PREPODIATRYLIFE & HALLUX MAGAZINE
2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR
AUGUST
August 1 – Leadership Results Finalized 2019 – 2020 Cycle
August 1 – CASPR online application opens
August 2 – Surgeon of the Year, Hallux Magazine
August 3 – T shirts order
August 6 – National Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 15 – Clinician of the Year, Hallux magazine
August 19 – How to be PrePod, publish book
August 20 – New Student Orientation
August 30 – T shirts mail to schools
SEPTEMBER
September 2 – Labor Day 2019
September 30 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition (TBD) publish
OCTOBER
October 1 – PrePodLife Halloween Costume Contest 2020 Opens
October 8 – International Podiatry Day #feetmatter
October 15 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition (TBA) publish
October 25 –Finalize Hallux Magazine’s Year in Print 2019, pay publishing
October 26 – PrePodLife Halloween Costume Contest Closes
NOVEMBER
November 1 – American Diabetes Month
November 4 – Hallux Magazine’s Year in Print 2019, mail to schools
November 28 – Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
December 1 – Final Exams/ Dead Week
December 4 – National Sock Day
December 8 & 10 – Boards II
December 25 – Christmas Day
JANUARY
January – New Year’s 2020
January 9 – CASPR/ CRIP 2020 (West)
January 12 – CASPR/ CPRIP 2020 (East)
January 14 – POD Classes Begin
January 20 – MLK Day
January 23 – National measure your feet day
FEBRUARY
February 1 – National “Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health
February 4 – World Cancer Day
February 19 – ACFAS Conference 2020 (San Antonio, TX)
February 28 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition (TBD) publish
MARCH
March 1 – 2nd Annual Hallux Magazine Writing Comp Application Opens
March 3 – National Sleep awareness week
March 15 – National Shoe The World Day
March 16 -Hallux Magazine Special Edition (Women’s Month) publish
March 26 – Purple Day for epilepsy awareness
March 30 – National Doctor’s Day
March 31 – 2nd Annual Hallux Magazine Writing Comp Deadline
APRIL
April 1 – National Foot Health Awareness month
April 1 – 2020 Hallux Magazine National Health Photo Contest Opens
April 15 -Hallux Magazine Special Edition (The Residents) publish
April 30 – 2020 Hallux Magazine National Health Photo Contest Opens
MAY
May 1 – Surgeon of the Year, Hallux Magazine
May 5 – World Hand Hygiene Day
May 8 – Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 22 – NYCPM “America’s first and largest free-standing College of Podiatric Medicine”. The college opened on Monday May 22, 1911 at 8 o’clock. First podiatry school in US!
May 31 – Last Day Leadership Cycle
JUNE
June 1 – Clinician of the Year, Hallux Magazine
June 3 – Clubfoot Day, Ignacio Ponseti birthday
June TBA – National running Day, 1st Wednesday of June
JULY
July 1 – Resident of the Year, Hallux Magazine
July 1 – Boards I
July 4 – Holiday Celebrate
July 15 – Application 2020–2021 Cycle Opens
AUGUST
August 13 – Merton Root birthday
August 15 – Application 2020–2021 Cycle Closes
August 19 – PrePodStudy. Life. Clinic., publish book
August 20 – New Student Orientation
SEPTEMBER
September 1 – Leadership Results Finalized 2020-2021 Cycle
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