MD program, year 2

2019 – 2020

Class of 2022

Orientation 2019: Aug. 5
Fall semester 2019: Aug. 6 – Dec. 9
Spring semester 2020: Jan. 6 – May 8
ELICS week 1 2019: Oct. 21 – Oct. 25
Spring break 2020: March 2 – March 6
ELICS week 2 2020: March 9 – March 13
ELICS week 3 2020: April 13 – April 17
Sit for USMLE Step 1 exam by: June 15, 2020

It is the policy of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine to observe the following holidays:

Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving day after
Winter holiday
Memorial Day

Notes:

Spring break depends on Match week (there is one full week between spring break and Match week.)
Match week is the second full week of March.

2020 – 2021

Class of 2023

Fall semester 2020: Aug. 4 – Dec. 7

Spring semester 2021: Jan. 4 – May 7
Spring break 2021: March 8 – March 12

Sit for USMLE Step 1 exam by: June 21, 2021

It is the policy of GCSOM to observe the following holidays:

Independence Day – July 3, 2020
Labor Day – Sept. 7, 2020
Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 26, 2020
Thanksgiving day after – Nov. 27, 2020
Winter holiday – Dec. 24, 2020 – Jan. 1, 2021
Memorial Day – May 31, 2021

Notes:

Spring break depends on Match week (there is one full week between spring break and Match week). Match week is the second full week of March.
Research day is the first Thursday of May.