Foundations 1 Course Information
The dates below are for general information and planning purposes. All dates are subject to change, and students must log in to iROCKET to view personal calendars. The dates listed are primarily for exams and assessment activities that require students to attend in person, on a particular date, at a specified time. Students should review their iROCKET calendars for other assessment and required session information.
In-person assessments take place at different times, and for assessments that occur over multiple days, such as the CMC Demonstrations of Clinical Skills exams or the CBSE, students will be assigned to one session during the assessment dates. Students must consult their iROCKET schedule or contact the element coordinator for the most current timing before making any travel plans during assessment dates. Students should not plan travel on assessment days until specific assessment schedules are released.
UCSF is committed to providing equal access to students with documented disabilities. To ensure your access to this course and to the program, students with disabilities may contact Student Disability Services (SDS). There you can engage in a confidential conversation about the process for requesting reasonable accommodations in the classroom and clinical settings. Accommodations are not provided retroactively. Students are encouraged to register with SDS as soon as they begin the program. More information can be found online or by contacting SDS at 415-502-6595, [email protected].
2025-2026
Year 1
| Foundations 1: Year 1 courses | Assessments and Other Important Dates | Element Contacts |
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IDS 121A: CMC, CIC, Ground School |
Monday, September 1, 2025: Labor Day Holiday Friday, September 5th, 8am-5pm: Ground School Anatomy Practical (50 minutes) Monday, September 15-Friday, September 19, 2025: CMC Immersion week Friday, September 26th, 1pm-3pm: Ground School Exam Viewing
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Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: Ground School coordinator: |
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IDS 121B: CMC, CIC, Justice & Advocacy in Medicine (JAM), ABC 1, ABC 2, Physician Identity (PI) Week 1 IDS 123A: Inquiry Immersion
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Monday, September 23-Friday, October 3, 2025: JAM Session 1 Friday, October 3rd, 8:30am-12:30pm: JAM 1 OEQ Exam Friday, October 17th, 1pm-2pm: JAM 1 Exam Viewing Monday, November 3- Friday, November 7, 2025: PI Week 1 Tuesday, November 11, 2024: Veterans Day Holiday Friday, November 14th, 1pm-2pm: ABC 1 Exam Viewing Friday, November 21st, 1pm-5pm: ABC Anatomy Practical Thursday-Friday, November 27-28, 2025: Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, December 8th, 8:30am-12:30pm: ABC 2 OEQ Exam Monday, December 8th - Friday, December 19, 2025 Friday, December 19th, 12pm-1pm: ABC 2 Exam Viewing December 20, 2025-January 2, 2026: Winter Break |
Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: ABC 1&2 coordinator: Inquiry Immersion coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
| IDS 121C: CMC, CIC, REGN, JAM, Physician Identity (PI) Week 2 |
Monday, January 5, 2026-Friday, January 16, 2026: JAM Session 2 Friday, January 16th, 8:30am-12:30pm: JAM 2 OEQ Exam Monday, January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Friday, January 30th, 2pm-3pm: JAM 2 Exam Viewing Monday, February 16, 2026: Presidents Day Holiday Monday, February 16, 2026-Friday, February 20, 2026: PI Week 2 Friday, March 13th, 12pm-5pm: REGN Anatomy Practical Friday, March 20th, 8:30am-12:30pm: REGN OEQ Exam 2 Monday, March 23, 2026-Friday, March 27, 2026: vacation Friday, April 3rd, 1pm-2pm: REGN Exam 2 Viewing
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Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: REGN coordinator: JAM Coordinator: IPE Coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari |
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IDS 121D: CMC, CIC, PHD, JAM, PI Week 3 |
Spring 2025: Friday, June 13th, 8:30am-12:30pm: PHD OEQ Exam 2 Spring 2026: March 31 – April 3, 2026 and April 7 – April 9, 2026: CMC MS1 Demonstration of Clinical Skills (MS1 DOCS) Exam – Students are scheduled for this required exam into one approximately 4-hour slot and switches are not permitted due to significant scheduling constraints. Friday, April 10th, 8:30am-12:30pm: JAM 3 OEQ Exam Monday, May 4- Friday, May 8, 2026: PI Week 3 Monday, May 25th: Memorial Day Holiday May 26 - May 29, 2026: CMC Breast/Chest Tissue Exam with Project Prepare. Students are scheduled into one approximately 3-hour session for this required learning activity and are required to complete the session as scheduled. |
Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: PHD coordinator: JAM Coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
Year 2 - Fall 2025
| Foundations 1 - Year 2 Courses | Assessments and other important dates | Element contacts |
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| IDS 122A: CMC, CIC, Life Stages |
August 12 – August 14, 2025 and August 19 – August 21, 2025: CMC Pelvic and Genitourinary Exam with Project Prepare. Students are pre-scheduled into two approximately 3-hour sessions for these required learning activities and must complete the session as scheduled. Friday, August 29th, 10am-5pm: Life Stages Anatomy Practical Monday, September 1, 2025: Labor Day Holiday |
Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: Life Stages coordinator: |
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IDS 122B: CMC, CIC, BMB, PI Week 4 |
Monday, September 29-Friday, October 3, 2025: PI Week 4; CBSSA vouchered exam. Friday, October 24th, 8am-2pm: BMB Anatomy Practical October 28 – October 31; November 4 – November 7; November 12 – November 14 and November 17, 2025: CMC MS2 Demonstration of Clinical Skills (MS2 DOCS) Exam – Students are scheduled for this required exam into one approximately 4-hour slot and switches are not permitted due to significant scheduling constraints. Friday, November 7th, 1pm-2pm: BMB Exam 1 Viewing Tuesday, November 11, 2025: Veterans Day Holiday Friday, November 21st, 8:30am-12:30pm: BMB OEQ Exam 2 Monday-Friday, November 24-28, 2025: Thanksgiving Holiday week of vacation Friday, December 5th, 1pm-2pm: BMB Exam 2 Viewing |
Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: BMB coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
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IDS 122C: CMC, CIC, DR |
December 3, 2025 from 4-6pm: UCSF SOM CMC Annual Health Systems Improvement Symposium, In-person, Parnassus Dates TBA: Inquiry Summer Explore Poster Sessions for those students who participated in Summer 2024 Summer Explore projects. Friday, December 19: 8:30am-11:30am: DR MCQ/OEQ Exam December 20, 2025-January 2, 2026: Winter Break Foundations 2 begins Monday, January 5, 2026 Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Time TBD: DR Exam Viewing |
Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: DR coordinator: IPE Coordinator: Summer Explore Poster Sessions:Inquiry Team |
Last updated: May 23, 2025
