Required Laptops: Entering medical students are required to own a laptop computer that meets the annually revised UMMC School of Medicine Minimum Laptop Specifications . Funds are budgeted in the student financial aid package to reimburse the student for purchase of a laptop computer. Students should purchase a laptop meeting or exceeding the UMC Minimum Specifications from regular retail channels. High end laptops from any IBM-PC or APPLE- compatible manufacturer should be acceptable. Students will be personally responsible for maintenance and repair of their laptop therefore, a 3-year maintenance and repair contract purchased from the original equipment manufacturer or vendor is recommended. All students are required to use and maintain UMMC-supplied anti-virus/spyware software to be allowed access to the UMC public wireless network and resources. Students should acquire their laptop prior to the first week of August. Students will need to bring their functional laptops to a computer orientation seminar to be held on the last day of registration/orientation before classes begin. Attendance at this seminar is required for student access to UMMC resources.

Required Clickers: Entering medical students are also required to purchase an Interwrite PRS RF Clicker Personal Response System from the UMC bookstore prior to the beginning of classes. Models from other manufacturers or from previous years will be not compatible with the classroom participation systems in use during medical school classes.

Questions about required products or the laptop specifications should be emailed to Dr. William L. Lushbaugh at: wlushbaugh@microbio.umsmed.edu, School of Medicine, e-Learning Director.