Step 1: Occupational Health Screening

Holiday Curtailment 2025

The IACUP office will be closed to external business from December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026.  We will reopen on January 5, 2026. Although staff are taking a break and review committees will not meet during this period, the campus community can continue to access web-based systems such as  RIO and LMS. Happy Holidays.

Overview:

For a good overview of occupational health for animal users, read: Working Safely with Animals.

Step 1: Occupational Health Screening

Complete the (MHS) Medical Health Screening Questionnaire

 All animal users for all species are required to complete the MHS Questionnaire (annual participation).

MHS Questionnaire Instructions:

  • Login with MyAccess and click "I accept" to continue onto the survey.
  • For Off-site/Outside of the UCSF Network: Refer to the VPN instructions for access.  To secure private health information, access can only be from a UCSF campus based computer or through VPN.  For questions contact [email protected]

Occupational Health Training Requirements for USDA Covered Species:

  • All USDA Species users must complete:

           Contact [email protected] to complete any health screenings and clearances

Species Specific Training (In-Person): Contact [email protected].

  • Old-World Primate (Macaque) users must also complete:

Herpes B Training (Online tutorial): Access in the UC Learning Center    
Herpes B Orientation (In-Person): Contact [email protected].

  • Sheep users must also complete:

Q Fever Training (Online tutorial): Access in the UC Learning Center