Staff Email Overview
EdCom maintains the MedEd Staff Exchange Server that acts as your "post office" for your UCSD mail account and all MedEd staff are provided with an email account. Both incoming and outgoing messages are saved on the server, so this can be handy when accessing files while at school or studying away from home.
EdCom provides two strategies by which to access your mail:
- WebOutlook, a convienient web interface is the most convenient strategy when outside the office.
- Client package installed on your computer (typically Microsoft Outlook for the PCs and Microsoft Entourage for the MACs).
EdCom will work with you to ensure all installations and configurations are optimally set for your situation. Contact EdCom if you have issues or questions.
Email Policies
Email is the normal means of communication among the School of Medicine's students, faculty, and administration. Students are accountable for information in email messages that have been sent to them by UCSD faculty and staff. It is therefore expected that every student will check his or her email regularly and frequently - daily is highly recommended when courses are in session, but at least every 48 hours (unless on vacation). It is recognized that students who are off-campus at very remote locations may not have reliable internet access, but they are encouraged to take advantage of any opportunities they may have to access email.
Students may arrange for email to be forwarded from their UCSD account to another email address - please refer to the Email Forwarding page of this site for details.
University Policy has restricted faculty and staff from forwarding thier UCSD email to another non-UCSD email address.
Email use is subject to University of California regulations, described at: http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/External/Topics/Policy/0,1162,1489,00.html 
