YEAR FOUR CALENDAR FOR THE CLASS OF 2009

YEAR FOUR calendar

Class of 2010

(July 6, 2009 - May 21, 2010)

Week Number	Week Starting	Week Number	Week Starting
1	July 6, 2009	24	December 14
2	July 13	25	December 21 Holiday Break
3	July 20 (Clinical Competency Exam)	26	December 28 Holiday Break
4	July 27 (Clinical Competency Exam)	27	January 4, 2010
5	August 3 (Clinical Competency Exam)	28	January 11
6	August 10	29	January 18
7	August 17	30	January 25
8	August 24	31	February 1
9	August 31	32	February 8
10	September 7	33	February 15
11	September 14 (Year 3 Option Period)	34	February 22
12	September 21 (Year 3 Option Period)	35	March 1 (Doctoring Year 4:
13	September 28	36	March 8 The Physician and Society)
14	October 5	37	March 15 (Match Week)
15	October 12	38	March 22
16	October 19	39	March 29 (Year 3 Option Period)
17	October 26	40	April 5 (Year 3 Option period)
18	November 2	41	April 12 (Year 3 Option Period)
19	November 9	42	April 19 (Year 3 Option Period)
20	November 16	43	April 26
21	November 23 (Thanksgiving Week)	44	May 3
22	November 30	45	May 10
23	December 7	46	May 17 (Graduation – May 22, 2010)

For your convenience, important dates/events that may affect your schedule have been indicated on the calendar. Shading appears every other 4-week session. Two and four week courses will normally begin on odd numbered weeks (e.g., weeks 1, 3, 5, etc.). Brackets have been placed around 5-week blocks for extended electives (5 weeks = 1 block). Extended electives will begin on weeks 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 27, 37. Students cannot schedule electives during their Neurology Clerkship rotation or the Doctoring Medical Humanities Clerkship.

Course Requirements in Year Four:

Neurology Clerkship (4 Weeks)
Doctoring Year Four:
- Medical Humanities Clerkship: The Physician and Society (2 weeks: #35 & #36)
- Year Two/Year Four Mentoring Program
- Geriatrics Initiative
Clinical Competency Exam (2 Days)
Electives: 30 Weeks
Residency Requirement: 20 Weeks On-Campus Credit
Core Department Requirement: 12 Weeks (Must meet Policy 2.2.1)
Intensive Clinical Experience: One Four-Week Course from Approved ICE List
Basic Science Electives: 4 Weeks from Approved BSE List

Time Requirements in Year Four:

46.0 Weeks = Weeks in Year Four

-30.0 Weeks = Required Elective Credit (20 Weeks On-Campus)

- 6.5 Weeks = Required Clerkships (6 wks.), CCX (.5 wk.)

9.5 Weeks = Open time