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# Clerkship Key Dates

## <mark style="color:blue;">**Inpatient Medicine**</mark>&#x20;

<mark style="color:$success;">**FlexTime:**</mark>**&#x20;(2nd Friday PM (12-5pm off) + 5th Friday PM off or holiday off)**

#### **Assessments:**&#x20;

<mark style="color:orange;">**Direct Observation:**</mark> 3rd Friday of the Clerkship, except in Rotation 3.

<mark style="color:purple;">**Shelf Exam (AM):**</mark>  6<sup>th</sup> Friday of the Clerkship — administered on the **final Friday of the clerkship**

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="92.26663208007812" align="center" valign="middle"></th><th width="111.5999755859375"></th><th width="107.39999389648438"></th><th width="120.5333251953125" align="center" valign="middle"></th><th width="137.00006103515625" align="center"></th><th width="110.20001220703125" align="center" valign="middle"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Rotation</strong></td><td><strong>Clerkship Start Date</strong></td><td><strong>Clerkship End Date</strong></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>FlexTime</strong></td><td align="center"><strong>Direct Observations</strong></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Final Grades Due</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>1</strong></td><td>2/23/2026</td><td>4/3/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>3/6/2026</p><p>3/27/2026</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 3/13/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle">5/15/2026</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>2</strong></td><td>4/13/2026</td><td>5/22/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>4/24/2026</p><p>5/15/2026</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 5/1/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle">7/3/2026</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>3</strong></td><td>6/1/2026</td><td>7/10/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>6/12/2026</p><p>7/3/2026 <strong>(HOLIDAY)</strong></p></td><td align="center"><strong>Thursday, 6/18/2026</strong></td><td align="center" valign="middle">8/21/2026</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>4</strong></td><td>7/27/2026</td><td>9/4/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>8/7/2026</p><p>8/28/2026</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 8/14/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle">10/16/2026</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>5</strong></td><td>9/14/2026</td><td>10/23/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>9/25/2026</p><p>10/16/2026</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 10/2/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle">12/4/2026</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>6</strong></td><td>11/2/2026</td><td>12/11/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>11/13/2026</p><p>12/4/2026</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 11/20/2026</td><td align="center" valign="middle">1/22/2027</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>7</strong></td><td>1/4/2027</td><td>2/12/2027</td><td align="center" valign="middle"><p>1/15/2027</p><p>2/5/2027</p></td><td align="center">Friday, 1/22/2027</td><td align="center" valign="middle">3/26/2027</td></tr></tbody></table>