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].
2026-2027
Year 1
| Foundations 1: Year 1 courses | Assessments and Other Important Dates | Element Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| IDS 121A: CMC, CIC, Ground School | Friday, September 4, 2026: 8am-5pm: Ground School Anatomy Practical (50 minutes) Monday, September 7, 2026: Labor Day Holiday Friday, October 2, 2026: Ground School Exam Viewing
| Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: Ground School coordinator: |
IDS 121B: CMC, CIC, ABC 1, ABC 2, Physician Identity (PI) Week 1 IDS 123A: Inquiry Immersion
| Friday, October 16, 2026: 1pm-5pm: ABC Anatomy Practical Friday, October 23, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: ABC 1 OEQ Exam Monday, October 26- Friday, October 30, 2026: PI Week 1 Friday, November 5, 2026: ABC 1 Exam Viewing Wednesday, November 11, 2026: Veterans Day Holiday Thursday-Friday, November 26-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, December 7, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: ABC 2 OEQ Exam Monday, December 7 - Friday, December 18, 2026 Friday, December 18, 2026: ABC 2 Exam Viewing December 21, 2026-January 3, 2027: Winter Break | Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: ABC coordinator: Inquiry Immersion: Coordinators: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
| IDS 121C: CMC, CIC, REGN, Physician Identity (PI) Week 2 | TBD: REGN OEQ Exam 1 Monday, January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Monday, February 1, 2027-Friday, February 5, 2027: PI Week 2 Friday, February 12, 2027: REGN Exam 1 Viewing Monday, February 15, 2027: Presidents Day Holiday Friday, March 5, 2027: 8:30am-12:30pm: REGN OEQ Exam 2 Friday, March 19, 2027: REGN Exam 2 Viewing Monday, March 22, 2027-Friday, March 26, 2027: vacation
| Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: REGN coordinator: IPE Coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari |
IDS 121D: CMC, CIC, PHD, SCOPE, PI Week 3 |
SPRING 2026: Friday, May 15, 2026: PHD Exam 1 Viewing Monday, May 25, 2026: Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 26 - Friday, 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. Friday, June 12, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: PHD OEQ Exam 2 Friday, June 26, 2026: 2pm-3pm: PHD Exam 2 Viewing SPRING 2027: Friday, April 9, 2027: 8:30am-12:30pm: SCOPE Exam Friday, April 23, 2027: SCOPE Exam1 Viewing Friday, April 30, 2027: 8:30am-12:30pm: PHD OEQ Exam 1 Monday, May 3, 2027-Friday, May 7, 2027: PI Week 3 Friday, May 14, 2027: PHD Exam 1 Viewing Monday, May 31, 2027: Memorial Day holiday Friday, June 11, 2027: 8:30am-12:30pm: PHD OEQ Exam 2 Friday, June 25, 2027: PHD Exam 2 Viewing | Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: PHD coordinator: SCOPE coordinator(s): Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
Year 2 - Fall 2026
| Foundations 1 - Year 2 Courses | Assessments and other important dates | Element contacts |
|---|---|---|
| IDS 122A: CMC, CIC, Life Stages | TBD: 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 28, 2026: 10am-5pm: Life Stages Anatomy Practical Friday, September 4, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: Life Stages OEQ Exam 1 Monday, September 7, 2026: Labor Day Holiday Friday, September 18, 2026: Life Stages Exam 1 Viewing Friday, September 25, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: Life Stages OEQ Exam 2 Monday, October 12, 2026: Life Stages Exam 2 Viewing | Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: Life Stages coordinator: |
| IDS 122B: CMC, CIC, BMB, PI Week 4 | Monday, September 28-Friday, October 2, 2026: PI Week 4; CBSSA vouchered exam. TBD: 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, October 23, 2026: 8am-2pm: BMB Anatomy Practical Monday, October 26, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: BMB OEQ Exam 1 Monday, November 9, 2026: BMB Exam 1 Viewing Tuesday, November 11, 2025: Veterans Day Holiday Friday, November 20, 2026: 8:30am-12:30pm: BMB OEQ Exam 2 Monday-Friday, November 23-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Holiday week of vacation Friday, December 4th, 2026: BMB Exam 2 Viewing | Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: BMB coordinator: Physician Identity (PI) Week coordinator: Manaswini Avvari IPE Coordinator: |
| IDS 122C: CMC, CIC, DR | December 18, 2026 from 4-6pm: UCSF SOM CMC Annual Health Systems Improvement Symposium, In-person, Parnassus TBD: Inquiry Summer Explore Poster Sessions for those students who participated in Summer 2025 Summer Explore projects. In-person, Parnassus. Friday, December 18, 2026: 8:30am-11:30am: DR MCQ/OEQ Exam December 21, 2026-January 3, 2027: Winter Break Foundations 2 begins Monday, January 4, 2027 Friday, January 22, 2027: DR Exam Viewing | Coordinators: CMC coordinators: CIC coordinator: DR coordinator(s): IPE Coordinator: Summer Explore Poster Sessions:Inquiry Team |
Last updated: May 12, 2026
