Student Accounts

EdCom issues and manages computer accounts for medical students, coordinating those provided by the UCSD campus with those provided by MedEd to facilitate single Username and Password access to all systems. Medical Students are automatically issued computer accounts before orientation week. To learn about the rules for your username/password, see the Password section of the menu to the left.

Issued by UCSD

1. A UCSD Network Account that comes with:
   • A UCSD Network Username  (see the Glossary  or Email Terminology Helpsheet for more information).
   • A campus email account with an email alias, [ie., the "@ucsd.edu" email address].
   • Web proxy authentication for off campus access to restricted UCSD resources (e.g., e-reserves and library databases).
   • Wireless authentication for using the campus WiFi network.
   • ResNet authentication for internet access in campus residence halls.
2. An Active Directory Account (AD) that provides centralized authentication and resource management across UCSD.  The AD account provides:
   
   • Access to campus productivity applications while studying at the Biomedical and Medical Center libraries.
   • Access to the MedEd network storage area and shared student directories from general campus computers.
   • Authentication for selected Medical Center information systems.
   Learn How To:
   Configure a web browser for proxy access
   • EdCom Documentation for the UCSD Web Proxy Server 
     
   Configure a laptop or PDA for wireless access on campus
   • http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/External/Topics/Policy/0,1162,1773,00.html 
     
   Register a laptop or PDA for on-campus wireless access
   • http://www-no.ucsd.edu/ono-cgi-bin/etherform/wirelessform.pl 
     
   Register a computer for ResNet access
   • http://resnet.ucsd.edu/register.shtml 
     

Issued by EdCom

1. MedEd Username (which is typically the same as the UCSD Network Username). 
2. MedEd Student Web Portal Account that provides access to integrated medical school web resources:
   • SOM course websites
   • Calendars of academic & social activities
   • Electronic discussion forums
   • Contact information
   • Various databases, electronic resources, and handbooks
3. MedEd Email Account - accessible from any of the publicly available computers with internet access and a World Wide Web browser.
   • Students may arrange for email to be forwarded from their UCSD account to another email address.
   • Please refer to the Tech Support- Email Overview section of this website for more informaiton.
4. MedEd Roaming Profile Account - provides access to:
   • Productivity software
   • Shared student directories (P: & S: drives that include instructional applications such as BrainStorm)
   • Personal file storage on the "I: drive" of the MedEd Roaming Profile server. There are no formal limitations on file storage. However, EdCom routinely monitors to ensure that there are no excesses or abuses. See the Tech Support - Remote Access section (Coming Soon)  of this site for directions for remotely accessing the Roaming Profile server from home.

Note: Students will also be issued an account on the CourseEval System (by the MedEd Office of Educational Development & Evaluation). While this account is separate from those listed above, it has been synchronized to have the same username and password as your other accounts.

Accounts for SOM Graduate & SSPPS Students

Other SOM graduate groups and SSPPS students are provided with EdCom-issued accounts as requested by the programs and not by individual students. Web proxy server and wireless access can be acquired through the links above. Other individuals seeking access to MedEd electronic resources should contact the EdCom Office during business hours or submit a request through the Help Desk.