Help for the School of the Medical Arts (SOMA) STUDENT Web Site

Welcome to the SoMA Futuredocs web site. This site was constructed to provide a communications tool for members of the Interest Groups and between groups and outside parties who are interested in participating in the program. The website has a lot of capability. It is simple to use at the top level. It gets more complex to use all of its functions. The HELP sections break down the functions of the site and describes how to use them.

The SoMA program is expected to attract a very large number of interested people. The site is designed to give all of the participants a lot of freedom to share ideas. To help keep communications organized, each of the Interest Groups has a moderator. Contacts for the site are listed at the bottom of this page and in the HELP Document Center.

The information provided below is a summary of the interactions that can occur for a Guest user. A Guest is someone who has not registered. Additional material for registered members and moderators is provided in other documents in the Help Document Center.

Login – Left side of the page

You can only log in if you have registered as a member. If you aren’t going to register at this time, skip this section. To register, click “need to REGISTER?”

To register:
1. Make up a username for yourself and enter it in the Username box. It must be from 3 to 10 characters long.
2. Check the “allow other users to view my email address” box if you will allow your email address to be shown in posted messages.
3. Enter an email address. This is so we can contact you if you have problems using the site. We will not provide your email address to others. If you checked the ‘allow users to view my email’ box, then this email address will be included in posted messages.
4. Website – not used at the present time.
5. Make up a password and enter it in the Password box. It must be 5 to 10 characters long
6. Verify Password – enter the password again for verification.
7. Select yes or no to “receive occasional email notices from administrators”. These notices will be used to inform members of major changes in the website, like the addition of major new branches.
8. Disclaimer – Please take the time to read the registration disclaimer. This is a general agreement about site rules. You must agree to these rules to register.

If you want to delete your membership, please send an email to the webmaster at admin@futuredocs.info

Main Menu – Left side of the page

The Main Menu has selections for Home, Student Calendar, Med Sites, Video Tube and Help.
When each of the names is selected, an introduction to the section will appear and a group of additional capabilities may drop down below the selection. Select one of those to use them.

Home: This is a short welcome to the project.

Student Calendar:

This is a calendar that collects all event announcements listed on the separate Group calendars. The current day is highlighted in blue. When the calendar is selected, the current month will be displayed and the current date will be colored in. Any posted events will be filled in by title. Clicking on the title will show all the information listed for the event. Clicking on the next and previous month shown at the top of the calendar will change the month. Event information is entered by the Group moderators. To post an event, send an email to the Group moderator or the webmaster and include the following information:

Title: List a short title for the event.

Group: This is the Interest Group that the event applies to. If the announcement applies to all Groups, write “all groups”.

Description: Enter a description of the event

Contact: Enter an email address or phone number that will be displayed as the contact for the posting if you want either one listed.

Date and time: List the date and time for the event. Multiple dates can be listed.

Med Sites: This is a fast access list of interesting medical websites.

Video Tube: This is a fast access list of medically related videos. They come and go, so there may be some out of commission icons on the screen. You have to be a member to submit videos.

Help: This section provides a quick summary of how to use the site for Guests. There are more detailed help guides for members in the Document section. General contact information is included on the help page.

Search
The search function looks for keyword on this site and tells you where to find them.

Interest Groups – Right side of page

The Interest Group Menu lists separate sections of the website focused on different medical interests. Each Interest Group has a moderator and it’s own bulletin board and document center.

Bulletin Board The Bulletin Board allows members to discuss topics of importance to their Group. Guests can read entries but can’t post them. All members can post, reply and start new topics.

Document Center The Document Center allows members to post documents for review and discussion. These can include any topic of interest to the group like research, medical articles, plans for activities etc. Guests can read the documents but can’t post any.

School of the Medical Arts Contacts


Website Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . admin@futuredocs.info
Schedule Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . admin@futuredocs.info
Help and Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . admin@futuredocs.info