2021-2022 Academic Calendars
Select the academic calendars below to view the curricular phases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
July 14-16 – Orientation
July 19-23 – Foundations of the Profession
July 23 – White Coat Ceremony
July 26-Sept 3 – Human Blueprint & Architecture
Sept 6 – Labor Day
Sept 7-Oct 15 – Microbes & Immunity
Sept 24 – VMS 1 Wellness Retreat
Oct 16-19 – Wellness Days
Oct 20-Dec17 Homeostasis
Nov 25-28 – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 18-Jan 2 – Winter Break
Jan 3-Feb 25 – Renal & Digestion
Jan 17 – MLK Jr Day
Mar 1 – Anti-Racism Curriculum and Bystander training
Mar 2-Apr 22 – Reproduction & Endocrine
Apr 23-May 1 – Spring Break
May 2-July 22 – Brain, Behavior & Movement
May 30 – Memorial Day
July 4 – Independence Day
Aug 23-27 – Introduction to Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Aug 30-Oct 22 – Block 1
Sept 7 (Tuesday after Labor Day) – longitudinal day
Oct 4 – longitudinal day
Oct 25-Dec 17 – Block 2
Nov 1 – longitudinal day
Nov 25-28 – Thanksgiving Break
Nov 29 – longitudinal day
Dec 18-Jan 2 Winter Break
Jan 3-Feb 25 – Block 3
Jan 10 – longitudinal day
Jan 17 – MLK Jr Day
Feb 7 – longitudinal day
Feb 14 – VMS2 Wellness Retreat
Feb 28-Apr 22 – Block 4
Mar 7 – longitudinal day
Apr 4 – longitudinal day
Apr 23-May 1 – Break
May 2-Jun 24 – Block 5
May 9 – longitudinal day
May 30 – Memorial Day
Jun 6 – Longitudinal Day and D&T Examination
June 7-10 – End-of-clerkship OSCE
Jul 5 – Independence Day (observed)
Jul 6-30 – Block 7
Aug 2-27 – Block 8
Aug 30-31 – FHD Immersion and Immersion Orientation (3rd years)
Aug 30-Sept 24 – Block 9
Sept 27-Oct 22 – Block 10
Oct 25-Nov 19 – Block 11
Nov 22-Dec 17 – Block 12
Nov 25-26 – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 18-Jan 2 – Winter Break
Jan 3-28 – Block 1
Jan 17 – MLK, Jr. Day (no class or clinical)
Jan 31-Feb 4 – Week-Long Course (3rd & 4th years)
Feb 7-Mar 4 – Block 2
Mar 7-Apr 1 – Block 3
Mar 9 – VMS4 Wellness Retreat
Apr 4-29 – Block 4
Apr 11 – VMS3 Wellness Retreat
May 2-6 – Week-Long Course (3rd years only)
May 13 – Commencement
May 9-Jun 3 – Block 5
May 30 – Memorial Day (no class or clinical)
Jun 6-Jul 1 – Block 6 (end of Academic Year 21-22)
Download the 2021-2022 Immersion Phase Calendar add/drop deadlines