First-Year Academic Calendar
First-Year Academic Calendar
| Fall 2019 | |
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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 |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Fall semester begins |
| Thursday, September 26th | Physicians Oath Ceremony |
| Sunday, September 29-Tuesday, October 1 | Rosh Hashanah (break) |
| Tuesday, October 8-Thursday, October 10 | Yom Kippur (break) |
| Sunday, October 13-Wednesday, October 23rd | Succoth & Simcha Torah (break) |
| Sunday, December 1- Thursday, December 19 | Examinations period |
| Friday, December 20-Friday, January 3 | Winter break |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sunday, January 5 | Spring semester begins |
| Thursday, March 10 | Purim (break) |
| Examinations period | |
| Tuesday, April 7th- Friday, April 17th | Passover (break) |
| Tuesday, May 28th | Yom HaZikiron (Memorial Day) |
| Wednesday, May 29th | Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) |
| May TBA | Student Day (no sessions) |
| May/June TBA | Faculty of Health Sciences Day (student-led activities) |
| Thursday, May 28th- Friday, May 29th | Shavout (break) |
| Tuesday, June 30 | Spring semester ends |