Academic calendar
RVUCOM OMS IV Fall 2026 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- RVUCOM OMS IV Fall 2026Relevant now
- MCOM OMS IV Fall 2026
- RVUCOM OMS III Fall 2026MCOM OMS III Fall 2026
- RVUCOM OMS I and II Fall 2026
- MCOM OMS I and II Fall 2026MCOM MMS Fall 2026
- MSBS Fall 2026
- PA III Fall 2026
- PA II Fall 2026
- PA I Fall 2026DNAP Fall 2026
- RVUCOM OMS IV Spring 2027
- MCOM OMS IV Spring 2027
- PA II Spring 2027
- RVUCOM OMS I and II Spring 2027
- RVUCOM OMS III Spring 2027MCOM OMS III Spring 2027
- MSBS Spring 2027
- PA I Spring 2027
- MCOM OMS I and II Spring 2027
- MCOM MMS Spring 2027
- DNAP Spring 2027
- PA II Summer 2027
- PA I Summer 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- ACO
- Authorized Campus Organization; the general term for student-led clubs and organizations.
- ACOEP
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians student chapter.
- ACOP
- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians student chapter.
C
- COMAT
- Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achievement Test; used to assess knowledge in osteopathic medicine.
L
- lottery
- The system used to match third-year medical students with clinical rotation sites.
O
- Off-campus
- Rocky Vista University is a commuter-style graduate institution with no traditional on-campus dormitories; students primarily live in local apartment complexes like The Reserve or Courtney Downs.
P
- PCM
- Principles of Clinical Medicine; a series of classes and labs where students learn basic doctoring and clinical skills.
R
- rotations
- Clinical clerkships performed during the third and fourth years of medical school.
- RVUIMC
- Rocky Vista University Internal Medicine Club.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the official governing body representing all programs on campus.
- shelf
- Standardized subject-specific exams taken at the end of clinical rotations.
- SOAP note
- A specific format for clinical documentation (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) used throughout the curriculum.
- SP
- Standardized Patient; an actor trained to portray a patient during clinical skills exams.
T
- the cafeteria
- The self-serve dining area located within the main Parker campus facility.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anatomy Lab
- The gross anatomy dissection laboratory where students work with cadavers.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where faculty post lecture materials, assignments, and grades.
- ExamSoft
- The secure software (also known as Exemplify) used by students for all proctored computerized examinations.
- ID badge visible
- A strict security requirement that all students must have their university identification badge visible at all times on campus.
- OPP Lab
- The Osteopathic Principles and Practice lab used for hands-on manipulative medicine training.
- Parker Campus
- The primary 153,000-square-foot facility at 8401 S. Chambers Rd that houses all classrooms and labs.
- Parking Permit
- Required for all vehicles on campus; obtained via the Security Office with current registration and driver's license.
- RAVE
- The university's emergency mass notification system for weather closures and safety alerts.
- self_serve_cafeteria
- Self-Serve Cafeteria
- Sim Lab
- The Institute of Medical and Surgical Simulation where students practice clinical skills on high-fidelity manikins.
- The Clinic
- The Rocky Vista Health Center, the on-campus primary care clinic available to both students and the public.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- RVUCOM OMS IV Fall 2026 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.