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Resources

Canvas is our official learning management system (LMS) which we utilize to host course materials and administer learning activities. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are the preferred browsers for Canvas.

ExamSoft is a computer-based assessment platform used by our MS1 and MS2 curriculum. It enables exam creation, secure test administration through Examplify, question banking, exam scoring, and reporting.  Our school’s ID is uthmed.

InteDashboard is a Team-based Learning management tool for IRAT, TRAT, Applications, and Peer Evaluation activities.

In the first and second year, you will have limited need for myUTH. The main thing to remember is that myUTH is the home of your official grades that go on your transcripts. Even though you can see your grades throughout the course on one45, be sure to consult myUTH at the end of your courses to see your final transcript grades.

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) exams are used for summative exams for our curriculum.


One45 is a web-based curriculum management system that hosts schedules, grades, evaluations and clinical experiences.

Poll Everywhere is a cloud-based Audience Response System (ARS) that supports interactive classroom instruction and real-time learner engagement.

Qualtrics allows users to create surveys and generate reports as well as collaborating with other users. Qualtrics is approved for hosting PHI/HIPPA information by UTHealth IT Security. Our institution ID is uthtmc.

Pre-clerkship students are provided with USMLE-ScholarRx. Selected Rx Bricks will be used as supplementary resources for content, and faculty will choose questions from Q-max to construct practice exams. Please use Google Chrome to access the system.

UTH-Share is UTHealth’s implementation of Google Workspace for Education, a set of cloud-based collaboration tools, including Drive, Documents, Form, Groups, Sheets, Slides, Sites, etc. UTH-Share has been approved for the secure storage of FERPA and HIPAA information. For questions about PHI enrollment or any of the Google applications, contact uth-share@uth.tmc.edu

Webex is a web-conferencing system available for all UTHealth users.  You can attend Webex video meetings from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Support:

  • MMS Online Conferencing Support (M-F 8AM-5PM via ServiceNow)
  • UTHealth Helpdesk (M-F 8AM-5PM): 713-486-4848 (to re-activate account)
  • Conference Operations (M-F 8AM-5PM): ms.deancops@uth.tmc.edu or call 713-500-5048 in emergency
  • Webex Technical Support (24/7): 1-866-229-3239

Zoom is a communications platform that allows users to connect via video, audio, phone, and chat. Students will receive a basic license with a 40-minute time limit for their scheduled meetings.

Support:

  • MMS Online Conferencing Support (M-F 8AM-5PM via ServiceNow)
  • UTHealth Helpdesk (M-F 8AM-5PM): 713-486-4848
  • Zoom Technical Support (24/7):  1-888-799-9666 (24/7)

Other Resources

Grammarly analyzes spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other common writing errors in texts. This app can be used in a web browser, in a Word document, on smartphones, etc.