YSM Survival Kit

Departments, activities and other on-line information.
Emergency Numbers Major Yale and YSM Web Entryways Faculty Office and Handbook Postdoctoral Office for YSM and Handbook Research offices, IRBs, databases, services, facilities Education offices, computer-assisted Libraries		Benefits by job category Other Benefits Getting Around parking, shuttles, maps Calendar Events and news Technology how-to's Communications email, regular mail, phone and tutorials for using them. Administative Links

Emergency Numbers
	Fire	111
	Medical Area Security	5.5555
	Poison Control Center	1.800.343.2722
	University Police	111
	New Haven Police	999
	University Health Services	432.0123

Major Yale Web Entryways

Yale University home page
Yale’s alphabetical Big List

Yale-New Haven Medical Center—Comprises the hospital, Med School and affiliated Schools and institutions
Yale School of Medicine
YSM's Intranet
Yale Medical Group—YSM's clinical practice

Getting Around

Research

Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research and a summary of the guidelines. Contact Dr. Lawrence S. Cohen for further information.
YSM Grants and Contracts Administration
Research at the School
Community of Scientists (COS) online database. Yale Faculty Research directory also contains detailed professional information for nearly 480,000 scientists and scholars worldwide.
General Clinical Research Centers (GCRC) at Yale School of Medicine are funded by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) through GCRC program to promote health and search for causes of and cures for diseases.
Graphics and Medical Illustration artists who produce bioscience data graphics and complex medical illustrations.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Office of Cooperative Research charged with extending and expanding Yale University 's interaction with the private sector
Office of Scientific Affairs
Office of Student Research
Online Biomedical Resources

Research Facilities

Animal Resource Center
Core Research Facilities
Core Facility for Bioinformatics
Biotechnology Resource Laboratory (HHMI Biopolymer/Keck Foundation)
Center for Cell & Molecular Imaging
Critical Technologies: Access to human tissues for research
Instrumentation Repair and Design Shop Custom equipment design and fabrication, equipment repair
Magnetic Resonance Center—FMRI and MR spectroscopy of laboratory animals and human subjects
Medical Stockroom—Located in SHM IE7
Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Academic Computing Unit supports faculty’s use of computing and information technology in teaching and research.

Core Facility for Bioinformatics provides biomedical research resources for researchers, primarily in the basic sciences
Research Computing Group
Web Sites for Courses
Communications with students - listservs and email

Education

Blackboard 5 online course software
Computer Assisted Instruction at Yale
Office of Multicultural Affairs at the School of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education coordinates regularly scheduled conferences, grand rounds, and seminars for which continuing education credit is given. Current list can be found in the Office of Continuing Medical Education Event Calendar

Libraries

Benefits

Paid time off, insurance, tuition reimbursement, and pensions are just a few of the benefits that Yale employees enjoy. They vary by job classification, so choose the appropriate group:

Other Benefits

Child Care
Payne Whitney Gym
Yale Athletic Department
Yale University Health Services—a non-profit group health program for the Yale community
University Properties owns and operates Yale University's non-academic, off-campus properties in New Haven.
Off-Campus Housing searchable database of housing available for rent in the New Haven Area.

Calendars

What's going on

Technology How-to's

Eudora Pro tutorial
Meeting Maker tutorial
Detailed instructions for making telephone calls
Voice Mail User Guide

How to Make a Telephone Call

Calling within Yale—last 5 digits of the telephone number
Local Calls 9 + telephone number
Long Distance 9 + 1 + area code + 7 digits + TAN

Communications

Email for the Medical School
Webmail Access your email on the Web.
Meeting Maker Access your Meeting Maker account on the Web.
YSM Mail Codes and Post Office Boxes
ITS Telecommunications—Telephone services, voice mail, conferencing
Telephone directory

Administrative Services

Business Center (YSM)
Computing Services: Access, email, Meeting Maker
Computing & Media Center
YSM Computing Request Forms
Cashier’s Office
Credit Cards for travel—use Yale American Express credit card. For other types of purchases, see your business administrator.
Custodial & Building Maintenance Services

EMERGENCY—785.4620

ID Center
Medical Campus Security
Blue Phone locations
Yale Travel
Office of the Ombudsperson offers confidential counseling and advice for students, faculty, and staff.