Class of 2026
Countdown to first day of medical school:
August 1, 2022
Other Information
SOM25 - MS3 Scheduling Resources
MS3 Scheduling Meeting/Information
Useful documents will be posted here as they become available.
Q&A Session: January 08, 2024 (time/location)
- Scheduling FAQ
- General Information, Dr. Thom | Slides
- Getting the most out of clerkships, Dr. Dittmar | Slides
- Shelf and Step Exams: Tess Gillis | Slides
- Clerkship Start Dates:
- Early: Mar 25 (special approval required)
- Standard: Apr 22
- Alternative: May 20
- Departmental Resources
- Anesthesiology
- Core Medicine
- Core Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Neurology
- OB/GYN
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
MS3 Scheduling Timeline
**Tentative Schedule**
Surveys due at Noon unless otherwise noted. Email instructions will be sent for each step in the scheduling process.
- Jan 08 (time)p **Mandatory Class Meeting**
Clerkship Year and Scheduling via (location)
- Feb 09: First CBSE
- Jan 09-22: Preference survey available |
- Feb 15: Schedules posted to Portfolio
- Feb 15-20@8am: Swap/Adjustment period
Milestone Events
- First Day of School - August 1, 2022
- White Coat Ceremony - August 5, 2022
- Student Clinician Ceremony - February 2024
- Match Day - March 2026
- Graduation - May 2026
Please note, these event dates may change as needed.
Summer Enrichment Modules
Review materials from the MS1 curriculum.
Required Laptop Specs
- Devices (REQUIRED by Exam Software)
- Traditional Windows Laptops (Lenovo/Dell/HP), Surface Pro / MacBook
- Devices (NOT Supported by Exam Software)
- Tablets/iPads/ASUS Laptops with touchpad/touchscreen / NON-Pro Surface devices / Chromebooks
- Operating System
- Windows 10 21H2 or Windows 11
- Mac OS v10.15 (Catalina) or higher (Big Sure OS11, Monterey OS12)
- Hardware
- Memory 8gb or higher
- Hard drive: 128gb SSD or higher (256gb SSD or higher recommended)
- Wireless abgn
- Webcam and microphone
Listserv
All official communication will be broadcast through your class listserv (som_md26@lists.umaryland.edu). Student-run organizations and other university-sponsored information may be sent via this as well. Members of the faculty and school administration are on this listserv also, so please use professional etiquette. Please do not mark any messages you receive from this address as junk or spam; doing this will block all other messages. This listserv is not for personal business. If you have any questions about what's acceptable usage, please contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Graduation Requirements
- MS1: Introduction to Medical School; Foundations; Blood & Host Defenses; Brain & Behavior; Digestion & Hormones; Practice of Medicine
- MS2: Clinical Integrations of First Year; Cardiovascular, Renal & Pulmonary; Skin, Bones & Musculature; Life Cycle; Multisystem; Practice of Medicine; Step 1 Prep
- Clerkships: Anesthesiology; Core Medicine; Core Surgery; Family Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Neurology; Obstetrics & Gynecology; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Practice of Medicine
- Clinicals: 2 Sub-internships; Electives; Ambulatory Selective; Back-to-Basics; Practice of Medicine
- Scholarly Project (FRCT)
- Pass USMLE Step 1
- Take USMLE Step 2