Computer Support
Preceptors are encouraged to use the Dartmouth/DHMC computer services; they, and the medical students in outpatient rotations with whom they are working, have access to the same computer resources as members on the Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) campuses.
To access many of the resources you must have an active account with Dartmouth. The Dartmouth Name Directory and Kerberos must be activated before you are allowed to use many services. Please contact Computing Services if you have questions about any of the resources listed below DMS Phone (603) 650-1600 or computing@dartmouth.edu.
The Dartmouth Name Directory (DND) controls access to many Dartmouth resources; there is also a Hitchcock DND. Depending on your needs, you may have to have accounts in both directories. If you have an email address that ends in Dartmouth.EDU, you have a Dartmouth DND account. If you have an email address that ends in Hitchcock.ORG, you have a Hitchcock DND account. If you are a new preceptor or student, and have the slightest doubt about the existence of your name in the DND, please contact the OCER for assistance.
Kerberos authentication software enables Dartmouth service providers and system administrators to restrict access to those services where identification is needed.
BlitzMail software is proprietary to Dartmouth and is the email package most people at Dartmouth use. It is available as a free download. However, you do not need BlitzMail or access to the Dartmouth network to communicate via e-mail to other preceptors or the students. If you use an email account other than a Dartmouth or Hitchcock account, please let OCER know.
The BioMedical Library provides online access to MEDLINE via OVID and many other reference materials. To order articles through the library you must have Kerberos downloaded on your computer. Some materials are available directly from the library and others are available through links on the library site. Materials handed out at library-sponsored workshops and courses are also available.
The DHMC Clinical Information System (CIS) software, which is distributed and supported for the Affiliate Information System (AIS) by the Regional Information team at DHMC, allows clinicians to access the electronic medical records of patients they refer to DHMC.
COOPTALK is an Internet e-mail discussion group for primary care doctors in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. This "LISTSERV" is an easy way for community physicians to get a hallway consult from colleagues - even from remote sites. Send Chris Richardson the email address you want COOPTALK to come to, and your name (first and last).