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.
** All HSS3-STEPS sessions are required and will be in the morning, so students can use the afternoons for Connection days.
*** 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.
** All HSS3-STEPS sessions are required
*** 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.