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• An occupational health and safety program is a required part of the overall animal care and use program.
• The focus is maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.
• ����̽̽'s has contracted with two medical facilities to provide occupational health monitoring for all ����̽̽ personnel who work with animals.  , is located in South Burlington, 802-448-9370. Additionally, all ����̽̽ students completing the questionnaire to be added as key personnel will have questionnaires forwarded to ����̽̽ Student Health Services.
• All personnel working with animals are required to complete a form or the declination located on the form prior to working with animals.
• Subsequent health reviews are required triennially by submitting an updated form. If, however, you have health concerns prior to any review you should contact Champlain Medical immediately.
• As the assessments are received at Champlain Medical or ����̽̽ Student Health Services, each person’s responses are evaluated. Those persons who are designated to be at risk for work-related disease will be contacted to make an appointment for a physical examination.

If you are an EMPLOYEE:

The Animal Handler Occupational Health Questionnaire can be accessed by following  to the EMPLOYEE ONLY form.

If you are a STUDENT:

The Animal Handler Occupational Health Questionnaire can be accessed by following  for the STUDENT ONLY form. 

All ����̽̽ students, faculty (including ����̽̽ Health Network researchers with faculty appointments) and staff are issued a ����̽̽ Net ID, but there are many ����̽̽MC (non-����̽̽) research key personnel who do not have a ����̽̽ Net ID. A ����̽̽ Net ID can be issued to ����̽̽MC personnel to access the CITI Program Training. Processing time can take 1-2 business days. 

1. Once you have an active ����̽̽ Net ID, then you may open the browser and go to the . 

   

2. Click “Log In” which is located at the top right of the CITI page. 

   

3. Then, click "Log In Through My Institution" to view the organizations listed to use "Single Sign On" (SSO) for CITI Program access, scroll down to click on “University of Vermont”... 

   

   • and use your ����̽̽ Net ID and password to sign in.

     
   • If you receive an error message at sign in, then please refer to instructions on
     • How to make sure you have a ����̽̽ Net ID
     • ​​How to create a separate account through CITI (Register).

4. If you haven’t associated your ����̽̽ account with CITI, you will be prompted to choose whether you already have a CITI Program account or if you don't have a CITI Program account. 

   
   • If you have set up a CITI account in the past, choose the first option
     "I already have a CITI Program account" and follw the instructions to link your ����̽̽ account.
   • Otherwise, choose the second option and select
     “I don’t have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.”
   • If you do not receive these prompts, then proceed to step 5.

5. From the Main Menu, select "View Courses."

   

6. ​Then, select “Add a Course.”

   
   • Note: Following this step, please proceed to the course specific instructions below for IRB, IACUC and IBC.
   • A  is also available.

You can set up your own account with CITI and then associate yourself with ����̽̽. This allows non-����̽̽ faculty who are collaborators to access CITI training without a ����̽̽ NetID. See "Make sure you have a ����̽̽ NetID" for guidance. 

• Go to the main and click the "Register" button at the top right of the page.

  
• Step 1: Select Your Organization Affiliation - "University of Vermont".
  • Agree to Terms of Service
  • Affirm that you are a ����̽̽ affiliate

  • Select "Continue To Create Your CITI Program Username/Password"

    
• Complete the Remaining Registration Steps 2 -7.
• Note: Step 5 will ask about receiving Continuing Education Unit credits. Please check "No" to this option and complete the remaining registration steps.

1. Once you Register through CITI, then you may open the browser and go to the

   

2. Click “Log In” which is located at the top right of the CITI page.

   

3. Then, enter the Username and Password for the CITI Program account you just created and click the blue "Log In" button.

   

4. From the Main Menu, select "View Courses."

   

   • ​Then, select “Add a Course.”

     
   • Note: Following this step, please proceed to the course specific instructions below for IRB, IACUC and IBC. A  is also available.

After selecting "Add a Course" from the CITI Main Menu, follow the table and written instructions below to add the appropriate IACUC course(s):

1. Check “IACUC - Lab Animals” if you are PI or Research Personnel and click Next.

   

2. Choose the "General Lab Animal Training" option and click Next.

   

3. Select from the list of "Animal-Specific Courses" that may be relevant to you and click Next.

   

4. The course(s) will now be added to your ����̽̽ course listing! Click on the newly added course within “University of Vermont Courses” to begin the training.

   

5. Complete the Integrity Assurance Statement and then begin working through the course modules.

   • Note: You only need to take the modules listed under “Required Modules” to complete the course and that supplemental modules may be available to you as a member of the ����̽̽ research community.

     
6. A record of the training completion can be found on our IACUC Tutorial Completion page (requires ����̽̽ Net ID login).

   • Make sure you completed the appropriate course. See the Laboratory Animals Training section of our Frequently Asked Questions page for further details.

   • The completion list updates every morning, so if you just completed the course today, please wait a day to find your name in the dropdown.

• The ����̽̽ Network ID should be 8 characters or less.

  
• If you haven’t updated your password in the past year, you may need to go to ����̽̽'s Account Management page to change your Net ID password or reset a forgotten password.
• Please note that if you went through our "Request for ����̽̽ Net ID" process, you will need to reference your PIN when resetting your Net ID password. This PIN is issued when the Request for Net ID form is first processed. If you have lost your PIN, please contact rpo@uvm.edu.

• Once you have an active ����̽̽ Net ID, then you may open the browser and go to the . 

  

• Click “Log In” which is located at the top right of the CITI page.

  

• Then, click "Log In Through My Institution" to view the organizations listed to use "Single Sign On" (SSO) for CITI Program access, scroll down to click on “University of Vermont”...

  

• and use your ����̽̽ Net ID and password to sign in.

  

• If you haven’t associated your ����̽̽ account with CITI, you will be prompted to choose whether you already have a CITI Program account or if you don't have a CITI Program account.

  
• If you have set up a CITI account in the past, choose the first option
  "I already have a CITI Program account" and follow the instructions to link your ����̽̽ account.
• Otherwise, choose the second option and select
  “I don’t have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.”
• If you do not receive these prompts, then please contact CITI Support.

This allows ����̽̽ affiliates to access the CITI training without a ����̽̽ Net ID.

• Go to the main and click the "Register" button at the top right of the page.

  
• Step 1: Select Your Organization Affiliation - "University of Vermont".
  • Agree to Terms of Service
  • Affirm that you are a ����̽̽ affiliate

  • Select "Continue To Create Your CITI Program Username/Password"

    
• Complete the Remaining Registration Steps 2-7.
• Note: Step 5 will ask about receiving Continuing Education Unit credits. Please check "No" to this option and complete the remaining registration steps.

Please contact CITI Support to merge duplicate accounts. You may also visit the  for assistance.