 3/8/2024

HMS has a three-phase MD curriculum:

  • The preclerkship phase, which has two parallel curricular tracks—Pathways (making up roughly 80 percent of MD students) and Health Sciences and Technology, or HST (with about 20 percent of students).
  • The principal clinical experience (PCE) phase, which is the 12-month core clerkship year.
  • The post-PCE phase, when students take advanced courses, clerkships or subinternships and complete their required scholarly research projects.

Each year, 135 MD students are enrolled in the Pathways program, and they learn alongside 35 first-year HSDM students in the preclerkship phase. HST enrolls an additional 30 MD students who are  committed to becoming physician-scientists. HST’s preclerkship phase is shared between HMS and MIT, and HST MD courses are conducted jointly with medical engineering-medical physics PhD students from MIT.

While the HST track also follows a three-phase curriculum, the first phase is six months longer than Pathways to match MIT’s semester structure and provide time for intensive research. As a result, the PCE phase has two six-month “phase-shifted” admission points: the Pathways students enter each fall and the HST students each spring. Finally, the extra six months of the Pathways post-PCE phase allow for three additional required months of basic and population/social science courses, as well as mentored research experiences.

Upcoming: 2024 - 25 Calendars

Preclerkship

AY25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – PATHWAYS, PRECLERKSHIP CURRICULUM YEAR I

Cannon, Castle, Hinton and Peabody Societies

Date Event
YEAR I (2024 - 2025)  
August 5, 2024 2024 - 2025 Academic Year I Begins
August 5 - August 9, 2024 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
TBD Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
August 12 - November 8, 2024 Foundations (PWY100)
Holidays: Labor Day, September 2, 2024; Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 14, 2024
Wednesdays, September 11, 2024 - May 21, 2025 Practice of Medicine (POM100)
November 12 - December 20, 2024 Integrated Human Pathophysiology I (PWY132)
Holidays: Veterans Day, November 11, 2024; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 27 - 29, 2024
December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025 RECESS
January 6 - 31, 2025 Essentials of the Profession: Evidence, Ethics, Policy and Social Medicine (PWY120)
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20, 2024
February 3 - March 21, 2025 Integrated Human Pathophysiology II (PWY133)
Holiday: Presidents Day, February 17, 2025
March 24 - 28, 2025 RECESS
March 31 - April 4, 2025 Professional Development Week I (PDW101)  
April 7 - May 23, 2025 Integrated Human Pathophysiology III (PWY134)
May 26 - August 1, 2025 Summer Flex
May 23, 2025 2024 - 2025 Academic Year I Ends

Course Directors may make adjustments to daily course schedules prior to start of course. Assessments are held during standard course dates. Final course schedules will be posted on Canvas.

Updated: 2/20/2024

AY25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – PATHWAYS, PRECLERKSHIP CURRICULUM YEAR II

Cannon, Castle, Hinton and Peabody Societies

Date Event
YEAR II (2024 - 2025)
August 5, 2024 2024 - 2025 Academic Year II Begins
August 5 - August 9, 2024 Professional Development Week II (PDW102)
August 12 - September 13, 2024 Immunity in Defense and Disease (PWY110)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 2, 2024
TBD Mandatory Mask Fit Testing
Wednesdays, August 14 - October 23, 2024 BRIDGES I (PWY210)
September 16 - October 25, 2024 Mind, Brain and Behavior (PWY140)
Holiday: Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 14, 2024
October 28 - November 22, 2024 USMLE Step 1 Preparation and Exam
Holiday: Veterans Day, November 11, 2024
November 25 - December 20, 2024 BRIDGES II (PWY211)
Holiday: Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 27 - 29, 2024
December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025 RECESS
TBD PCE Orientation
January 6, 2025 Principal Clinical Experience (PCE) Begins

Course Directors may make adjustments to daily course schedules prior to start of course. Assessments are held during standard course dates. Final course schedules will be posted on Canvas.

Updated: 2/20/2024

AY24 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – HEALTH SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY, PRECLERKSHIP CURRICULUM YEAR I

London Society

Date Event
YEAR I (2024 - 2025)  
August 5, 2024 2024-2025 Academic Year I Begins
August 5-9, 2024 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
(Weekdays, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
August 12, 2024 HST Orientation at HMS
August 12 - September 6, 2024 Introduction to Biostatistics (HST190)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
August 13 - September 5, 2024 HST AI Course (Course name & number TBD)
(Tuesday, Thursdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
August 15 - September 5, 2024 Growth of the Physician Scientist (GPS) (HST007)
(Mondays, Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm)
August 28, 2024 HST Orientation at MIT (TBD)
(Wednesday, 3:00 pm)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 2, 2024
September 9 - December 18, 2024 Cellular and Molecular Immunology (HST175)
(Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00 - 11:30 am)
(December 18, 2024 final exam) 
September 9 - December 18, 2024 Human Functional Anatomy (HST010)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:00 - 6:00 pm)
September 10 - October 22, 2024 Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics (HST162)
(Thursdays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm)
September 10 - December 19, 2024 Human Pathology (HST030)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(December 19, 2024 final exam)
September 12 - December 19, 2024 Biochemistry and Metabolism (HST146)
(Thursdays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm) (December 19, 2024 final exam)
September 13 - December 20, 2024 HST Integrations I
(Fridays, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 14, 2024
October 29 - December 17, 2024 Genetics in Modern Medicine (HST160)
(Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm)
(December 17, 2024 final exam) 
Holidays: Veterans Day (Observed), November 10, 2023 11, 2024; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 22 - 24, 2023 27--29, 2024
December 23, 2024 – Friday, January 3, 2025 RECESS
January - May 2025 Introduction to the Care of Patients (HST220)
(Students attend one of four introductory sessions in January or February 2024, followed by sessions with clinical preceptors)
January 6 - 31, 2025 Essentials of the Profession: Evidence, Ethics, Policy and Social Medicine (PWY120)
(Mondays-Fridays mornings, see course schedule for times)
TBD Principles of Biomedical Imaging (HST164)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1:30 - 5:30 pm)
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 13, 2025
TBD Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology (HST020)
(Mondays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm)
(May 20, 2024 final exam)
TBD Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (HST090)
(Mondays, 8:30 - 11:00 am; Wednesdays, Fridays, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
(May 22, 2024 final exam)
TBD Respiratory Pathophysiology (HST100), (Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(May 16, 2024 final exam)
TBD Renal Pathophysiology (HST110)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:00 - 10:00 am)
TBD Hematology (HST080)
(Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:00 - 10:00 am)
TBD Endocrinology (HST 060)
(Thursdays, 1:30 - 4:30 pm)
Holiday: Presidents’ Day, February 17, 2025
April 14-18, 2025 RECESS
Holidays: Patriot’s Day, April 21, 2025 (MIT only); Memorial Day, May 26, 2025
May 31-June 2, 2025 (Tentative) M1 Summer Retreat
June 2, 2025 Summer Research Begins
Holiday: Juneteenth, June 19, 2025

Updated: 2/1/2024

AY25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – HEALTH SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY (HST), PRECLERKSHIP CURRICULUM YEAR II

London Society

Date Event
YEAR II (2024-2025)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 2, 2024
September 3, 2024 2024-2025 Academic Year II Begins
September 3 - December 16, 2024 Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis (HST040)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
(December 16, 2024 final exam)
September 4 - December 20, 2024 Neuroscience (HST130)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fridays, 8:30 - 10:30 am)
(December 20, 2024 final exam)
September 4 - October 16, 2024 Human Reproductive Biology (HST070)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:30 - 5:00 pm)
Holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day (Federal), October 14, 2024
October 21 - December 11, 2024 Gastroenterology (HST120)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:00 - 5:00 pm)
TBD Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
Holidays: Veterans Day, November 11, 2024; Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 27 - 29, 2024
December 23, 2024 – Friday, January 3, 2025 RECESS
January 7 - March 28, 2025 Introduction to Clinical Medicine (HST200)
(Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 8:00 am - 5:00+ pm)
January 6 - March 25, 2025 Principles of Pharmacology (HST150)
(Mondays, Wednesdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
(March 25, 2025 final exam)
January 8 - March 26, 2025 Psychopathology (HT 700)
(Wednesdays, 1:45 - 5:00 pm)
January 6 - February 24, 2025 Clinical Epidemiology: Methods for Clinical Research (HST194)
(Mondays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm)
TBD Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
Holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20, 2025; Presidents’ Day, February 17, 2025
March 10, 2025 (Tentative) HST Year II OSCE
March 11, 2025 Soma Weiss Research Day (projected)
March 31 - April 4, 2025 RECESS
April 7, 2025 PCE, ACE Begin

Updated: 1/18/24

coming soon

PCE

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)
Clinical Rotation Dates
October 2024 – March 2026

 
Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar
 
Rotation Dates Rotation Month

2024

 
September 30 – October 27, 2024 October                             
October 28 – November 24, 2024 November
November 25 – December 22, 2024 December
Thanksgiving observed on November 28 - 29
December 23, 2024 – January 5, 2025 RECESS

2025

 
January 6 – February 2, 2025   January* (PCE 1 Begins for new curriculum)
February 3 – March 2, 2025  February
March 3 – March 30, 2025   March (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘24 Entry) 
March 31  – April 6, 2025 RECESS
April 7 – May 4, 2025 April (PCE 2 Begins)
May 5 – June 1, 2025 May
June 2 – June 29, 2025 June
June 30 – July 6, 2025 RECESS
July 7 – August 3, 2025 July
August 4 – August 31, 2025 August
September 1 – September 28, 2025 September 
September 29 – October 26, 2025 October
October 27 – November 23, 2025 November                                      
November 24 – December 21, 2025 December (PCE 1 Ends for January ‘25 Entry)
Thanksgiving observed on November 27 -28
December 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026 RECESS

2026

 
January 5 – February 1, 2026* January* (PCE 1 Begins for '26 Entry)
February 2 – March 1, 2026* February*
March 2 – March 29, 2026* March* (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘25 Entry)

*Tentative: Dates are subject to change

Note: Dates given are for 1-month clerkships; 3-month clerkships begin April, July, October and January (see PCE OB/GYN & PEDS tab)

Updated: 1/29/2024

NBME Shelf Exam Schedule

October 2024 – March 2026
 

Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Month Psych/Neuro
Fridays
Surgery/Medicine
Mondays
Peds and Ob/Gyn
Fridays
October 10/25/2024    
November 11/22/2024   11/8/2024
December 12/20/2024 12/16/2024 12/20/2024
       
January 1/31/2025    
February 2/28/2025   2/14/2025
March 3/28/2025 3/24/2025 3/28/2025
       
April 5/2/2025    
May 5/30/2025   5/16/2025
June 6/27/2025 6/23/2025 6/27/2025
       
July 8/1/2025    
August 8/29/2025   8/15/2025
September 9/26/2025 9/22/2025 9/26/2025
       
October 10/24/2025    
November 11/21/2025   11/7/2025
December 12/19/2025 12/15/2025 12/19/2025
       
January* 1/30/2026*    
February* 2/27/2026*   2/13/2026*
March* 3/27/2026* 3/23/2026* 3/27/2026*

*Tentative: Dates subject to change

Web-based exams: All start times are subject to change

Radiology does not use the NBME Subject exams but does hold an end-of-clerkship exam on the last day of each clerkship.

Attendance Required: Please plan all non-clerkship activities around these exams, including travel arrangements. No student will be excused from the regularly scheduled exam.

Updated: 1/29/2024

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)
OB/GYN and Pediatrics Core Clerkship Dates & Shelf Exams
October 2024 – March 2026


Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Block (3-month clerkships) Subject Exam Dates
October/November/December

September 30 – November 10, 2024

November 11 – December 22, 2024


November 8, 2024

December 20, 2024
RECESS December 23, 2024 – January 5, 2025
January/February/March

January 6 – February 16, 2025

February 17 – March 30, 2025


February 14, 2025

March 28, 2025
RECESS March 31 – April 6, 2025
April/May/June

April 7 – May 18, 2025

May 19 – June 29, 2025


May 16, 2025

June 27, 2025
RECESS June 30 – July 6, 2025
July/August/September

July 7 - August 17, 2025

August 18 - September 28, 2025


August 15, 2025

September 26, 2025
   
October/November/December

September 29 – November 9, 2025

November 10 – December 21, 2025


November 7, 2025

December 19, 2025
RECESS December 16 – January 5, 2025
January/February/March

January 6 – February 15, 2026*

February 16 – March 29, 2026*


February 13, 2026*

March 27, 2026*

*Tentative: Dates subject to change

Updated: 1/29/2024

coming soon

Post-PCE

Advanced Experiences

Clinical Rotation Dates

September 2024 – December 2025

 
Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar
 
Rotation Dates Rotation Month 45 Day Add/Drop Deadline
2024    
September 30 – October 27, 2024 October August 15, 2024
October 28 – November 24, 2024 November September 12, 2024
November 25 – December 22, 2024 December
Thanksgiving holiday observed on November 28-29
October 10, 2024
December 23 – January 5, 2025 RECESS  
2025    
January 6 – February 2, 2025 January November 21, 2024
February 3 – March 2, 2025 February December 19, 2024
March 3 – March 30, 2025 March January 16, 2025
March 31 – April 6, 2025 RECESS  
April 7 – May 4, 2025 April February 20, 2025
May 5 – June 1, 2025 May March 20, 2025
May 29, 2025 COMMENCEMENT  
June 2 – June 29, 2025 June April 17, 2025
June 30 – July 6, 2025 RECESS  
July 7 – August 3, 2025 July May 22, 2025
August 4 – August 31, 2025 August June 19. 2025
September 1 – September 28, 2025 September July 17, 2025
September 25 – October 26, 2025 October August 14, 2025
October 27 – November 23, 2025 November September 11, 2025
November 24 – December 21, 2025 December
Thanksgiving holiday observed on November 27-28
October 9, 2025

Note: Students should check with their elective clerkship regarding attendance for holiday observances.

 
Last date of attendance for graduating students: May 16, 2025
Graduation: May 29, 2025
 
Updated: 3/5/2024

Historical: 2022-23 Calendars

Preclerkship

2022-2023 Academic Calendar – Pathways, Preclerkship Curriculum

Cannon, Castle, Hinton and Peabody Societies

Date Event
YEAR I (2022-2023)  
August 1, 2022 2022-2023 Academic Year I Begins
August 1-5, 2022 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
August 8-11, 2022 and August 17, 24 and 31, 2022 Professional Development Week 1 (PDW101) and Professional Development Orientation Days
August 22-23, 2022 Mandatory Basic Life Support Training and Mask Fit Testing
August 12 – November 10, 2022 Foundations (PWY100)
Holidays: Labor Day, September 5; Indigenous Peoples Day, October 10
Wednesdays, September 7, 2022– July 19, 2023 Practice of Medicine (POM100)
November 14 – December 16, 2022 Immunity in Defense and Disease (PWY110)
Holiday: Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 23 - 25
December 19, 2022-January 2, 2023 RECESS
January 3–27, 2023 Essentials of the Profession: Evidence, Ethics, Policy, and Social Medicine (PWY120)
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16
January 30-February 3, 2023 Professional Development Week 2 (PDW102)
February 6 – April 7, 2023 Homeostasis I (PWY130)
Holiday: Presidents Day, February 20
April 10–14, 2023 RECESS
April 17 – June 23, 2023 Homeostasis II (PWY131)
Holidays: Memorial Day, May 29; Juneteenth, June 19
June 23, 2023 2022-2023 Academic Year I Ends
June 26-July 7, 2023 RECESS
YEAR II (2023-2024)  
July 10, 2023 2023-2024 Academic Year II Begins
July 10 – August 18, 2023 Mind, Brain and Behavior (PWY140)
August 21 – September 22, 2023 Transition to the Principal Clinical Experience (PWY150)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 4
TBA Introduction to the PCE (HMS-Based)
TBA Introduction to the PCE (Site-Based)
September 25, 2023 Principal Clinical Experience (PCE) Begins

 

Course Directors may make adjustments to daily course schedules prior to start of course. Quiz and midterm exams are held during normal course meeting times. Dates will be posted on Canvas when determined.

Last updated: 9/14/22

 

AY23 Academic Calendar – Health Sciences & Technology, Preclerkship Curriculum

London Society

Date Event
YEAR I (2022-2023)  
August 1, 2022 2022-2023 Academic Year I Begins
August 1 – August 5, 2022 Introduction to the Profession (IN555.0)
(Weekdays, 8:00am-5:00pm)
August 8, 2022 HST Orientation at HMS
(TBD)
August 8 – August 31, 2022 Introduction to Biostatistics (HST190)
(TMEC 209, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00am -12:00pm)
August 9 – September 1, 2022 Matlab for Medicine (HST015)
(TMEC 227, Tuesday, Thursdays, 9:00am -12:00pm)
August 11 – September 2022 Growth of the Physician Scientist (HST007)
(Schedule varies, please check Canvas for dates, 1:00-3:00pm, and location)
September 2-December 19, 2022 Biochemistry and Metabolism (HST146) (TMEC 250.  Friday introductory session.  Resumes on Mondays, 9:00am-12:00pm on September 12, 2022 - Monday, December 19, 2022 (final exam)
September 1, 2022 HST Orientation at MIT
(TBD)
Holiday: Labor Day, September 5
September 6 – December 15, 2022 Human Pathology (HST030)
(TMEC 209, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:15am-12:15pm)
(December 21, 2022 – final)
September 7 – December 16, 2022 Cellular and Molecular Immunology (HST175)
(Ragon Institute MIT, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00am-12:00pm)
(December 20, 2022 – final)

Human Functional Anatomy (HST010)
(D Amphitheater, Lab: TMEC 419, 420, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 1:30-6:00pm)
(December 16, 2022 – final) 
September 13 - October 25, 2022 Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics (HST162)
(TMEC 209, Tuesdays, 2:00-5:00pm)
(October 25, 2022 – final)
Holiday: Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 10
Columbus Day (Federal)
November 1 – December 13, 2022 Genetics in Modern Medicine (HST160)
(MIT E25-111, Tuesdays, 2:00-5:00pm)
(December 22, 2022 – final)
Holiday: Veterans Day, November 11, 2022
Observed, no classes
Holiday: Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 23 - 25
December 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023 RECESS
January 3 – January 27, 2023 Essentials of the Profession
(TMEC, Weekdays, mornings, see course schedule)
January 10 –February 2, 2023 Principles of Biomedical Imaging (HST164)
(MIT E25-117, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1:30-5:30pm)
January 10 – January 26, 2023 Medical Decision Analysis & Probabilistic Medical Inference (HST192)
(Airport conf. room, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 1600, Boston, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 2:00-5:00pm)
(January 26, 2023 – final)
**elective
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16
February 6 – May 19, 2023 Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (HST090)
(MIT 56-114, Mondays 8:30am-11:00am, Wednesdays, Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm)
(May 24, 2023 – final)

Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology (HST020)
(TMEC 209, Mondays, 2:00-5:00pm)
(May 22, 2023 – final)
February - May 2023 Introduction to the Care of Patients (HST220)
(MIT E23-various, TBD)
*Please note that students must attend one of four introductory sessions in Jan. or Feb.. Followed by sessions with clinical preceptors.
February 7 – May 18, 2023 Renal Pathophysiology (HST110)
(TMEC 209, Tuesdays, Thursdays 8:00am-10:00am)
(May 23, 2023 – final)

Respiratory Pathophysiology (HST100)
(TMEC 209, Tuesdays, Thursdays 10:00am-12:00pm)
(May 18, 2023 – final)
February 8 – May 3, 2023 Hematology (HST080)
(TMEC 209, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:00-10:00am)
(May 3, 2023 – final)
February 9 – May 18, 2023 Endocrinology (HST 060)
(TMEC 227, Thursdays, 1:30-4:30pm)
(May 25, 2023 – final)
Holiday: Presidents’ Day, February 20
April 10 - 14, 2023 RECESS
Holiday: Patriot’s Day, April 17 – MIT only
Holiday: Memorial Day, May 29  
June 6 – June 7, 2023 June Consolidation Period + SUMMER RESEARCH begins
Holiday: Juneteenth, June 19, 2023
No classes

Last updated: February 15, 2023

Ay23 Academic Calendar – Health Sciences & Technology, Preclerkship Curriculum

London Society

Date Event
YEAR II (2022-2023)  
Holiday: Labor Day, September 5
September 6, 2022 2022-2023 Academic Year II Begins
September 6 – December 15, 2022  Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis (HST040)
(TMEC 227, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:30am-12:00pm)
(December 19, 2022 – final)
September 7 – December 16 , 2022 Neuroscience (HST130)
(TMEC 209, Mondays, Wednesdays, 8:30am-12:00pm, Fridays 8:30-10:00am)
(December 21, 2022 – final)
September 7 – October 26, 2022 Human Reproductive Biology (HST070)
(MIT 1-390, Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:30-5:00pm) 
(take-home final)
September 13 – December 13, 2022 Molecular Medicine (HST140)
(TMEC 447, Tuesdays 1:00-3:00pm)
*elective
Holiday: Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 10
Columbus Day (Federal)
October 31 – December 14, 2022 Gastroenterology (HST120)
(TMEC 209, Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:00-5:00pm)
(December 20, 2022 – final)
Holiday: Veterans Day, November 11, 2022
Observed, no classes
Holiday: Thanksgiving (including day before and after), November 23 - 25
December 22, 2022 - January 2, 2023 RECESS
January 3 – March 24, 2023 Introduction to Clinical Medicine (HST200) (B&W, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 8:00-5:00pm+)
January 4 - March 22, 2023 Principles of Pharmacology (HST150)
(TMEC 250, Mondays, Wednesdays, 9:00am-12:00pm. Final exam March 22, 2023)

Psychopathology (HT 700)
(Various + TMEC 209, Wednesdays, 1:45-5:00pm)
January 9 – February 27, 2023 Clinical Epidemiology: Methods for Clinical Research (HST194) (TMEC 250, Mondays)
Holiday: Presidents’ Day, February 20
March 13, 2023 HST Year II OSCE
March 14, 2023 Soma Weiss Research Day (projected)
March 27 – March 31, 2023 RECESS
April 3, 2023 PCE, ACE begin

Last updated: 9.22.22

Objective Structured Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule
Preclerkship Phase (Pathways & HST)

Harvard Medical School

Note: Dates and times are subject to change.

Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways Transition to PCE (TPCE) OSCE

September 6, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
September 8, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 9, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 12, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 13, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am
September 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
September 15, 2022 at 8:00 am - 11:30 am

TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways Winter Preclerkship OSCE

November 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
November 29, 2022 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm
December 5, 2022 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm

TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways Spring Preclerkship OSCE March 30, 2023 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm
March 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
April 1, 2023 at 1:45 pm - 6:30 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
HST Preclerkship OSCE March 13, 2023 at 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm TMEC Clinical Skills Center

Last updated 9.22.22

PCE

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)
Clinical Rotation Dates
October 2022– March 2024

Harvard Medical School    
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Dates Rotation Month
2022  
September 27 – October 23, 2022 October (PCE 1 Begins)
Rosh Hashanah September 26
October 24 – November 20, 2022 November
November 21 – December 18, 2022 December
Thanksgiving Observed on November 24 - 25
December 19 – January 2, 2023 RECESS
2023  
January 3 – January 29, 2023 January
January 30 – February 26, 2023 February
February 27 – March 26, 2023 March (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘22 Entry)
March 27  – April 2, 2023 RECESS
April 3 – April 30, 2023 April (PCE 2 Begins)
May 1 – May 28, 2023 May
May 30 – June 25, 2023 June
Memorial Day May 29
June 26 – July 4, 2023 RECESS
July 5 – July 30, 2023 July
July 31 – August 27, 2023 August
August 1, 8 & 11, 2023 Mandatory Basic Life Support Training & Mask Fit Testing
August 28 – September 24, 2023 September (PCE 1 ends for October ‘22 entry)
September 26 – October 22, 2023 October (PCE 1 Begins)
Yom Kippur September 25
October 23 – November 19, 2023 November
Thanksgiving Observed on November 23 -24
November 20 – December 17, 2023 December
December 18 – January 2, 2024 RECESS
2024  
January 3 – January 28, 2024 January
January 29 – February 25, 2024 February
February 26 – March 24, 2024 March (PCE 2 Ends for April ‘23 Entry)

Note: Dates given are for 1-month clerkships; 3-month clerkships begin April, July, October and January (see PCE OB/GYN & PEDS tab).

Updated 5/17/2023

NBME Shelf Exam Schedule
October 2022 – March 2024

Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Month Psych/Neuro Surgery/Medicine Peds and Ob/Gyn
  Fridays Mondays Fridays
 October 10/21/2022    
 November 11/18/2022   11/4/2022
 December 12/16/2022 12/12/2022 12/16/2022
       
 January 1/27/2023    
 February 2/24/2023   2/10/2023
 March 3/24/2023 3/20/2023 3/24/2023
       
 April 4/28/2023    
 May 5/26/2023   5/12/2023
 June 6/23/2023
Surgery - 06/12/2023 (Monday)
Medicine - 06/16/2023 (Friday)
6/23/2023
       
 July 7/28/2023    
 August 8/25/2023   8/11/2023
 September 9/22/2023 9/18/2023 9/22/2023
       
 October 10/20/2023    
 November 11/17/2023   11/3/2023
 December 12/15/2023 12/11/2023 12/15/2023
       
 January 1/26/2024    
 February 2/23/2024   2/9/2024
 March 3/22/2024 3/18/2024 3/22/2024

NOTE: Start time is subject to change for web-based exams.

Radiology does not use the NBME Subject exams but does hold an end-of-clerkship exam on the last day of each clerkship.

Important: Please plan all non-clerkship activities, including travel arrangements, around these exams. No student will be excused from the regularly scheduled exam.

Updated 3/13/2023

Principal Clinical Experience (PCE)    
OB/GYN and Pediatrics Core Clerkship Dates & Shelf Exams
October 2022 – March 2024

Harvard Medical School    
Office of the Registrar

Block (3-month clerkships) Subject Exam Dates
October/November/December

September 26, 2022 – November 6, 2022

November 7 – December 18, 2022


November 4, 2022

December 16, 2022
RECESS December 19, 2022 – January 2, 2023
January/February/March

January 3 – February 12, 2023

February 13 – March 26, 2023


February 10, 2023

March 24, 2023
RECESS March 27 – April 2, 2023
April/May/June

April 3 – May 14, 2023

May 15 – June 25, 2023


May 12, 2023

June 23, 2023
RECESS June 26 – July 2, 2023
July/August/September

July 3 - August 13, 2023

August 14 - September 24, 2023


August 11, 2023

September 22, 2023
Mandatory Basic Life Support Training & Mask Fit Testing August 1, 8 & 11, 2023
October/November/December

September 26 – November 5, 2023

November 6 – December 17, 2023


November 3, 2023

December 15, 2023
RECESS December 18 – January 2, 2024
January/February/March

January 3 – February 11, 2024

February 12 – March 24, 2024


February 9, 2024

March 22, 2024

Updated 5/17/2023

Objective Structural Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule 
PCE (Principal Clinical Experience) Phase  (Pathways & HST)

Harvard Medical School

Note: Dates and times are subject to change.

Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways & HST PCE OSCE
January 9, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 10, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 10, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 12, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 12, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 17, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 17, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 19, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
January 19, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 1, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 2, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 12, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 12, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 13, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 13, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 15, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 15, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 20, 2023 at 8:00 am - 11:00 am
June 20, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center

Last updated 9.22.22

Post-PCE

Objective Structural Clinical Examinatons (OSCEs) Schedule
Post-PCE Phase  (Pathways & HST)

Harvard Medical School

Note: Dates and times are subject to change.

Curricular Track Type of OSCE Date(s)/Time(s) Location
Pathways & HST Clinical Capstone OSCE TBA ZOOM
Pathways & HST Comprehensive Exam (COMP Exam)
Students graduating in 2023:
April 26, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 2, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 5, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 10, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 12, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 2, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 3, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 28, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 27, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 29, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 6, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 12, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 18, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 20, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 26, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 7, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 9, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 17, 2022 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center
Pathways & HST Comprehensive Exam (COMP Exam)
Students graduating in 2024:
April 26, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
April 27, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 8, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 9, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 17, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 24, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
June 6, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
July 21, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 19, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
September 27, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 5, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 11, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 12, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
October 23, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Octoeber 26, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 1, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 8, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
November 9, 2023 at 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
TMEC Clinical Skills Center

Last updated 2.15.2023

Advanced Experiences
Clinical Rotation Dates
September 2022 – December 2023

Harvard Medical School
Office of the Registrar

Rotation Dates Rotation Month 45 Day Add/Drop Deadline
2022    
September 26 – October 23, 2022 October August 11, 2022
October 24 – November 20, 2022 November September 8, 2022
November 21 – December 18, 2022 December
Thanksgiving holiday observed on November 24-25
October 6, 2022
December 19 – January 2, 2023 RECESS  
2023    
January 3 – January 29, 2023 January November 18, 2022
January 30 – February 26, 2023 February December 15, 2022
February 27 – March 26, 2023 March January 12, 2023
March 27 – April 2, 2023 RECESS  
April 3 –April 30, 2023 April February 16, 2023
May 1 – May 28, 2023 May March 16, 2023
MAY 25, 2023 COMMENCEMENT  
May 30 – June 25, 2023 June April 14, 2023
June 26 – July 4, 2023 RECESS  
July 5 – July 30, 2023 July May 18, 2023
July 31 – August 27, 2023
August 1, 8 & 11, 2023
August
Mandatory Basic Life Support Training & Mask Fit Testing
June 15, 2023
 
August 28 – September 24, 2023
September 18 - 19, 2023
September
Mandatory Basic Life Support Training & Mask Fit Testing
July 13, 2023
 

Students should check with their elective clerkship regarding attendance for holiday observances.

Last date of attendance for graduating students is May 12, 2023

Updated 10/26/22