Student Quick Start: Get Started as a Student in Aquifer
New to Aquifer? Use this guide to get into your account, find your assigned work, complete cases, study with PracticeSmart, complete assigned assessments, track your progress, review results, and get help when you need it.
Did you know?
Aquifer content is delivered through Aqueduct, the learning platform where you access courses, cases, assessments, PracticeSmart, reports, and other learning tools.
Aquifer cases are designed to help you build clinical reasoning through realistic patient encounters, practice medical writing, prepare for clinical rotations, and review for end-of-rotation exams.
Think of Aquifer cases as guided virtual patient encounters that help you practice each step of clinical care, especially when you may not see a particular condition during your rotation.
What you can do in Aquifer
- Complete realistic patient cases that walk through history, physical exam, differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment, and management.
- Search the Patient Library to prepare for rotations, target knowledge gaps, and practice summary statements.
- Study with PracticeSmart board-style vignette questions and custom quizzes.
- Complete assigned assessments such as Calibrate or CDME when your program assigns them.
- Track case completion, review summaries, and use results to plan targeted study.
Start Your Journey Here:
Quickly get started by accessing the links below in order. You can also view the full student resource page.
Learn how to sign in to Aqueduct, manage your password, update your profile, and troubleshoot common account access issues so you can get to your assigned Aquifer work.
2. Navigate your Aqueduct Home Page
Get familiar with the Aqueduct Home Page, including where to find your to-do list, case sets, assignments, courses, and other tools you may use during your Aquifer learning experience.
Learn where to locate assigned cases, assessments, and other required activities in Aqueduct so you can understand what needs to be completed and when.
Use this guide to understand how to open, work through, and complete Aquifer cases, including how to track your progress and return to case work when needed.
Learn how to use PracticeSmart to answer board-style clinical vignette questions, review explanations, flag questions, and focus your study based on your accuracy, certainty, and related Aquifer cases.
6. Complete assigned assessments
This article will help you learn how to access and complete assessments assigned by your program, including what to expect before, during, and after an assessment.
7. Track your progress and review results
The articles with guide in unlocking the power of the Student Dashboard and student reports. Use them to review your progress, results, and performance data in Aqueduct so you can identify completed work, monitor your learning, and decide what to focus on next.