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Dear Students,</div>
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We are pleased to announce that Upstate is transitioning all students to <b>UWorld’s Life of Student platform</b>, which should eliminate the need for you to personally renew services for
<b>Step 1</b> and/or <b>Step 2</b>.</div>
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You should have already received—or will soon receive—an email from UWorld containing a
<b>code for an additional 180 days of access to your Step 1 account</b>. Please <b>
claim this code immediately and within the timeline requested by UWorld</b>. The extra time will be added to your current end date, ensuring uninterrupted access.</div>
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Additionally, <b>Step 2 access</b> will be provided on a <b>rolling basis</b>:</div>
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<b>3YP students</b> will receive access in <b>February</b>.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px;">
<div role="presentation">Students beginning clerkships in <b>March or later</b> will receive access closer to their start date to maximize usage.</div>
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<div role="presentation" class="elementToProof">Access will be provided <i>minimally </i>through your class's Step 2 Deadline.</div>
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With this new <b>Life of Student access</b>, you will have the appropriate exam resources for as long as you need—without having to personally pay to extend services.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have any questions or encounter issues, please contact
<b>Mary Ann Grandinetta</b> at </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 79, 235);"><b><a style="color: rgb(70, 79, 235);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9f069e91-4e1d-2c33-af54-caf32afe50ab" href="mailto:grandinm@upstate.edu">grandinm@upstate.edu</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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Warm regards,</div>
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Mary Ann A. Grandinetta</p>
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Director, COM Educational and Career Success</p>
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*My pronouns: She/Her</p>
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SUNY Upstate Medical University</p>
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766 Irving Avenue</p>
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Syracuse, NY 13210</p>
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315-464-8851</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="mailto:GrandinM@upstate.edu">GrandinM@upstate.edu</a></u></span></p>
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*Adding pronouns to an email signature is one way of showing support for transgender and gender nonconforming students, friends and colleagues. Pronouns should be asked, not assumed!</p>
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