The Office of Human Research Protection is the support structure for the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The office works with investigators to protect the rights and welfare of research participants. Staff members pre-review submissions to the IRB, providing feedback, consultation and interpretation of applicable regulations.
The IRB supervises a varied, high-volume body of research, ranging from pioneering therapies to chart reviews. IRB-supervised research helps to attract and retain a wide range of specialists who offer the latest expertise in patient care.
IRBs are responsible for ensuring that patient rights and safety are protected throughout the process. Everything from the language in a consent form to the dosage and administration of new drugs is scrutinized.
What’s Required – First Time Students, Faculty, Staff and Scholars (one of the following upon initial clearance):
Two-Step TB PPD test, completed within the past year. The following is the standard process for completing a two-step TB PPD test:
Visit 1, Day 1: PPD antigen is applied under the skin.
Visit 2, Day 3: PPD test is read (within 48-72 hrs. of placement). If positive, it indicates TB infection and a chest x-ray and further evaluation is necessary.
Visit 3, Day 7-21: a second PPD skin test is applied (for those that test one was negative)
Visit 4, 48-72 hours after placement: the second test is read.
A positive 2nd test indicates TB infection in the distant past. Chest X-Ray and further evaluation will likely be necessary.
Note: TB PPD (skin) tests cannot be administered within 30 days of MMR or Varicella vaccine; live vaccines may cause a false positive for the TB PPD (skin) test.
Annual TB PPD test: An annual test will only be accepted if you have previously received a two-step TB test and have maintained annual testing each following year. Documentation of the two step test plus all annual tests are mandatory.
QuantiFERON® or T-spot tests, drawn within the past year. A positive test indicates TB infection in the distant past. Chest X-ray and further evaluation will be necessary.
Chest X-ray: Only required when a person has a positive TB test. The chest X-ray must be done within 6 months prior to the start of the rotation.
What’s Required – Return Students, Faculty, Staff and Scholars:
TB Symptoms Checklist
Complete the TB Symptoms Checklist. If all your answers to the symptoms is “no” there is nothing more to do. If you do answer “yes” to any of the symptoms listed, you will be required to obtain an annual TB test (see above).
Please note, some university programs will still require its students to submit an annual TB screening. Please check with your university to ensure the correct documentation is submitted.
Clemson University Nursing requires its students to submit an annual TB screening each year.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Upload documentation of one of the above from your healthcare provider stating your receipt and results of the test(s) to mCE.
Enter the renewal date (one calendar year after last immunization) in the “New Value” box of mCE. For example, if your second step of the PPD was placed on 8/31/2019, the date entered into mCE should be 8/31/2020.
UofSC School of Medicine’s Office of Student Affairs will upload copies of the background check report completed during the AMCAS application process. You do not need to submit anything in this section.
Your locker assignment will be provided at a later date. You may leave this item blank for now.
EMT Polo size
Enter as Type(Size), i.e. W(L) or M(XL)
Women’s sizes (S-XL)
Women’s polos run a bit short, so if you would like extra length, you may want to order a men’s size.
Men’s sizes (S-XXL)
T-shirt size
T-shirts are unisex and run S-XXL
Primary Address
Submit your permanent address
Local Address
Submit your local address if different from primary address and include the effective date (when you will physically live there)
Hepatitis B
What’s Required (one of the following):
3-series vaccination and a positive QUANTITATIVE Hep B Surface Antibody (titer) preferably drawn 4-8 weeks after the 3rd vaccination
3-series vaccination with negative titer and 1 booster (the other 2 boosters and subsequent titer will be provided by Employee Health after school has started)
Please note: The 3-series Hep B vaccine may be substituted by the new, 2-step vaccine for Hep B (Heplisav). Documentation must include the brand of the vaccine in order to identify it as the 2-step version.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Upload documentation confirming receipt of your 3 Hepatitis B vaccinations and positive titer. Enter the date of your positive titer in the “Value” column.
If your first titer was negative, you will enter the date of your last Hep B vaccination in the “Value” column. Documentation of both the first series (including the titer) and the first booster of your second series of Hep B vaccinations must be uploaded.
Influenza
A 2021-22 version of the flu vaccine will be provided by Employee Health in the fall of each year. Please enter 11/01/2021 as the value for this item in your compliance checklist.
Carolinian Creed
Navigate to the “Documents” tab of your mCE compliance checklist.
Click the document link, read the document, then click the consent button.
Navigate to the “Documents” tab of your mCE compliance checklist. The UofSC SOMC requires the following documents to either be signed or consented to annually:
Carolina Creed
Click the document link, read the document, then click the consent button.
Pledge of Academic Integrity
Click on the document link and download the document.
Sign the document and upload it back to the documents section.
Publicity Consent
Click the document link, read the document, then click the consent button.
Responsibility Form
Click the document link, read the document, then click the consent button.
Technical Standards
Click the document link, read the document, then click the consent button.
If you are currently BLS/CPR certified, you may submit your current card and enter the expiration date listed on it. If you are not currently BLS/CPR certified, this information will be provided later. You may enter 4/30/2021 as the value for this field.
Once training is complete, you will be required to add your BLS/CPR card and change the date to the renewal date listed on your card.
This information will be provided to you at a later date. You may leave it blank at this time.
Respiratory fit testing will be completed by Employee Health during orientation. Please enter 7/31/2021 as the value for this field.
You will be required to upload documentation and change the date to a renewal date (7/31/2022) once received.
Tdap (Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis)
What’s required:
Tdap (not TD) vaccine administered after the age of 18
How to complete the compliance checklist: Upload documentation of a Tdap vaccine administered after the age of 18. Enter the expiration date (10 years from the date received) in the “Value” column.
Vehicle Information
Providing your vehicle’s information is necessary to receive a parking permit for the UofSC School of Medicine parking garage. If you will not be driving to campus, you may enter “N/A” in these sections.
Enter your vehicle’s make & model in the value column
Enter your vehicle’s license plate state and number in the value column
Health Information
Please use this section to list any of the following that apply:
dietary restrictions
health problems/limitations
allergies
You may also write “n/a” in that section if none are applicable.
Emergency Contact Information
Name (first and last)
Phone Number (with area code)
Email Address
Relationship to you (mother, father, wife, husband, partner, etc.)
Enter your AAMC ID number in the compliance checklist.
Enter your mobile phone number (with area code) and your mobile service provider in the compliance checklist.
Name
Legal name (e.g., First, Middle, Last, Suffix)
Preferred Name (name you go by)
Previous name (maiden name or any other legal name you had previously)
Name, as it should appear on white coat
Date of Birth
Enter your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
Social Security Number
Enter the last 5 digits of your social security number
There is also an option to enter your full SSN via the profile section of mCE and only the last 5 digits will automatically populate in the compliance checklist. You can choose which way you would like to submit it.
Gender
Enter the gender in which you identify in the student profile section of mCE. It will automatically populate in your compliance checklist.
Resources for Obtaining Immunizations/Tests
If you are lacking any of the requirements above, the following locations may be able to administer the immunizations or titers you need:
The student health center at your home university/college
Your doctor’s office or an urgent/convenience care center like MD360
Flu Shots and PPD/TB tests are available at CVS, Walgreens and other family pharmacy/drug stores
Titers are available at commercial labs like Any Lab Test Now or Labcorp
Titers: There is a $4 venipuncture fee for all lab draws, but you will only be charged once if multiple titers are done on the same day.
Measles: $25
Mumps: $25
Rubella: $28
Hepatitis: $21-$30
Varicella: $25-$45
BLS/CPR
Current BLS/CPR Certification documentation and expiry date
Enter the expiration date (2 years from issue date) of your current BLS/CPR validation in the “New Value” box
Upload your current BLS/CPR validation document in the “Supporting Documents” section
Prisma Health only accepts BLS/CPR certification from programs that follow the guidelines defined by the American Heart Association (AHA) or military training network. Your certificate/card must state that its training follows the guidelines of the AHA or was through the military training network.
Please note: The AHA allows Training Centers to extend expiration dates for 60 days as we respond to the current health situation due to COVID-19.
Prisma Health COVID Lines
803-434-2431 (Midlands) 864-454-2358 (Upstate)
Prisma Health Employee Health Locations
Midlands
803-296-5995 (Baptist Hospital)
803-907-7027 (Baptist Parkridge Hospital)
803-434-7442 (Richland Memorial Hospital)
803-774-8780 (Tuomey Hospital)
Upstate
864-442-7824 (Baptist Easley Hospital)
864-455-8994 (Greenville Memorial Campus – ESC Main)
864-455-4208 (Greenville Memorial Campus – Pavilion)
864-797-8068 (Greer Memorial Hospital)
864-833-9370 (Laurens County Hospital)
864-885-7649 (Oconee Memorial Hospital)
864-454-1067 (Patewood Memorial Campus)
Background Check
A background check report must be conducted on all Prisma Health faculty, staff and scholars.
Background check reports must be dated no more than 12 months prior to the initial Prisma Health educational experience start date. This report is valid for all future rotations at Prisma Health.
Background check reports must contain the following information:
Social Security Verification
State Criminal History Search
Sexual Offender Registry
Officer of Inspection General
System for Award Management (previously known as Excluded Parties List System – EPLS)
Patriot Act
All positive background reports must be submitted directly to your designated Student Affairs Administration representative for approval by the Executive Director, Student Affairs Administration. If denied, individuals have the ability to appeal such decisions directly to Prisma Health.
A background check can be acquired in two ways:
Your college/university: If your school has completed a background check for you during your enrollment and it meets the guidelines above, please obtain a copy of your background check report to upload into mCE.
A background check company: We will accept any background check company as long as it reports on all areas listed in the above policy.
For those seeking a company to conduct a background check report, we work closely with SR&I who will actually import your background check directly into mCE.
Click on the “My Background Check” link at the top.
Click on the large “Affiliate” button in the middle of the page.
Enter the following Affiliate Program Code: P68LB2
Click the blue “Next” button to then complete the information requested on the form. In order for your background check to automatically sync to mCE, you must use the same email address that is associated with your mCE account.
Submit payment.
Create an account so that you can access your background check report.
If your background check report does not sync to mCE after you have received an email notification that it has been completed, please log in to SR&I to download your report and upload it to your mCE Compliance Checklist.
If you have any questions about SR&I, please contact Matt Smith, our SR&I representative, directly at (864) 232-4144.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
If you completed an SR&I background check using the same name and email address associated with your mCE account, your report should automatically sync to mCE once it has been completed.
If there is not a document attached, please upload your background check report under the “Supporting Documents” section.
If you obtained your background report from a different background check company, please upload that document under the “Supporting Documents” section.
Enter the date the report was completed under the “New Value” box.
Background Check
What’s Required:
A background check report must be conducted on all Prisma Health student learners 18 years of age and older.
Background check reports must be dated no more than 12 months prior to the initial Prisma Health educational experience start date. This report is valid for all future rotations at Prisma Health.
Background check reports must contain the following information:
Social Security Verification
State Criminal History Search
Sexual Offender Registry
Officer of Inspection General
System for Award Management (previously known as Excluded Parties List System – EPLS)
Patriot Act
All positive background reports must be submitted directly to your designated Student Affairs Administration representative for approval by the Executive Director, Student Affairs Administration. If denied, individuals have the ability to appeal such decisions directly to Prisma Health.
A background check can be acquired in two ways:
Your college/university: If your school has completed a background check for you during your enrollment and it meets the guidelines above, please obtain a copy of your background check report to upload into mCE.
A background check company: We will accept any background check company as long as it reports on all areas listed in the above policy.
For those seeking a company to conduct a background check report, we work closely with SR&I who will actually import your background check directly into mCE.
Click on the “My Background Check” link at the top.
Click on the large “Affiliate” button in the middle of the page.
Enter the following Affiliate Program Code: P68LB2
Note: For Prisma Health EMT or MedEx Academy students: Contact your coordinator or Student Affairs Administration for the appropriate code
Click the blue “Next” button to then complete the information requested on the form. In order for your background check to automatically sync to mCE, you must use the same email address that is associated with your mCE account.
Submit payment.
Create an account so that you can access your background check report.
If your background check report does not sync to mCE after you have received an email notification that it has been completed, please log in to SR&I to download your report and upload it to your mCE Compliance Checklist.
If you have any questions about SR&I, please contact Matt Smith, our SR&I representative, directly at (864) 232-4144.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
If you completed an SR&I background check using the same name and email address associated with your mCE account, your report should automatically sync to mCE once it has been completed.
If there is not a document attached, please upload your background check report under the “Supporting Documents” column.
If you obtained your background report from a different background check company, please upload that document under the “Supporting Documents” column.
Enter the date the report was completed under the “Value” column.
Student Volunteer Attestation
For students who are current or were previous volunteers at Prisma Health: Please complete the Volunteer Attestation form and email it to the email address listed on the document. Once it is returned, it is the student’s responsibility to upload the form to their mCE checklist as well as update the “New Value” boxes.
Employees as Students
The following instructions are for current Prisma Health employees who are also participating in an academic experience.
To submit a background attestation form from Prisma Health HR:
An Employee Health representative will process the form and return it to you via email.
Once returned, it is the employee’s responsibility to upload the form to their mCE checklist as well as list each immunization’s date in the “New Value” box in mCE.
Please Note: Employees are strongly encouraged to submit the Attestation Form a minimum of two weeks prior to their rotation in order to avoid a delayed start date. Please note that the processing of this form by Employee Health can be delayed during high-patient volume times (i.e. flu season).
Last 5 Digits of SSN
Enter the last five (5) digits of your SSN in the “New Value” box.
DO NOT upload any documentation of your SSN in the “Supporting Documents” section.
DOB
Enter your DOB (mm/dd/yyyy) in the “New Value” box.
DO NOT upload any documentation of your DOB in the “Supporting Documents” section.
Influenza (Flu) Vaccination
What’s Required: documentation from your health care provider stating the date of your CURRENT SEASON flu shot.
ONLY required during the designated flu season (Nov.-Apr.); you may leave this item blank outside of flu season.
If your rotation occurs during the flu season, you must have received the current season’s flu vaccination.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Submit documentation of the current year’s flu vaccination.
Enter the renewal date (November 1 of the NEXT flu season) in the “New Value” box of mCE. For example, if you receive your flu vaccine on 8/31/2019, 12/21/19 or 1/15/20, the date entered into mCE should be 11/01/2020.
Hepatitis B
What’s Required:
Note: Hep-B is recommended but not required.
If you decide not to waive the Hep-B vaccination, documentation of three vaccinations OR a positive titer is required.
Equivocal titer results are considered negative.
If you choose to waive your Hep-B vaccination, sign and date the waiver.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Enter the date of your most recent vaccination or the date your titer was resulted in the “New Value” box.
For those who sign the waiver, upload it as an attachment in the mCE compliance checklist under Hep-B. Enter the date you signed the form in the “New Value” box.
Varicella (Chickenpox)
What’s Required:
Documentation of two vaccinations or a positive titer.
Equivocal titer results are considered negative.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Submit documentation from your health care provider stating the dates of your two vaccinations or your positive titer results.
Enter the date of your most recent vaccination or the date your titer was resulted in the “New Value” box.
Note: Prisma Health does NOT accept “history of having the chicken pox” as proof of immunity. You must have either two varicella vaccinations or a positive titer.
Learning Hub
Learning Hub is a learning management system (used by all Prisma Health employees, contract workers, students and volunteers) that provides you with important healthcare modules required to begin your faculty, staff or scholar role (HIPAA, infection control, patient rights, etc.)
Prisma Health Student Affairs Administration will register you for Learning Hub and will email you information on how to log in.
Please note: Learning Hub will not be available to you until you receive an email from Student Affairs Administration about your account activation.
Please note: You have a limited number of chances to pass the tests associated with the modules. You do, however, have the ability to view each test attempt to see which questions you missed prior to taking the test again. You may do this by selecting the dropdown arrow beside “Retake.” Select “Review” and then “View Training Details.”
Completing the compliance checklist:
Please enter the renewal date (one year past the date of curriculum completion) in the “New Value” box.
You will also need to upload your Learning Hub transcript to the “Supporting Documents” section.
To access your Learning Hub transcript, go to the left side of your Learning Hub home screen, and click the “View” link.
Once you are on your transcript page, click the “Active” button and change to “Completed.” Click the “Due Date” button and change to “Completion Date.”
Click the […] button at the top right and choose “Export to PDF” to save your transcript. You will then upload it to your mCE compliance checklist. If your transcript is more than 3 pages long, you should chose the option to “Print Transcript” and then “Print to PDF” in order to capture all of the completed modules.
College/University Name
Enter the name of the college/university for which you work or attend in the “New Value” box.
DO NOT upload any documentation in the “Supporting Documents” section.
Nursing-Specific Requirements
Undergraduate Nursing Only
Completion of the Learning Hub course: EPIC ELearnings CLINDOC Student 100 (see EPIC section above)
Participation within the EPIC Playground (PLY) Environment
Your participation within the EPIC Playground (PLY) Environment will be provided and coordinated by your Nursing Clinical Faculty.
Your completion of this requirement will be recorded in mCE by your School Faculty/Coordinator.
Graduate Nursing Only
Nursing License Verification
Enter the expiration date of your license verification in the “Value” column
Upload your license verification document in the “Supporting Documents” column
Liability Insurance
Enter the expiration date of your liability insurance validation in the “Value” column
Upload your liability insurance validation document in the “Supporting Documents” column
The Preceptor Verification Form is located in the “Documents” tab of your mCE compliance checklist.
Upload your signed Preceptor Verification Form back to the “Documents” tab.
CITI Training
CITI training is required for students participating in research. If this item is not on your compliance checklist, you are not required to complete this training.
Click the following link for instructions: CITI Training
View EPIC assignments specific to your program below:
If your compliance checklist requires a date for your completion, of EPIC, please enter that information in the “Value” column.
Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR)
What’s Required:
Documentation of two vaccinations or positive titers.
– In cases of partial negative titers:
If only the rubella is negative, you need to receive one MMR vaccine.
If either the measles or mumps titer is negative, you must receive 2 MMR vaccines.
Equivocal titer results are considered negative.
Please note: MMR vaccines are given 30 days apart.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Submit documentation from a health care provider stating the dates of your two vaccinations or positive titer results.
Enter the date of your most recent vaccination or the date your titer was resulted in the “New Value” box.
Prisma Health ID Photograph
Your photo will be used for your Prisma Health identification badge. The photo must be saved in JPEG format and follow the same requirements as a passport photo:
Plain blue/grey/neutral background
No sunglasses, hats or headphones
Full face directly facing the camera
Natural facial expression
DO NOT use a picture of your ID or passport. These often have a hologram and do not print clearly. Selfies are acceptable as long as they follow the same requirements as listed above.
Note: If for any reason Prisma Health Badge Security Office decides the photograph uploaded is not acceptable, you will have to take a new photograph upon arrival to their department. Uploading a clear photo in mCE will save you time in the long run.
How to complete the compliance checklist:
Upload your photograph in the “Supporting Documents” section in jpeg format only (not PDF or png).
