Institutions: Subscription Process

Follow the instructions on this page to subscribe to MedU virtual patient cases for the students and instructors at your institution for the 2011 - 2012 academic year.  If you are not an administrator subscribing for all users at your institution, please use our Individual Subscription site.

Step 1: Identify appropriate individuals at your institution

1. Identify a duly authorized representative (DAR) who is authorized to bind your institution to an agreement and annual fee (that could range from $1,000 to more than $30,000 depending on student enrollment and courses chosen). That person will need to process the online subscription using the link in Step 2 below.
2. Identify a designated support person (DSP) that will handle administrative duties for the institution. These duties include allowing instructors access to restricted areas containing instructional support tools and student use data. The DAR may perform this role or delegate it. You will need the first and last names and the email address of the DSP.
3. Identify a billing contact to handle the payment process. You will need first and last names, email address and phone number for the billing contact.
4. Select the courses to which you will subscribe.  There is a fee discount available if your institution bundles all course subscriptions into a single transaction.
5. If you selected the CLIPP and/or fmCASES course(s) and wish to use the Final Exam Question bank for either course, identify a single individual for each course who will be responsible for receiving and maintaining the security of the Final Exam Question bank.  You will need the first and last name and email address of the FEQ Authorized User(s). 

You can print this page and use the tables below to collect the required information.

Step 2: Accept the MedU Institutional Agreement online

1. If you are authorized to bind your institution to an agreement and invoice, please go through the Institutional Subscription site to access the online agreement.  If you are not authorized to bind your institution, please direct the appropriate individual to this page.
2. Complete the online form in its entirety and submit your institution's agreement.
3. Once the agreement is submitted you will receive an auto-response email from the system indicating your submission was successful.  Within 5 days, the DAR or Billing contact will receive a subscription fee invoice by email.

Step 3: Review and Revise Institutional Information

1. Within three business days of submitting an online agreement, you will receive an instructional email with directions and next steps. It is important for you to notify us by e-mailing subscriptions@med-u.org if you do not receive the instructional email.
2. The instructional email contains a link to the login page to your institution's online administrative interface^*. Please follow this link and login to review your institutional information, provide billing contact information, and assign administrative roles for your institution.

^*NOTE: Through the online administrative interface, you can delegate administrative responsibility to another individual at your institution, add or remove instructors who have special access to student use data and instructional support materials and designate a billing contact to handle the financial transaction.