First-Year Academic Calendar
First-Year Academic Calendar
| Fall 2020 | |
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| Courses: Intro to Global Health I, Hebrew Language, Medical Ethics, Emergency Medicine, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, On Being a Doctor, Histology, Biostatistics, Microbiology I and Global Health Modules | |
| Date | Event |
| Sunday, August 2nd | Fall semester begins |
| Friday, September 18th-Sunday, September 20th | Rosh Hashanah (break) |
| Sunday, September 27th - Monday, September 28th | Yom Kippur (break) |
| Friday, October 2nd-Sunday, October 11th | Succoth & Simcha Torah (break) |
| Thursday, November 12th - Monday, November 30th | Examinations period |
| Monday, November 30th | Fall Semester Ends |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Courses: Microbiology II, Pharmacology, Pathology, Intro to Global Health II, Epidemiology, Hebrew Communication Skills, Global Health Modules, Mind and Body, Genetics, On Being a Doctor II, Physiology, Endocrine System, Hematology System, Intro to Oncology | |
| Date | Event |
| Tuesday, December 1 | Spring semester begins |
| Tuesday, December 22nd - Sunday, January 3rd | Winter Break |
| Friday, February 26th | Purim (break) |
| Saturday, March 27th - Sunday, April 4th | Passover (break) |
| Wednesday, April 14th | Yom HaZikiron (Memorial Day) |
| Thursday, April 15th | Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) |
| May TBA | Student Day (no sessions) |
| May/June TBA | Faculty of Health Sciences Day (student-led activities) |
| Sunday, May 16th - Monday, May 17th | Shavout (break) |
| Monday, June 7th | Spring semester ends |