Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
MD Program

2026 Clerkship Dates

2026 Block Start & End Dates

Start of Clerkship Year: 1/5/2026
Block 1  1/5/2026 - 3/27/2026 12 weeks
Block 2  3/30/2026 - 6/18/2026 12 weeks
Vacation 6/19/2026-7/5/2026 2 weeks
Block 3 7/6/2026 - 9/25/2026 12 weeks
Block 4  9/28/2026 - 12/18/2026 12 weeks
End of Clerkship Year: 12/18/2026

 

12 Weeks         
Medicine/Family Medicine Block 1 1/5/2026- 3/27/2026    
Block 2 3/30/2026- 6/18/2026    
Block 3 7/6/2026- 9/25/2026    
Block 4 9/28/2026- 12/18/2026    
12 Weeks          
Surgery, Ane, Os Block 1 1/5/2026- 3/27/2026    
Block 2 3/30/2026- 6/18/2026    
Block 3 7/6/2026- 9/25/2026    
Block 4 9/28/2026- 12/18/2026    
6 Weeks Each                
OB/Peds Block 1 1/5/2026- 2/13/2026 2/16/2026- 3/27/2026  
Block 2 3/30/2026- 5/8/2026 5/11/2026- 6/18/2026  
Block 3 7/6/2026- 8/14/2026 8/17/2026- 9/25/2026  
Block 4 9/28/2026- 11/6/2026 11/9/2026- 12/18-2026  
4 Weeks Each
EM, Neuro, & Psych  Block 1 1/5/2026- 1/30/2026 2/2/2026- 2/27/2026 3/2/2026- 3/27/2026
Block 2 3/30/2026- 4/24/2026 4/27/2026- 5/22/2026 5/26/2026- 6/18/2026
Block 3 7/6/2026- 7/31/2026 8/3/2026- 8/28/2026 8/31/2026- 9/25/2026
Block 4 9/28/2026- 10/23/2026 10/26/2023- 11/20/2026 1/23/2026- 12/18/2026

2026 Clerkship Practicum Dates

Block 1  1/5/2026 and 1/6/2026
Block 2  3/30/2026 and 3/31/2026
Block 3 7/6/2026
Block 4  9/28/2026 and 9/29/2026

2026 Doctoring 2 Dates

12:15-2PM on 1/23, 2/20, 3/13, 4/17, 5/15, 6/5, 7/24, 8/21, 9/11, 10/16, 11/13, 12/4

Dates are subject to change

2026 Exam Dates

Week Date EM, Neuro, & Psych Exams Fam Med Exam OBGYN & Peds Exams Surg & Med Exams
BLOCK 1  (1/6/2026 - 3/27/2026)
4 1/30/2026 X      
6 2/13/2026     X  
8 2/27/2026 X      
12 3/26/2026   X    
12 3/27/2026 X   X X
BLOCK 2  (3/30/2026 - 6/18/2026)
4 4/24/2026 X      
6 5/8/2026     X  
8 5/22/2026 X      
12 6/17/2026   X    
12 6/18/2026 X   X X
BLOCK 3   (7/6/2026 - 9/25/2026)
4 7/31/2026 X      
6 8/14/2026     X  
8 8/28/2026 X      
12 9/24/2026   X    
12 9/25/2026 X   X X
BLOCK 4   (9/28/2026 - 12/18/2026)
4 10/23/2026 X      
6 11/6/2026     X  
8 11/20/2026 X      
12 12/17/2026   X    
12 12/18/2026 X   X X