Clinical Requirements

Required Training

Please complete these courses prior to beginning clinical work. You do not need to submit a record of completion to your UCSF manager or preceptor unless requested. To locate the trainings, login to UC Learning Center with your UCSF Username and password. Search and self-register using the exact title as listed below in uppercase. Completed trainings will appear in your transcript.

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Compliance Training

- required annually for all students and faculty in a direct patient care setting -

INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND LICENSED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS (Clinical Staff) eCourse or TEST–OUT version if you have completed a previous version
ANNUAL SAFETY TRAINING
COVID-19 PREVENTION eCourse or COVID-19 PREVENTION (SUMMARY DOCUMENT) if you have completed a previous version

Foundational Training

- required once for all new students and faculty if not already completed -

HIPAA 101 - PRIVACY AND SECURITY FOR NEW UCSF FACULTY, STAFF, TRAINEES, STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS
GENERAL COMPLIANCE BRIEFING: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ETHICAL VALUES AND CONDUCT (required every 2 years)
UC SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING FOR NON-SUPERVISORY STAFF
UC CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS FUNDAMENTALS
UCSF FOUNDATIONS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Electronic Health Record Training (APeX)

- required every six months and for new users. Review course appropriate to your role and setting -

Pre-licensure Nursing Students (Inpatient Setting)

APeX Training Curriculum recommended for new APeX users

INP: STUDENT NURSING

APeX Proficiency Exam required for all APeX users

INP: SN 100-200 EXAM – REMOTE

Nurse Practitioner, Mid-Wife, and Physician Assistant Students

INP: PROVIDER PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM (required for UCSF Providers, Fellows & Residents, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants in an inpatient setting)
AMB: AMBULATORY PROVIDER & ANCILLARY (required for Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Scribes in an ambulatory setting)
AMBULATORY PROVIDER PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM (required for Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants in an ambulatory setting)
AMBULATORY PROVIDER POST-TRAINING EXAM (required for all Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Students, and Mid-Wife Students in the ambulatory setting)

Post-licensure, Graduate Nursing Students Not Providing Direct Patient Care

APEX VIEW ONLY ACCESS (OUTPATIENT)
APEX VIEW ONLY ACCESS (INPATIENT)

Health Clearance

Academic institution assures completion and maintains documentation of the following prior to beginning clinical work:

Two initial vaccinations of HBV vaccination series, or signed a HBV declination statement
Evidence of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (appropriate documentation of vaccination or positive titer for each)
Evidence of annual Tuberculosis (TB) screening in the form of:

a. Two documented negative TB skin tests, one within 3 months and one within 1 year;

b. Negative interferon gamma release assay ( IGRA)

c. Negative chest x-ray taken within the previous year if the student is TB skin test or IGRA positive

Documentation of Tdap vaccination
Documentation of the current season’s influenza vaccination
Documentation of completed COVID-19 Vaccination series and any booster doses as applicable
1. No exemptions or deferrals are approved for non-employee students and clinical instructors
2. For UCSF employees seeking an exemption or deferral, submit your request according to UC COVID-19 Vaccination Policy instructions
3. To access the final COVID-19 vaccination policy, and FAQ visit https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2021/07/ucs-covid-19-vaccine-policy.html

Additional Requirements