Status Update

We bid official goodbye to our former MLANET system on July 16, 2024, after finalizing retrieval of 30K+ user records, more than 59K files (from user pictures to committee and caucus files) and all completed and in-process applications, survey data, web pages, blog entries, communities and community discussions, specialization and AHIP records, purchase data, and outstanding invoices.

For any public pages or information not yet posted on the new site, you can still view on the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.mlanet.org

We’ve also retrieved all your CE Passport information, enrolled courses, specialization packages, transcript information and credits from the separate MEDLIB-ED as hosted by Conduent’s Knowledge Connection. That data has been going through an audit to ensure accuracy prior to final upload for everyone.

On deck: more pages coming live; committee rosters; AHIP and specialization applications; renewals for approved courses (these include complex automations and we want to ensure they are well-tested and correct before launch).

We will continue to update you weekly on features and updates.

A Change to the Membership Year

The approved bylaws change that went into effect in January 2024 allowed MLA to separate the membership term from the calendar year. Beginning with our first new member on the new system (joined July 11), the MLA membership year is now based on the membership anniversary date. For those members transferring from the old system, this will not change your dues year, but will affect new memberships in the system.

How Current MLANET Communities Work

All communities on MLANET currently work similarly to standard social media parameters—that is, you post online or via your phone, and your colleagues receive notification on the platform (if online) or via email after 15 minutes (if they are not).

Notifications (bell in the upper right corner) should lead you directly back to the original post. As activity increases in communities, it is likely that we may increase the email delivery time; that will allow any additions to a conversation are posted in a single email.

The email addresses formerly associated with communities are defunct; they were tied to the old system and no longer exist. You may no longer send the same email—or even post the exact same message—to multiple groups. This is a feature, not a bug, as there is spam checking in the background.

We understand you may want to target a specific message to multiple caucuses. Whether it’s a job ad or a research request, use the “Feed” function to post short messages with links to external or MLANET sources. The feed follows the same notification rules as noted above.

More information and an expanded FAQ will be posted online shortly.

We appreciate your patience as we build an advanced system to serve you, reduce administrative burden, and provide a more streamlined user experience! If you are still having trouble accessing the site or have comments, please visit the MLANET support page.