Welcome to the Discovery Commons
Website Upgrade
Our website is currently being upgraded; the site you are looking at is temporary. However, we have populated it with the most important and most-used information, including regarding our Helpdesk, our directory, and some of our major projects and systems, such as WebCV and Microsoft Exchange.
About the Discovery Commons
The Discovery Commons is the Information Technology support unit of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Located in the Medical Sciences Building (MSB) on the St. George Campus, we provide a wide range of IT services and support to students, faculty members, and staff. For more information visit the About Us page.
Adobe Day
Discovery Commons is delighted to be the host for Adobe Day at the University of Toronto, where the Adobe Creative Suite 5 will be presented exclusively for University of Toronto’s staff, instructors & students. The date is July 14, from 9:00am to 12:30pm, in the Adele Sedra Auditorium, Bahen Centre (BA 1160). For more information, visit blogs.med.utoronto.ca.
UTORid Support
For help with getting or re-setting your UTORid, see our UTORid Support page.
Information Security Guidelines
You can download our Guidelines for the Security of Electronic Personal Information here in PDF format:
- Guidelines for the Security of Electronic Personal Information (Overview)
- Guideline 1 - Secure Server
- Guideline 2 - Remote Access
- Guideline 3 - Data Encryption
- Guideline 4 - USB Drive Security
- Guideline 5 - BlackBerry Security
- Guideline 6 - Email Security
- Policies Regarding Electronic Personal Information Security