Associating your clinical notes to VC3 patient problems in KM Portfolio without Star Panel The Vanderbilt School does not require you to add notes from patients you encounter out of the Vanderbilt Medical Center System. Though not required of you, you can create notes on patients you have seen, either […]
Accessing available meeting times through the Calendar tab within activities for Students
Accessing available meeting times through the Calendar tab within activities for Students Calendar Navigation Log in to Portfolio at https://vstar.mc.vanderbilt.edu/portfolio, or by clicking on the “Portfolio” link in the VSTAR Apps drop down menu. Some Activities will have Calendar options enabled. Scheduling a meeting with a Portfolio Coach is one […]
Uploading a Profile Photo in freeform
Uploading a Photo in freeform Profile Creation Log in to freeform at https://freeform.vanderbilt.edu/, or by clicking on the blue “freeform” tile on the VSTAR home page. Enter your VUNet ID and e-Password as needed. To upload or update your photo in freeform, click on the “Wall” tab which will take […]
Accessing available meeting times through the Advisor tab (for Students)
Accessing available meeting times through the Advisor tab (for Students) Calendar Navigation Some Activities will have Calendar options enabled. See: Accessing available meeting times through the Calendar tab within activities for Students. However, sometimes an Advisor or Portfolio Coach will setup Calendar Blocks or time-slots that are not […]
Downloading Activity Reports
Downloading Activity Reports In VSTAR Portfolio if you are a course coordinator who has been setup as an Activity Owner, or are a Super User, you can download Activity Reports. There are two main ways of getting to these reports. First, if you are an Advisor in a particular […]
Working with Compass Assessments
Working with Compass Assessments (this is an administrative function) A “Compass Assessment” in Portfolio is used when you want to invite people from outside of Vanderbilt to participate in an assessment. Also an activity must be an compass assessment if it needs to be utilized in VSTAR Compass. To set an Activity as […]
How to Boot in to safe mode
How to Boot in to safe mode (Mac OS X, Windows 7, 8, and 10 ) You probably no longer need to boot up in safemode for the NBME exam, but it is always good to know how to do this. To boot up in safe mode for OS […]
Learner Competencies view from the Student Dashboard
Learner Competencies from the Student Dashboard A new feature is available from the Student Dashboard. Learner Competencies allow one to see multiple data-points within each sub-competency of a domain, as found at https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/ohse/competencies . To see these, first navigate to a student’s Dashboard view, by clicking on “Dashboard” button in […]
Updating Learning Goals
The video below shows how to update learning goals: SMART learning goals must be updated in order to be effective. To update a Learning Goal in Portfolio, a student will need to access the “Learning Goals” panel by clicking on the Learning Goals tab in Portfolio. Next, Choose a Learning […]
Setting up a Parental Control managed account for NBME exam in Apple OS X
Setting up a Parental Control managed account for NBME exam in Apple OS X. From the Apple menu at the upper-left corner of the screen, choose System Preferences and click on Parental Controls Click “Create a new user account with parental controls” or click the lock icon to unlock […]