Academic Calendar
At Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.D. students follow a specific academic calendar. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with important dates for upcoming academic years.
The listing below shows orientation dates, the start and end dates of each phase of the M.D. curriculum, institutional holidays, winter break, and spring break. We also list other religious and cultural holidays when the school is closed, as well as holidays that we know students observe.
Preclerkship Phase Schedules
Clinical Phase Schedules
Einstein makes every effort to minimize required sessions on holidays, but this is not always possible. Please contact your course directors as far in advance as possible to request to be excused from a required session. Dates are subject to change.
Preclerkship Phase Schedules
Class of 2028
| Academic Year 2024-25 | ||
| Session | Start | End |
| Orientation | August 5, 2024 | August 9, 2024 |
| Block 1 Curriculum | August 12, 2024 | December 20, 2024 |
| Block 2 Curriculum | January 6, 2025 | June 6, 2025 |
| Spring Break | April 14, 2025 | April 18, 2025 |
| Summer Break | June 7, 2025 | August 4, 2025 |
| Academic Year 2025-26 | ||
| Session | Start | End |
| Orientation | August 5, 2025 | - |
| Block 3 Curriculum | August 6, 2025 | December 19, 2025 |
| Step 1 Dedicated | January 5, 2026 | February 13, 2026 |
| Transition to Clerkship | February 16, 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
Class of 2029
| Academic Year 2025-26 | ||
| Session | Start | End |
| Orientation | August 4, 2025 | August 8, 2025 |
| Block 1 Curriculum | August 11, 2025 | December 19, 2025 |
| Block 2 Curriculum | January 5, 2026 | June 5, 2026 |
| Spring Break | April 2, 2026 | April 10, 2026 |
| Summer Break | June 6, 2026 | August 3, 2026 |
| Academic Year 2026-27 | ||
| Session | Start | End |
| Orientation | August 4, 2026 | - |
| Block 3 Curriculum | August 5, 2026 | December 18, 2026 |
| Winter Break | December 21, 2026 | January 3, 2027 |
| Step 1 Dedicated | January 4, 2027 | February 12, 2027 |
| Transition to Clerkship | February 15, 2027 | March 19, 2027 |
Preclerkship Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 15 | January 19 | January 18 |
| Lunar New Year** | January 29 | February 17 | - |
| President's Day | February 17 | February 16 | February 15 |
| Ramadan** | February 28 | February 17 | March 8 |
| Purim** | March 14 | March 3 | March 23 |
| Eid al-Fitr** | - | March 20 | March 10 |
| Passover | April 14-18 | April 2-10 | April 22-30 |
| Memorial Day | May 26 | May 25 | May 31 |
| Eid al-Adha** | June 6 | May 27 | May 17 |
| Shavuot | June 2-3 | May 22 | June 11 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 |
| Labor Day | September 1 | September 7 | September 6 |
| Rosh Hashanah | September 22-24 | September 11* | October 1* |
| Yom Kippur | October 1*-2 | September 21 | October 11 |
| Sukkot | October 7-8 | - | - |
| Shemini Atzeret | October 14 | - | - |
| Simchat Torah | October 15 | - | - |
| Diwali** | October 20 | - | October 29 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 26-28 | November 25-27 | November 24-26 |
| * indicates 3PM closure on the eve of certain Jewish holidays | |||
| ** indicates a holiday when school is in session, but class schedules are minimized | |||
Clinical Phase Schedules
Class of 2025
| Session | Start | End | Remarks |
| Block 15 | March 24, 2025 | April 20, 2025 | - |
| Block 16 | April 21 | May 18, 2025 | no acting internships |
| Students in acting internships follow the schedule at the clinical site, which may include holidays. | |||
Class of 2026
| Academic Year 2025-26 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Remarks |
| Block 1 | March 24, 2025 | April 20, 2025 | no acting internships or electives |
| Block 2 | April 21, 2025 | May 18, 2025 | - |
| Block 3 | May 19, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | - |
| Block 4 | June 16, 2025 | July 13, 2025 | - |
| Block 5 | July 14, 2025 | August 10, 2025 | - |
| Block 6 | August 11, 2025 | September 7, 2025 | - |
| Block 7 | September 8, 2025 | October 5, 2025 | - |
| Block 8 | October 6, 2025 | November 2, 2025 | - |
| Block 9 | November 3, 2025 | November 30, 2025 | - |
| Block 10 | December 1, 2025 | December 28, 2025 | - |
| Winter Break | December 29, 2025 | January 4, 2026 | - |
| Block 11 | January 5, 2026 | February 1, 2026 | - |
| Block 12 | February 2, 2026 | March 1, 2026 | - |
| Block 13 | March 2, 2026 | March 29, 2026 | transition to residency, no acting internships |
| Block 14 | March 30, 2026 | April 26, 2026 | - |
| Block 15 | April 27, 2026 | May 25, 2026 | no acting internships |
| Students in acting internships follow the schedule at the clinical site, which may include holidays. | |||
Class of 2027
| Academic Year 2025-26 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Holidays |
| Rotation 1 | March 24, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | - |
| Rotation 2 | May 5, 2025 | June 13, 2025 | Memorial Day (May 26) |
| Vacation | June 16, 2025 | June 22, 2025 | Juneteenth (June 19) |
| Rotation 3 | June 23, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | Independence Day (July 3 & 4) |
| Rotation 4 | August 4, 2025 | September 12, 2025 | Labor Day (September 1) |
| Vacation | September 15, 2025 | September 21, 2025 | - |
| Rotation 5 | September 22, 2025 | October 31, 2025 | - |
| Rotation 6 | November 3, 2025 | December 12, 2025 | Thanksgiving (November 27 & 28) |
| Rotation 7 | December 15, 2025 | February 6, 2026 | Winter Break (December 22-January 2) & MLK Day (January 19) |
| Rotation 8 | February 9, 2026 | March 20, 2026 | President’s Day (February 16) |
| Vacation | March 23, 2026 | March 29, 2026 | - |
| Academic Year 2026-27 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Remarks |
| Block 1 | March 30, 2026 | April 26, 2026 | no acting internships or electives |
| Block 2 | April 27, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | - |
| Block 3 | May 25, 2026 | June 21, 2026 | - |
| Block 4 | June 22, 2026 | July 19, 2026 | - |
| Block 5 | July 20, 2026 | August 16, 2026 | - |
| Block 6 | August 17, 2026 | September 13, 2026 | - |
| Block 7 | September 14, 2026 | October 11, 2026 | - |
| Block 8 | October 12, 2026 | November 8, 2026 | - |
| Block 9 | November 9, 2026 | December 6, 2025 | - |
| Block 10 | December 7, 2026 | January 3, 2027 | - |
| Block 11 | January 4, 2027 | January 31, 2027 | - |
| Block 12 | February 1, 2027 | February 28, 2027 | - |
| Block 13 | March 1, 2027 | March 28, 2027 | transition to residency, no acting internships |
| Block 14 | March 29, 2027 | April 25, 2027 | - |
| Block 15 | April 26, 2027 | May 23, 2027 | no acting internships |
| Students in acting internships follow the schedule at the clinical site, which may include holidays. | |||
Class of 2028
| Academic Year 2026-27 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Holidays |
| Rotation 1 | March 23, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | - |
| Rotation 2 | May 4, 2026 | June 12, 2026 | Memorial Day (May 25) |
| Vacation | June 15, 2026 | June 21, 2026 | Juneteenth (June 19) |
| Rotation 3 | June 22, 2026 | July 31, 2026 | Independence Day (July 3 & 4) |
| Rotation 4 | August 3, 2026 | September 11, 2026 | Labor Day (September 7) |
| Vacation | September 14, 2025 | September 20, 2026 | - |
| Rotation 5 | September 21, 2026 | October 30, 2026 | - |
| Rotation 6 | November 2, 2026 | December 11, 2026 | Thanksgiving (November 26 & 27) |
| Rotation 7 | December 14, 2026 | February 5, 2027 | Winter Break (December 21-January 3) & MLK Day (January 18) |
| Rotation 8 | February 8, 2027 | March 19, 2027 | President’s Day (February 15) |
| Vacation | March 22, 2027 | March 28, 2027 | - |
| Academic Year 2027-28 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Remarks |
| Block 1 | March 29, 2027 | April 25, 2027 | no acting internships or electives |
| Block 2 | April 26, 2027 | May 23, 2027 | - |
| Block 3 | May 24, 2027 | June 20, 2027 | - |
| Block 4 | June 21, 2027 | July 18, 2027 | - |
| Block 5 | July 19, 2027 | August 15, 2027 | - |
| Block 6 | August 16, 2027 | September 12, 2027 | - |
| Block 7 | September 13, 2027 | October 10, 2027 | - |
| Block 8 | October 11, 2027 | November 7, 2027 | - |
| Block 9 | November 8, 2027 | December 5, 2027 | - |
| Block 10 | December 6, 2027 | January 2, 2028 | - |
| Block 11 | January 3, 2028 | January 30, 2028 | - |
| Block 12 | January 31, 2028 | February 27, 2028 | - |
| Block 13 | February 28, 2028 | March 26, 2028 | transition to residency, no acting internships |
| Block 14 | March 27, 2028 | April 23, 2028 | - |
| Block 15 | April 24, 2028 | May 21, 2028 | no acting internships |
| Students in acting internships follow the schedule at the clinical site, which may include holidays. | |||
Class of 2029
| Academic Year 2027-28 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Holidays |
| Rotation 1 | March 22, 2027 | April 30, 2027 | - |
| Rotation 2 | May 3, 2027 | June 11, 2027 | Memorial Day (May 31) |
| Vacation | June 14, 2027 | June 20, 2027 | Juneteenth (June 19) |
| Rotation 3 | June 21, 2027 | July 30, 2027 | Independence Day (July 3 & 4) |
| Rotation 4 | August 2, 2027 | September 10, 2027 | Labor Day (September 6) |
| Vacation | September 13, 2027 | September 19, 2027 | - |
| Rotation 5 | September 20, 2027 | October 29, 2027 | - |
| Rotation 6 | November 1, 2027 | December 10, 2027 | Thanksgiving (November 24-26) |
| Rotation 7 | December 13, 2027 | February 4, 2028 | Winter Break (December 20-January 2) & President's Day (February 21) |
| Rotation 8 | February 7, 2028 | March 17, 2028 | - |
| Vacation | March 20, 2028 | March 26, 2028 | - |
| Academic Year 2028-29 | |||
| Session | Start | End | Remarks |
| Block 1 | March 27, 2028 | April 23, 2028 | no acting internships or electives |
| Block 2 | April 24, 2028 | May 21, 2028 | - |
| Block 3 | May 22, 2028 | June 18, 2028 | - |
| Block 4 | June 19, 2028 | July 16, 2028 | - |
| Block 5 | July 17, 2028 | August 13, 2028 | - |
| Block 6 | August 14, 2028 | September 10, 2028 | - |
| Block 7 | September 11, 2028 | October 8, 2028 | - |
| Block 8 | October 9, 2028 | November 5, 2028 | - |
| Block 9 | November 6, 2028 | December 3, 2028 | - |
| Block 10 | December 4, 2028 | December 31, 2028 | - |
| Block 11 | January 1, 2029 | January 28, 2029 | - |
| Block 12 | January 29, 2029 | February 25, 2029 | - |
| Block 13 | February 26, 2029 | March 25, 2029 | transition to residency, no acting internships |
| Block 14 | March 26, 2029 | April 22, 2029 | - |
| Block 15 | April 23, 2029 | May 20, 2029 | no acting internships |
| Students in acting internships follow the schedule at the clinical site, which may include holidays. | |||