Laptops and IT Resources

It is required that students have a personal laptop to complete the Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP). A laptop is needed to access various systems:

Panopto (Capture Lecture System)

Canvas (Learning Management System)

ExamSoft (Testing Software)

Our Information Technology (IT) group is always available to help with configuring your laptop and to answer any questions.

Due to the diversity of the makes and models of laptops, laptop repairs are not handled by our IT group. 

Required minimum specifications for MERP:

Apple Laptops

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Supported Operating Systems:  Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) and Mac OS 11.0 (Big Sur). Only genuine versions of Mac Operating Systems are supported.  Please DO NOT install any Beta versions of Mac OS since they are not supported.

75 GB of available hard drive space (required)

4 GB RAM (required); 8 GB RAM (recommended)

256 GB Internal Storage (required); 500 GB Internal Storage (recommended) (External hard drives are not accepted)

Wi-Fi capable

Functional integrated webcam and microphone (required). Virtual cameras are not supported.

Internet upload speed of 2.5 Mpbs or faster is required (Internet hotspots and cellphone tethering are not permitted)

Screen Resolution should be at least 1280 X 768 or higher

Two internet browsers should be installed on your laptop, any combination of Firefox, Chrome or Safari with the latest updates installed (required)

Windows Laptops

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Windows 10 with the latest updates installed. Only genuine versions of Windows Operating Systems are supported. Alternate versions of Windows 10, such as Windows RT and Windows 10 S are NOT supported.

The English (United States) Language Pack must be installed.    

75 GB of available hard drive space (required)

4 GB RAM (required); 8 GB RAM (recommended) 

256 GB Internal Storage (required); 500 GB Internal Storage (recommended) (External hard drives are not accepted)

Wi-Fi capable

Functional integrated webcam and microphone (required). Virtual cameras are not supported. Some Windows devices utilize a technology called "Intel Smart Sound Technology Microphone Array," which is not supported.  This technology is most commonly found in Lenovo devices.  

Internet upload speed of 2.5 Mpbs or faster is required (Internet hotspots and cell phone tethering are not permitted)

Screen Resolution should be at least 1280 X 768 or higher. Scaling should be set to 100%

Two internet browsers should be installed on your laptop, any combination of Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer with the latest updates installed is required

Not Compatible

ARM CPU

Microsoft's Virtual Machine, Parallels, VMware Fusion or any other virtual environments

Android Laptop/Tablet

iOS Tablet (iPad, iPad Pro)

Chromebook (Google)

Linux (Unix, Ubuntu, Mint, CentOS, etc.)

Windows RT (usually found on Windows Non-Pro Surface tablets, Surface 1, Surface 2) or Windows 10S

Laptops with Windows 7 or 8 of any version are not compatible 

Devices utilizing a technology called "Intel Smart Sound Technology Microphone Array." This technology is most commonly found in Lenovo devices.  

*Laptops should not be more than 3-years-old, this applies for both Apple and Windows laptops