We look forward to having you here at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

As a first-year medical student, you are required to attend Orientation which is scheduled for July 30-August 2, 2024. Please bookmark this web page and visit often as we will add additional information and videos to get you prepared before you come to campus.

2024 Student Survival Guide courtesy of Loma Linda University Alumni Association

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

*PRE –ORIENTATION - Learning Workshop 101  

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Loma Linda University Church (LLUC) Fellowship Hall

Dr. Jill Genobaga and her Learning Specialist team

Lunch for this group will be provided at the LLUC Fellowship Hall

4:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Alumni Welcome Picnic Dinner and Fun! Randall Roberts Amphitheater (near LLU Church)  - ALL INVITED! 

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

First Day General Orientation

8:30 a.m. - Welcome and Devotional -  Official beginning of Orientation – Centennial Complex, 4th Floor

9 a.m. - LIFE Communities 

10:30 a.m. - Kolb Learning Style Inventory 

11:45 a.m. - Lunch

12:45 p.m. - StrengthFinder 

2:30 p.m. - Resilience 

3:30 p.m. - Welcome by LLU Student Services

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Dinner with Dexter Frederick, MD, Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – ALL INVITED!  
Centennial Complex, 4th Floor

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Student Affairs and CPF Workshops 101

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Centennial Complex, 4th Floor

8:30 a.m. - Welcome, Devotional and Introduction of Day

9 a.m. - Student Affairs Overview

10:30 a.m. - Introduction to Christian Physician Formation  I MMS Orientation 

12:15 p.m. - MS1 Group Photo (Coleman Pavilion front steps) MMS Group Photo (Coleman Pavilion foyer)

12:30 p.m. -1:50 p.m. - Lunch and Engagement Fair – LLUC Fellowship Hall 

2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. - Financial Aid and Pre-matriculation Information 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Financial Aid available to meet, Students pick up med equipment at Campus store, and explore the campus! 

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - White Coat Ceremony – Loma Linda University Church

Friday, August 2, 2024

Medical Education Overview

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Small Amphitheater – Centennial Complex

8:30 a.m. - Devotional

9:00 a.m. - Library, IPads, Help Desk

9:30 a.m. - Academic Orientation, Polices and Ward Experience team

12:30 p.m. - Wrap-up, last minute announcements, and Sack Lunches 

6:30 p.m - MS 1 Faculty First-Year Dinner (various locations)

*Only for those who pre-registered