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Thank you for your interest in joining the global OpenMRS Community! We're made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and skill sets, from development to translation, to create and maintain solutions to various countries' problems, as shown below.

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With a global network of members, staying connected digitally is important. Follow these quick steps to get set up on all our relevant communication channels. Different groups and teams may use different platforms, so learn about their differences with our Communication Channels guide. Then, come back here and go through the following steps to begin receiving access and meeting core OpenMRS members.

1. Sign up for an OpenMRS IDan OpenMRS ID at id-new.openmrs.org - this is a key step for participating in the community.

2. Sign into our Community Forum, OpenMRS Talk, with your OpenMRS ID. Introduce yourself to other members of the community! If you're new to Discourse, click on your first notification to begin the interactive tutorial.

3. For real-time or near real-time communication, you can find us on the following platforms:

   1. Join conversations OpenMRS Talk

   2. Join the OpenMRS Slack

4. Make yourself familiar with the OpenMRS Wiki, or bookmark it for later.

   1. To get edit privileges for wiki and issue tracker:
      Because of spammers, we must require this extra step before you can edit wiki pages or make any changes to JIRA tickets.
      a. Request access to the OpenMRS Wiki and Issue Tracker by filling this quick form: 👉 OpenMRS HelpDesk. 👈
      b. In the Summary text box, state that you would like to have edit access to wiki and JIRA. Submit the HelpDesk request. We will grant you access as soon as we can, usually within 24-48 hours 

Step 3: Meet the Teams

OpenMRS is made up of teams whose work is crucial to routine and long-term community activities, projects, and/or modules. Our teams draw on a wide range of abilities and skills. Read more about our current teams and find your fit!

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