Petition for Continued Maintenance and Access to Two-Way Email Correspondence Through the med.wayne.edu Subdomain
Dear President Wilson,
As Wayne State School of Medicine students, we are petitioning the University to continue to provide us maintenance and access to the med.wayne.edu subdomain for our email communications. We rely on the ability to send and receive email through the Medical School subdomain for our professional development and our success during and after our time as students at the University. We affirm that correspondence using a “@med.wayne.edu” email address is essential to our future careers.
As the largest single campus medical school in the United States, Wayne State University School of Medicine has earned a well-deserved reputation for educating and developing students with strong professional skills. Our subdomain represents a fundamental element of the school’s brand, and allows us to be given the credibility that we have worked hard to achieve as candidates for a medical degree. Specifically, when communicating with externships, residency programs, potential future colleagues and research collaborators, we rely on the subdomain as a means of verifying our enrollment.
This issue goes beyond the manner in which our communications are perceived. In many cases, a subdomain specific to the Medical School is a requirement for validating our participation in professional networking organizations and societies. Applying to programs and organizations not directly affiliated with Wayne State University will mean additional requirements, most commonly necessitating a letter from the Dean. In some cases, this may render us ineligible for certain registrations, particularly those using more advanced, systems-based data validation to restrict applications to those coming from a known medical school email address.
Similar subdomains are recognized nationwide as a standard trait of medical degree candidates. Medical Schools across the country use these to distinguish their medical students, including Harvard, Duke, and the University of Pittsburgh medical schools. We want to be afforded the same level of recognition as our peers and future colleagues enjoy, as we see our subdomain as a professional standard.
We view the “@med.wayne.edu” subdomain as an inherent part of our identity as students of the Medical School. We have worked diligently for many years to reach this point in our careers, and are proud to be members of this community. We request that the administration support our careers both as medical students and future medical professionals, by continuing to allow us the ability to send and receive email communications through the med.wayne.edu subdomain.
Signed,
Updates
February 13, 2016
We have reached the five hundred signature mark. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the administration to request a meeting regarding current subdomain policy.
February 10, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling these names into a formal document to present to the administration by the end of the week.
Reached 500 supporters
February 10, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2016
February 9, 2016
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this threshold to secure a formal meeting with the administration. Please send the link to fellow students who rely on these email accounts for their residency applications. Reaching this milestone will provide the leverage necessary to present our case directly to the IT department.
145 Comments
Something as simple as "@med.wayne.edu" is extremely useful to establish credibility as an email sender. Eliminating this would compromise the credibility of all Wayne state medical students and put us at a strong disadvantage while trying to move forward with our professional careers.
Having this email is a important part of my professional identity as a medical student. When I applied for residencies, it was especially important to have a email that readily identified you as a member of Wayne State University School of Medicine.
The fact that this is happening is ludicrous. This email is apart of my professional identity, and losing is discrediting the work that it took to get this point in my life. The idea that no one has even formally explained this switch or asked for student input is insulting and irresponsible.
I need this med.wayne.edu email for professional connections, as well as paid for several years of it through the Alumni association. It would not be fair or right for you to take away what I paid for like that. Let us keep using our med.wayne.edu email!
Please do not take away our email address! I provided my email address to several physicians who are willing to stay in touch and write me a recommendation letter in the future. It will be a huge loss if they are not able to reach me due to this email change.
I don't understand the rational behind the proposed change. It is my understanding the IT department is just creating more work for themselves. If there is a problem with the domain, they can simply change a line of code. I am sure IT is savy enough to handle that.
This is my $300,000 investment of a career. I have no doubt that my tuition more than pays for access to a professional email address.
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Petition for Continued Maintenance and Access to Two-Way Email Correspondence Through the med.wayne.edu Subdomain
Dear President Wilson,
As Wayne State School of Medicine students, we are petitioning the University to continue to provide us maintenance and access to the med.wayne.edu subdomain for our email communications. We rely on the ability to send and receive email through the Medical School subdomain for our professional development and our success during and after our time as students at the University. We affirm that correspondence using a “@med.wayne.edu” email address is essential to our future careers.
As the largest single campus medical school in the United States, Wayne State University School of Medicine has earned a well-deserved reputation for educating and developing students with strong professional skills. Our subdomain represents a fundamental element of the school’s brand, and allows us to be given the credibility that we have worked hard to achieve as candidates for a medical degree. Specifically, when communicating with externships, residency programs, potential future colleagues and research collaborators, we rely on the subdomain as a means of verifying our enrollment.
This issue goes beyond the manner in which our communications are perceived. In many cases, a subdomain specific to the Medical School is a requirement for validating our participation in professional networking organizations and societies. Applying to programs and organizations not directly affiliated with Wayne State University will mean additional requirements, most commonly necessitating a letter from the Dean. In some cases, this may render us ineligible for certain registrations, particularly those using more advanced, systems-based data validation to restrict applications to those coming from a known medical school email address.
Similar subdomains are recognized nationwide as a standard trait of medical degree candidates. Medical Schools across the country use these to distinguish their medical students, including Harvard, Duke, and the University of Pittsburgh medical schools. We want to be afforded the same level of recognition as our peers and future colleagues enjoy, as we see our subdomain as a professional standard.
We view the “@med.wayne.edu” subdomain as an inherent part of our identity as students of the Medical School. We have worked diligently for many years to reach this point in our careers, and are proud to be members of this community. We request that the administration support our careers both as medical students and future medical professionals, by continuing to allow us the ability to send and receive email communications through the med.wayne.edu subdomain.
Signed,
Updates
February 13, 2016
We have reached the five hundred signature mark. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the administration to request a meeting regarding current subdomain policy.
February 10, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling these names into a formal document to present to the administration by the end of the week.
Reached 500 supporters
February 10, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2016
February 9, 2016
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this threshold to secure a formal meeting with the administration. Please send the link to fellow students who rely on these email accounts for their residency applications. Reaching this milestone will provide the leverage necessary to present our case directly to the IT department.
145 Comments
Many of us are already using the email domain professionally - all my contacts in and out of WSUSOM, DMC, HFHS and other outside organizations have solidified this contact. This switch is unprofessional, disruptive and without reason. Please deeply reconsider.
Something as simple as "@med.wayne.edu" is extremely useful to establish credibility as an email sender. Eliminating this would compromise the credibility of all Wayne state medical students and put us at a strong disadvantage while trying to move forward with our professional careers.
Having this email is a important part of my professional identity as a medical student. When I applied for residencies, it was especially important to have a email that readily identified you as a member of Wayne State University School of Medicine.
The fact that this is happening is ludicrous. This email is apart of my professional identity, and losing is discrediting the work that it took to get this point in my life. The idea that no one has even formally explained this switch or asked for student input is insulting and irresponsible.
I need this med.wayne.edu email for professional connections, as well as paid for several years of it through the Alumni association. It would not be fair or right for you to take away what I paid for like that. Let us keep using our med.wayne.edu email!
Please do not take away our email address! I provided my email address to several physicians who are willing to stay in touch and write me a recommendation letter in the future. It will be a huge loss if they are not able to reach me due to this email change.
I don't understand the rational behind the proposed change. It is my understanding the IT department is just creating more work for themselves. If there is a problem with the domain, they can simply change a line of code. I am sure IT is savy enough to handle that.
This is my $300,000 investment of a career. I have no doubt that my tuition more than pays for access to a professional email address.
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Many of us are already using the email domain professionally - all my contacts in and out of WSUSOM, DMC, HFHS and other outside organizations have solidified this contact. This switch is unprofessional, disruptive and without reason. Please deeply reconsider.