1. Acuity STAR Intermediate

2. Acuity STAR Acuity STAR Intermediate Level Training Author: Paul Malcomson Last Update: December 2015 Target Audience: Faculty Members and Member Secretaries

3. Acuity STAR Intermediate Session Goals By the end of today’s session you should: 1. Know how to access STAR from anywhere 2. Gain knowledge of the STAR Portals’ additional resources 3. Have a good understanding of where basic Activities go 4. Have a working knowledge of the STAR Data Grid 5. Be provided a walkthrough of the All Activities View menu 6. Know some helpful tips and tricks for using STAR 7. Understand how to generate STAR Reports 8. Be able to find 2 levels of online help within STAR 9. Gain basic understanding of the SSMD Professional CV view 10. Know who to contact for help with STAR

4. Acuity STAR Intermediate About STAR STAR is an acronym for “Staff Tracking & Activity Reporting” and used to capture and report on Clinical Faculty career activities Custom developed Web based application Secure application that applies role based security to allow you to see and modify only the data you have permissions to edit Input information once and report on it infinitely The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry guideline is to update your STAR database at least once per month

5. Acuity STAR Intermediate Logging Into STAR http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/ https://star.schulich.uwo.ca 1.Google UWO STAR 2.Install Firefox if it is not already on your computer. 3.Add these two sites to your bookmark toolbar 4.Disable Pop-Up Blocker for the STAR application 5.Check with your Coordinator if you need a password 6.Demo

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7. Demo: Portal / STAR / All Activities View Acuity STAR Intermediate

8. Mandatory Fields

9. Acuity STAR Intermediate Data Entry Wizard

10. Acuity STAR Intermediate Data Entry Wizard

11. Acuity STAR Intermediate Database Audit

12. Acuity STAR Intermediate Tips & Tricks If the Buttons disappear in the Data Grid: – Check to see if the double scrollbars are offset If you enter a record and do not see it in the data grid: – Check to see if you have data filters set prohibiting you from seeing all data records. NLM standards for Publication information – Use PubMed ID and ‘GO’ button – Publication specific citation fields

13. Acuity STAR Intermediate Tips & Tricks Sorting the Data Grid by Last Modified Date Quickly locate most recently edited records Down arrow sorts descending

14. Acuity STAR Intermediate Tips & Tricks What Dates to Enter: – If the event happened on a single day - put the same date into both Start Date and End Date fields. – If the event happened several times during the year – put academic year start and end dates in STAR (July 1 – June 30). – Use ‘Copy Start Date’ button to simplify dates

15. Acuity STAR Intermediate Tips & Tricks The STAR Portal Three SSMD Sample reports available – SSMD Professional CV, Promotion CV, and Teaching Dossier – Shows exactly where in STAR the data comes from User guide, data entry guide Monthly update form – Helps log and capture required entries or changes – Allows you to accumulate changes Available from your Coordinator or from https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/resources https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/resources

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17. STAR Reports Bio Sketch Department of Psychiatry MBR SSMD Professional CV SSMD Promotion CV SSMD Teaching Dossier Abbreviated CV

18. Acuity STAR Intermediate STAR Support Acuity STAR Intermediate

19. STAR Support Help buttons for specific data questions Online reference material is on the portal STAR Coordinators across all departments https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/contacts https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/contacts

20. Acuity STAR Intermediate Wrap Up Have the goals for today been met? Do you know how to access STAR from anywhere? Were you provided with a walkthrough of the All Activities View menu? Have you been shown helpful tips and tricks for using STAR? Do you now have a good understanding of where basic activities go? Do you have a working knowledge of the STAR Data Grid? Do you know how to generate the STAR Reports? Can you find 2 levels of online help within STAR? Were you shown where to find additional resources on the Portal? Do you have a basic understanding of the SSMD Professional CV view? Do you know who to contact for help with STAR? Other Questions?

21. Acuity STAR Intermediate Session Goals: Met? Do you now know: 1. Know how to access STAR from anywhere 2. Gain knowledge of the STAR Portals’ additional resources 3. Have a good understanding of where basic Activities go 4. Have a working knowledge of the STAR Data Grid 5. Be provided a walkthrough of the All Activities View menu 6. Know some helpful tips and tricks for using STAR 7. Understand how to generate STAR Reports 8. Be able to find 2 levels of online help within STAR 9. Gain basic understanding of the SSMD Professional CV view 10. Know who to contact for help with STAR

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