Computing Policies and Security
Policies that School of Medicine students are responsible for during Orientation
UVA/academic
Health System
If not completed previously, please complete the Student IT Checklist and Student Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Quick read of the remaining.
Health System policies that are typically aligned with EPIC access
HIPAA and Patient Information Policies (Section #2 – Patient Information)
These are typically required as part of the EPIC training (before Sept 1).
Data protection/security policies needed when undertaking research efforts and/or handling sensitive data
Data Protection
These are typically needed by a small subset of students who are engaged in a research effort where they will handle highly sensitive data.
Some helpful resources and tools
Computing device security guidance – https://security.virginia.edu/device-security
Security alert, Warnings, Suspicious emails at UVA – http://security.virginia.edu/security-alerts-and-warnings
Encrypting your data – https://security.virginia.edu/encryption
Need to report a security incident?
UVA academic – http://security.virginia.edu/report-information-security-incident
UVA Health System – http://hit.healthsystem.virginia.edu
Ask a Med Ed Technology staff member for help
An email to mededweb@virginia.edu is the most reliable way to reach us.