Testing

Common Questions and Concerns

Certification

I've been safety certified with CCN before. How do I get recertified?

• Safety-certified users need to renew their certification every year. See the Training section on this page for general instructions on recertification. To summarize, you will need to log onto BruinLearn (with your UCLA credentials), enroll in the Staglin safety course if you haven't already, take the MRI Recertification Exam, and email CCN staff once you've passed.
• If you can log into BruinLearn, but don't see the Staglin Safety course and can't find the MR Recertification Exam, you are not yet enrolled in the course. Please talk to your lab manager or admin for an enrollment link and only email CCN staff if they do not have it.

I got the enrollment link from my lab admin, but clicking it gives me a Page Not Found error.

• Make sure you are able to log into bruinlearn.ucla.edu with your UCLA credentials. Do not use Mednet credentials, as BruinLearn requires a @ucla.edu address to enroll.
• Try again in 24-48 hours. UCLA credentials that were granted very recently to new employees/students take some time to propagate through the system.

I passed the MR Safety Exam. Now what?

• Monitor the BruinLearn calendar for Walkthrough and Operations Training sessions. Sign up for a pair of these sessions as soon as you see an available posting that you can attend.
• If you are looking at the calendar and don't see any options for signing up, it means all current postings are full. CCN staff offers these sessions as often as the schedule allows, but demand for safety certification is usually high and the sessions fill up very quickly. Watch the calendar for cancellations and new postings--if you have a strict deadline or have been actively trying to find a spot for a long time, reach out to discuss a special accommodation.

I am BMC certified. Will I need to get re-certified to be allowed in the CCN scanner and/or to access the CCN server?

• Yes. CCN and BMC are separate organizations, so you will need to be safety certified at CCN to access the scanner and server.

Why am I not in the user dropdown list when scheduling a scan?

• The most likely reason is that your safety certification has expired. You can see certification expiration dates in the My Profile > My Personnel page on SIStat. Users also receive an email a few weeks before expiration.
• As with the question above, see the Training section for instructions on (re)certification.

I finished my certification training and passed the exams. Now what?

• Once you have passed the Operations Exam, you are able to start serving as a safety second for scans. There are no further exams to take or physical certificates to get. You will simply need to be recertified after a year has passed (see "How do I get recertified?" above).
• Your lab admin will need to add you to your lab's personnel list on SIStat. See the Lab Personnel section on this page for instructions. This will allow us to mark your certified status in the system, your lab to schedule you for scans, and you to book scans yourself.
• After you have gained some experience as a safety second, you will be able to become a Primary or Responsible User. See the section about primary users on this page for qualification criteria. CCN does not stipulate a specific number of required experience hours, as everyone's MR background is different, but will assess each individual's experience level as necessary.
• Contact CCN staff for access to the CCN mailing lists and Slack workspace. These are the primary communication channels for CCN information and announcements.