To set up email account:

Check to make sure you are in the University of Minnesota system. You can do this by going to the U of MN-Twin Cities home page HERE. Under search for people, type in your name and click on search. If you are not registered, you won’t be in the system, and you should contact the Surgical Education Office at 612-626-2590 to make sure all of your paperwork is complete.

Go to the website https://www.umn.edu/initiate. Enter your University of Minnesota ID number and birthday (you do not need to enter your Social Security number). You then need to set your Internet Account Password that needs to be at least six characters long.

To access your email account:

Any computer with Internet access can be used to access your email. (See below for setting up access from home.)

1. Go to http://www.mail.umn.edu/ (if you forget this address, there is a link to this page on the Department of Surgery homepage at http://www.surg.umn.edu ).
2. Click on Check your email via your Web browser.
3. Enter your X500 ID, NOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

Ex: If your email address is smith999@umn.edu, your X500 ID is smith999.

1. Enter your password.
2. Click on Login.

Forwarding email:

If you want to forward your University email address to your personal email address, please go to http://www.mail.umn.edu/. You will be asked to enter your X500 and password. After you are logged in, select “Settings” in the drop-down gear menu. Once you are there, go to “Forwarding and POP/IMAP.” Select “Add a forwarding address” and enter your personal email address and submit.

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