EPIC Access

Initial Setup – Creating Your UMMS Account (MS1)

All first-year students will be required to complete the Epic Medical Student Training as part of their onboarding. 

• Step 1: OSA will submit a request for each student’s UMMS account to be created.  
• Step 2: You will receive a registration email containing instructions, login and password IDs for logging into UMMS U. The email will also contain instructions for completing the training modules. Please complete your training as soon as you are able. 
• Step 3: After training is assigned, OSA will request your EPIC account to be created. 
• Step 4: If this is your first time receiving Epic access through UMSOM or UMMC, you will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement within 24 hours of receiving it. You should expect an email from UMMS IST Service Desk. 

Please note: Completing Epic training and signing the Confidentiality agreement will not give you automatic access to Epic. However, completing those steps when indicated will help expedite your Epic access when you need it.  

See “Account Activation” for more information on activating your Epic account.  

Account Activation (MS1 & MS2) 

If you are actively working with a UMSOM faculty member and need access to Epic for your research, please complete these steps: 

• Step 1: Make sure you have completed your Epic training and signed the Confidentiality agreement (see “Initial Setup” above). 
• Step 2: Your UMSOM research mentor must complete the Epic Access Approval Form. 
• Step 3: Within one week of receiving your mentor’s approval, the Office of Student Research (OSR) will request Epic access on your behalf.  
• Step 4: You will receive various email updates from helpdesk@umm.edu. The final update, indicating your request is complete, should arrive in 3-4 business days. 
• Step 5: Check to make sure your Epic login works.  

Please note: Your Epic access will automatically expire in 1 year.  

• We recommend you log into Epic at least once every 30 days to keep your account active. If you get locked out of your Epic account before it expires, please email the OSR (StudentResearch@som.umaryland.edu).   

• If you are currently an MS1 student and need continued Epic access for research after 1 year, your mentor will have to submit a new Epic Access Approval Form at that time.  

• If you are currently an MS2 and need continued Epic access after 1 year, see the instructions below for MS3 and MS4 students.  

During your third and fourth year in medical school, you will automatically be granted access to Epic, Tiger Connect, MyRemote, and Active Directory. Further instructions and information will be provided by the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) prior to the beginning of your clerkship. 

We recommend you log into Epic at least once every 30 days to keep your account active. If you get locked out of your Epic account before it expires, please email the OSA (StudentAffairs@som.umaryland.edu).  

For assistance with logging on to Epic or utilizing remote access, contact UMMS IT:  

• helpdesk@umm.edu 
• (410) 328-4357 

For assistance using Azure Virtual Desktop, contact SOM IT:  

• help@som.umaryland.edu
• (410) 706-3998   

MS1-MS2 students with general Epic questions should contact the OSR: 

• StudentResearch@som.umaryland.edu 
  
• (410) 706-3026  

MS3-MS4 students with general Epic questions should contact the OSA: 

• StudentAffairs@som.umaryland.edu 
  
• (410) 706-7476