Good afternoon Class of 2029!

I just wanted to send a note to formally introduce myself as you'll begin to receive more emails from me as we get closer to the start of the academic year.

My name is Maggie and I'm the Pre-Clerkship Program Lead in UGME, which means I oversee the first two years of your UGME program. You will get to know the rest of the UGME/Pre-Clerkship admin team pretty well over the next couple of years, but during Pre-Clerkship if you're ever not sure who to contact for help, I'm your go-to person. So, save my information now in your contact lists and mark me as a favourite before you have a chance to meet the other (better, cooler) staff.

Moving right along, there are usually a few things students start to look for around this time. Take what you need from this:

1. Accessing Entrada Entrada is our curriculum management system, where you will access your personalized calendars, course/learning event objectives and resources, attendance records, other materials and program evaluation surveys. You will use this system for all 4 years of your program.

* Entrada can be accessed via the following page: https://entrada.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca (bookmark this!). * Your username is your myumanitoba.ca email address; your email password should synchronize to also be your Entrada password.

1. Schedules * By now your individual schedules should be populated in your Dashboard calendarhttps://entrada.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca/dashboard. Some important schedule notes:

i. Good habits. Your dashboard is ONLY way to access your full, personalized schedule. This can differ from the schedule of your classmates for some courses. Other calendar displays throughout Entrada may be incomplete for you, so for now, please ensure you are planning class attendance based on that dashboard landing page. You should be checking this page regularly (daily) before classes and when planning ahead for extra-curricular activities.

ii. It's a work in progress. Your schedule is mostly just a framework right now. All the good stuff -- instructors, materials, learning objectives and other resources -- is still being populated for many courses. We appreciate your patience!

iii. Changes can happen. Significant changes to published courses are not anticipated at this point, but minor changes can (and will) still occur. Again, please ensure you are checking your Entrada schedule regularly for updates.

iv. If it looks wrong, it might be. Please contact me or year1ugme@umanitoba.camailto:year1ugme@umanitoba.ca if anything seems amiss in your schedule, e.g. learning events that conflict with another, or sessions in a classmate's calendar but not in yours. Mistakes and technical issues happen! We can look into these quickly for you and reassure as necessary. :)

1. Textbook List * I have attached a textbook list for Pre-Clerkship. Many textbooks are available online for free through the UM library and are noted as such in the listing.

1. Important Dates * For the advance planners in the group (you know who you are): Start of Classes: Monday, August 18, 2025 (Orientation Week) Last Day of Classes: Thursday, December 18, 2025 Winter Break: Friday, December 19, 2025 - Friday, January 2, 2026 (2 weeks + 1 day for 2025/26) Classes Resume (after Winter Break): Monday, January 5, 2026 Spring Break: March 16-20, 2026 Last Day of Classes: Friday, May 22, 2026 Rural Week: 1 week exposure during this date range May 25 - June 5, 2026

NOTE: Winter Term schedules are normally published around December 1.

That's all for now. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

I look forward to meeting you all in a couple of weeks!

Maggie Eade, Pre-Clerkship Program Lead, UGME Max Rady College of Medicine | Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Manitoba 260 Brodie Centre - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg MB, R3E 3P5 p: 204.272.3132 e: preclerkship@umanitoba.camailto:preclerkship@umanitoba.ca