reply to this email :Dear Student,

Welcome to Pima Medical Institute (PMI)!

We are excited for you to begin your journey into the healthcare field! My name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>, and I am your campus Student Services Coordinator.   I will be conducting your New Student Orientation with Daphne Joslyn, your Program Director on Tuesday, 11/7/23 at 10am.  The New Student Orientation is a mandatory course for all PMI students.  We are going to cover the following topics in the orientation: 

Part 1 - Student Services orientation

·       Parking at PMI

·       Resources and Student Assistance Program at PMI

·       Navigation of the Student Portal and Blackboard 

·       Go over the assignments for the orientation

·       Set up your student email account

·       Professional Expectations - Professionalism and Conduct

·       Policies - Attendance, Grading, Academic Integrity, Dress Code, and more

·       Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

Part 2 - Program orientation with Daphne and PTA team

·       Guidelines, policies, and requirements for the Physical Therapy Assistant program



If you'd like to browse your student portal and Blackboard, and set up your student email before the orientation, please visit the following link for directions.

https://my.pmi.edu/student/help/orientation

You will have assignments for the orientation.  Please complete the assignments before your first day of class, 10/4/23.  You will earn a "Pass" grade for the course after completion.  Please see below the login instructions to access the assignments in Blackboard. 

1. Go to the Blackboard website online.pmi.edu and log in using your credentials (found at the link above).

2. On the left you will see "My Courses", you will only see one course ID for now - "ORT002_A01-2311 Student Orientation", click on that. 

3. You will be brought to a new page.  On the left, click on "Course Content".

4. You will now see 3 folders:

1)     Complete a Computer System Check

Click on this and run the system check

2)     New Student Orientation Videos

Click on this folder.  There are 2 videos to watch.  Once you finish watching the videos, on the left side, click on "Course Content" again.

3)     Lesson Folder

Click on it.  In this folder you will find "Orientation Discussion Board" and "Reflection Activity" 

-    Click on "Orientation Discussion Board" twice then click "Reply" and write your introduction. 

-     For Reflection Activity, open the word document and follow the instructions to write your statement and submit your completed document

4) Submit a Photo for your Student ID

Go back to the Course Content page again, and locate the last folder and follow the instructions and submit your photo. 

Every PMI student is issued an ID badge, which must be displayed while on campus, and is also used for the recording of attendance while on campus. 

Now, let's get you familiarized with your email. 

1.  To get to your email, in Blackboard, on the left side click on "Institution Page", then on the right click on "MyPMI Email".  A Google sign-in page will appear, where it says "Enter your Email, type in your full PMI email, which is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_EMAIL_ADDRESS>

2. There may be some questions you need to answer to activate your account.

Now, let's take a look at PMI Student Assistance Program.  It is a unique benefit that PMI provides for our students.  Its all-encompassing support and service is a way to help you navigate a healthy work, life, and school balance. I've attached a flyer here for your reference.  I will go over the program in more detail during the orientation. 

You can set up your account to access the program by scanning this QR Code below. 



To log in, enter code: 01972

If you have any questions or need help, please let me know. My contact information is listed below.



Lydia Wan/Student Services Coordinator

Office (206) 322-6100 ext. 17114 / <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_EMAIL_ADDRESS>