Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
Academic Calendar Year 2025_26
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
AY 2025-26 Year 1
Class 2030
 
Research Block/Basic Science
Year 1 (Class 2030)
(Rev2024)
 
ARM 1
Year 1 (Class 2030)
SEE PORTAL FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
(Rev2024)
APM 1
Year 1 (Class 2030)
SEE PORTAL FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
(Rev2024)
Clinical Skills
Longitundinal Skills
Year 1 (Class 2030)
(Rev2024) 
Assessment Calendar
Preparation and Assessment
Year 1 (Class 2029)
(Rev2024)
Assessment Calendar
Assessment Evidence
Year 1 (Class 2029)
(Rev2024)
07/07/2025 07/11/2025 Orientation
White Coat Ceremony 7/13/2025
Orientation 
07/14/2025 07/18/2025 Basic and Translational Research Block
Fundamentals of Molecular Medicine
Journal Club
(10 weeks) 


07/21/2025 07/25/2025
07/28/2025 08/01/2025
08/04/2025 08/08/2025
08/11/2025 08/15/2025 111
08/18/2025 08/22/2025
08/25/2025 08/29/2025
09/02/2025 09/05/2025
09/08/2025 09/12/2025
09/15/2025 09/19/2025
09/22/2025 09/26/2025 Break Break
Student Moderator Research
Presenter
Topic Session Date
(Tuesday)
APM 1 Notes
09/29/2025 10/03/2025 *** Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences 1
(6 weeks)
09/30/2025 1
10/06/2025 10/10/2025 *** 10/07/2025
10/13/2025 10/17/2025 10/14/2025
10/20/2025 10/24/2025 10/21/2025
10/27/2025 10/31/2025 10/28/2025
11/03/2025 11/07/2025 11/04/2025
11/10/2025 11/14/2025 Gastroenterology 1
(3.5 weeks)
11/11/2025 1
11/17/2025 11/21/2025 11/18/2025
11/24/2025 11/26/2025 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 11/25/2025
12/01/2025 12/05/2025 12/02/2025
12/08/2025 12/12/2025 Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology 1
(4 weeks)
12/09/2025
12/15/2025 12/19/2025 12/16/2025
12/22/2025 12/26/2025 Winter Break 12/23/2025 Winter Break
12/29/2025 01/02/2026 12/30/2025
01/05/2026 01/09/2026 Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology 1
Continued
01/06/2026
01/12/2026 01/16/2026 01/13/2026
01/20/2026 01/23/2026 Renal Biology 1
(3 weeks)
01/20/2026 1
01/26/2026 01/30/2026 01/27/2026
02/02/2026 02/06/2026 02/03/2026
02/09/2026 02/13/2026 Musculoskeletal Science 1
(2 weeks)
02/10/2026
02/16/2026 02/20/2026 02/17/2026
02/23/2026 02/27/2026 Neurosciences 1
(5 weeks)
02/24/2026
03/02/2026 03/06/2026 03/03/2026
03/09/2026 03/13/2026 RESEARCH DAY  ALL STUDENTS RESEARCH DAY 03/10/2026
03/16/2026 03/20/2026 Break Break     03/17/2026 Break
03/23/2026 03/27/2026 Neurosciences 1 continued
03/24/2026
03/30/2026 04/03/2026 *** 03/31/2026
04/06/2026 04/10/2026 *** Hematology 1, Immunology and Microbiology
(7 weeks)
04/07/2026 1
04/13/2026 04/17/2026 04/14/2026
04/20/2026 04/24/2026 04/21/2026
04/27/2026 05/01/2026 04/28/2026
05/04/2026 05/08/2026 05/05/2026
05/11/2026 05/15/2026 05/12/2026
05/18/2026 05/22/2026 05/19/2026
05/26/2026 05/29/2026 Behavioral Sciences
(3 weeks)
05/26/2026
06/01/2026 06/05/2026 06/02/2026
06/08/2026 06/12/2026 06/09/2026
06/15/2026 06/19/2026 Break  Break
06/22/2026 06/26/2026 Break
06/29/2026 07/03/2026
Weeks in bold italics include fixed University holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day and Memorial Day. For University holidays that do not occur during a scheduled break, dates on which classes may be scheduled are given. ***Indicates weeks with religious holidays not observed by the University - Rosh Hashanah (9/23-9/24/25), Yom Kippur (10/02/2025), Passover (4/02-4/09/2026) and Easter Sunday. 
AY 2025-26 Year 2
Class 2029
Research Block/Basic Science
Year 2 Class 2029
(Rev2024)
ARM 2
Year 2 (Class 2029)
(Rev2024)
SEE PORTAL FOR DETAILED  INFORMATION 
APM 2
Year 2 (Class 2029)
(Rev2024)
Clinical Skills
Longitundinal Clinic
Year 2 (Class 2029)
(Rev2024)
Assessment Calendar
Preparation and Assessment
Year 2 (Class 2028)
(Rev2024)
Assessment Calendar
Assessment Evidence
Year 2 (Class 2028)
(Rev2024) 
07/07/2025 07/11/2025 Clinical Research Block

Medical Biostatistics
Clinical Epedemiology
Clinical Research Journal Club

(8 weeks)
07/14/2025 07/18/2025
07/21/2025 07/25/2025
07/28/2025 08/01/2025 111
08/04/2025 08/08/2025
08/11/2025 08/15/2025
08/18/2025 08/22/2025
08/25/2025 08/29/2025
09/01/2025 09/05/2025 Break
Student Moderator Research
Presenter
Topic Session Date
(Tuesday)
APM 2 Notes 1
09/08/2025 09/12/2025 Musculoskeletal Sciences 2
(2 weeks)
09/09/2025
09/15/2025 09/19/2025 09/16/2025
09/22/2025 09/26/2025 *** Neurosciences 2
(3 weeks)
09/23/2025
09/29/2025 10/03/2025 *** 09/30/2025
10/06/2025 10/10/2025 10/07/2025
10/13/2025 10/17/2025 Hematology 2
(4 weeks)
10/14/2025
10/20/2025 10/24/2025 10/21/2025
10/27/2025 10/31/2025 10/28/2025
11/03/2025 11/07/2025 11/04/2025
11/10/2025 11/14/2025 Endocrinology and reproductive Biology 2
(3.5 weeks)
11/11/2025 1
11/17/2025 11/21/2025 11/18/2025
11/24/2025 11/26/25 11/25/2025
12/01/2025 12/05/2025 12/02/2025
12/08/2025 12/12/2025 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences 2 12/09/2025 1
12/15/2025 12/19/2025 Winter Break  12/16/2025 Break
12/22/2025 12/26/25 12/23/2025 Break
12/29/2025 01/02/2026 12/30/2025
01/05/2026 01/09/2026 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences 2 continued
(6 weeks)
01/06/2026
01/12/2026 01/16/2026 01/13/2026
01/20/2026 01/23/2026 01/20/2026
01/26/2026 01/30/2026 01/27/2026
02/02/2026 02/06/2026 02/03/2026
02/09/2026 02/13/2026 Renal Biology 2
(2 weeks)
02/10/2026 1
02/16/2026 02/20/2026 02/17/2026
02/23/2026 02/27/2026 Gastroenterology 2
(4 weeks)
02/24/2026
03/02/2026 03/06/2026 03/03/2026
03/09/2026 03/13/2026 RESEARCH DAY ALL STUDENTS RESEARCH DAY 03/10/2026
03/16/2026 03/20/2026 03/17/2026
03/23/2026 03/27/2026 Vacation
(6 weeks)
03/24/2026 Break
03/30/2026 04/03/2026 *** 03/31/2026 Dedicated Study Time/Vacation
(6 weeks)
04/06/2026 04/10/2026 *** 04/07/2026
04/13/2026 04/17/2026 04/14/2026
04/20/2026 04/24/2026 04/21/2026
04/27/2026 05/01/2026 04/28/2026
05/04/2026 05/08/2026 Clerkship Rotation 1

Student Clinician Ceremony - Friday 5/8
05/05/2026
05/11/2026 05/15/2026 05/12/2026
05/18/2026 05/22/2026 05/19/2026
05/26/2026 05/29/2026 05/26/2026
06/01/2026 06/05/2026 Clerkship Rotation 1
continued
06/02/2026
06/08/2026 06/12/2026 06/09/2026
06/15/2026 06/19/2026 06/16/2026
06/22/2026 06/26/2026 06/23/2026
Weeks in bold italics include fixed University holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day and Memorial Day. For University holidays thatr do not occur during a scheduled break, dates on which classes may be scheduled are given. ***Indicates weeks with religious holidays not observed by the University - Rosh Hashanah (9/23-9/24/25), Yom Kippur (10/02/2025), Passover (4/02-4/09/2026) and Easter Sunday. 
AY 2025-26 Year 3
Class 2028
Longitudinal Clerkship
Year 3 (Class 2028)
(Rev2024) 
ARM /APM 3
Year 3 (Class 2028)
(Rev2024)
Session Date
(Friday)
ARM/ APM 4/5
Year 4 (Class 2027)
Year 5 (Class 2026)
(Rev2024)
                    From Class 2028 Year 2 Calendar 
05/05/2025 05/09/2025 Clerkship Rotation 1 05/09/2025
05/12/2025 05/16/2025 05/16/2025
05/19/2025 05/23/2025 05/23/2025
05/26/2025 05/30/2025 05/30/2025
06/02/2025 06/06/2025 06/06/2025
06/09/2025 06/13/2025 06/13/2025
06/16/2025 06/20/2025 06/20/2025
06/23/2025 06/27/2025 06/27/2025
06/30/2025 07/04/2025 Clerkship Rotation 1 continued
07/04/2025
07/07/2025 07/11/2025 07/11/2025
07/14/2025 07/18/2025 07/18/2025
07/21/2025 07/25/2025 07/25/2025
07/28/2025 08/01/2025 Clerkship Rotation 2
08/01/2025
08/04/2025 08/08/2025 08/08/2025
08/11/2025 08/15/2025 08/15/2025
08/18/2025 08/22/2025 08/22/2025
08/25/2025 08/29/2025 08/29/2025
09/01/2025 09/05/2025 09/05/2025
09/08/2025 09/12/2025 09/12/2025
09/15/2025 09/19/2025 09/19/2025
09/22/2025 09/26/2025 09/26/2025
09/29/2025 10/03/2025 10/03/2025
10/06/2025 10/10/2025 10/10/2025
10/13/2025 10/17/2025 10/17/2025
10/20/2025 10/24/2025 Break Break 10/24/2025 Break
10/27/2025 10/31/2025 Clerkship Rotation 3 10/31/2025
11/03/2025 11/07/2025 11/07/2025
11/10/2025 11/14/2025 11/14/2025
11/17/2025 11/21/2025 11/21/2025
11/24/2025 11/28/2025 11/28/2025
12/01/2025 12/05/2025 12/05/2025
12/08/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
12/15/2025 12/19/2025 12/19/2025
12/22/2025 12/26/25 Winter Break  12/26/2025
12/29/2025 01/02/2026 01/02/2026
01/05/2026 01/09/2026 01/09/2026
01/12/2026 01/16/2026 Clerkship Rotation 3 continued  01/16/2026
01/19/2026 01/23/2026 01/23/2026
01/26/2026 01/30/2026 01/30/2026
02/02/2026 02/06/2026 02/06/2026
02/09/2026 02/13/2026 Clerkship Rotation 4 02/13/2026
02/16/2026 02/20/2026 02/20/2026
02/23/2026 02/27/2026 02/27/2026
03/02/2026 03/06/2026 03/06/2026
03/09/2026 03/13/2026 03/13/2026 Capstone 2026
(3/9-3/20)
3/13/26? Research Day All Students 
03/16/2026 03/20/2026 03/20/2026 Match 3/20?
03/23/2026 03/27/2026 03/27/2026
03/30/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026
04/06/2026 04/10/2026 04/10/2026
04/13/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026
04/20/2026 04/24/2026 04/24/2026
04/27/2026 05/01/2026 05/01/2026
05/04/2026 05/08/2026 Elective or AI
(4 weeks)
05/08/2026
05/11/2026 05/15/2026 05/15/2026
05/18/2026 05/22/2026 05/22/2026
05/25/2026 05/29/2026 05/29/2026
06/01/2026 06/05/2026 Elective or AI
(4 weeks)
06/05/2026
06/08/2026 06/12/2026 06/12/2026
06/15/2026 06/19/2026 06/19/2026
06/22/2026 06/26/2026 06/26/2026
Other than the vacation periods each year, students are expected to assume the professional responsibilities of the service on which they are rotating. There will be no set days off for Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, or any other national holiday. All questions and other communications on the details of the students’ schedule must be directed to the appropriate Discipline or Rotation Leader. These individuals will be encouraged to communicate information on holidays to students as far in advance as possible. 
AY 2024-25
AY 2025-26
Year 4
Year 5
Als / Elective 4/5
Year 4 (Class 2027)
Year 5 (Class 2026)
(Rev2024) 
06/30/2025 07/04/2025 Block 1 (School of Medicine Block 3)
07/07/2025 07/11/2025 Block 1-A
07/14/2025 07/18/2025 Block 1-B
07/21/2025 07/25/2025
07/28/2025 08/01/2025 Block 2 (School of Medicine Block 4)
08/04/2025 08/08/2025 Block 2-A
08/11/2025 08/15/2025 Block 2-B
08/18/2025 08/22/2025
08/25/2025 08/29/2025 Block 3 (School of Medicine Block 5)
09/01/2025 09/05/2025 Block 3-A
09/08/2025 09/12/2025 Block 3-B
09/15/2025 09/19/2025
09/22/2025 09/26/2025 Block 4 (School of Medicine Block 6)
09/29/2025 10/03/2025 Block 4-A
10/06/2025 10/10/2025 Block 4-B
10/13/2025 10/17/2025
10/20/2025 10/24/2025 CLERKSHIP FALL BREAK
Block 5 (School of Medicine Block 7)
10/27/2025 10/31/2025 Block 5-A
11/03/2025 11/07/2025 Block 5-B
11/10/2025 11/14/2025
11/17/2025 11/21/2025 Block 6 (School of Medicine Block 8)
11/24/2025 11/28/2025 Block 6-A
12/01/2025 12/05/2025 Block 6-B
12/08/2025 12/12/2025
12/15/2025 12/19/2025 Block 7 (School of Medicine Block 9)
12/22/2025 12/26/2025 Block 7-A
12/29/2025 01/02/2026 Block 7-B
01/05/2026 01/09/2026
01/12/2026 01/16/2026 Block 8 (School of Medicine Block 10)
01/19/2026 01/23/2026 Block 8-A
01/26/2026 01/30/2026 Block 8-B
02/02/2026 02/06/2026
02/09/2026 02/13/2026 Block 9 (School of Medicine Block 11)
02/16/2026 02/20/2026 Block 9-A
02/23/2026 02/27/2026 Block 9-B
03/02/2026 03/06/2026
03/09/2026 03/13/2026 Block 10 (School of Medicine Block 12)
Capstone Class 2026
Research 3/13?   Match 3/20
03/16/2026 03/20/2026 Block 10-A
03/23/2026 03/27/2026 Block 10-B
03/30/2026 04/03/2026
04/06/2026 04/10/2026 Block 11 (School of Medicine Block 13)
Uni.Prog.YEAR 4 ENDS
04/13/2026 04/17/2026 Block 11-A
04/20/2026 04/24/2026 Block 11-B
04/27/2026 05/01/2026
05/04/2026 05/08/2026 Block 12
Graduation 5/17/26
05/11/2026 05/15/2026 Block 12-A         
05/18/2026 05/22/2026 Block 12-B
                              
 
05/25/2026 05/29/2026
06/01/2026 06/05/2026 Block 13
06/08/2026 06/12/2026 Block 13-A
06/15/2026 06/19/2026 Block 13-B
06/22/2026 06/26/2026
There will be no set days off for Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, or any other national holiday. All questions and other communications on the details of the students’ schedule must be directed to the appropriate Discipline or Rotation Leader. These individuals will be encouraged to communicate information on holidays to students as far in advance as possible.