For Accepted Fellows

Congratulations on being selected as a Student Cancer Research Fellow at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. We hope that your experience is rewarding. We look forward to having you with us for the summer. Please bookmark this page for easy reference. Before you start your fellowship, you will need to:

1. Complete and Return your Agreement Form (which you have probably done already)
2. Complete and Return Human Resources Forms and Background Check Form
3. Complete Health and Safety Training and HIPAA (This will happen last when you are entered into the CU system as an employee, and not before)

1. Complete your Agreement Form

We have emailed you a Student Agreement Form. Please complete, sign and send us this form within three days of receiving it. You can fax it to the UCCC Grants and Education Office, then mail the original copy to us. Our contact information is on the right.

2. Do you need housing or a roommate? Click here or contact Jill for more information

3. ALL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND MAILED TO JILL (NO MATTER WHAT IT SAYS ON THE FORM)

Within two weeks of receiving your Agreement Form by email, you must complete and return the originals of the following Human Resource Forms to the UCCC Grants and Education Office. Please mail all forms to Jill Penafiel by April 30 . (contact info. on the right)

• Personal Information Worksheet W-4 for Tax Withholding and Instructions for W-4
• I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form  To complete the I-9 form, please refer to the updated email that was sent on Wednesday, April 1 . List A, B and C found on the form will indicate which forms you will need. Until you present the proper forms, you will not be paid. If you plan to start your fellowship before Thursday, June 4, 2009, you must make special arrangements to bring your Employment Eligibility Verification documents to the Grants and Education office before your start date. Please contact Jill Penafiel to arrange this meeting.
• Direct Deposit Form University of Colorado employees are paid through direct deposit into a bank account. Please complete this form and please be sure to attach a voided check.
• Confidentiality Form  You must sign a confidentiality statement for University of Colorado Denver. Please read it carefully, sign it, and return it with the other forms to Jill.
• Background Check Form   All employees at the University of Colorado (including students) are required to undergo a background check. Please fill out your information. Don't worry about the HR Liaison or information you don't know. That will be filled out for you.

4. Complete Health & Safety and HIPAA Training

You will be working in a laboratory setting during your fellowship, and we want you to be as safe as possible. You must complete the online training classes before your first day of work. Results should be sent to Jill, or you may give them to her at the Orientation.

You’ll need an employee password and login ID to take the online courses. We will send it by email once we receive your completed Human Resources forms and the approved background check. If you are working at an off campus site, please check with your preceptor about other training that may be required.

Click here for instructions on taking the courses

• Hazardous Waste Generators (Awareness)   This course will teach you the basics about hazardous waste and how to dispose of it.
• HIPAA Regulations  The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 helps ensure that confidential patient information stays private. You are required to take this online HIPAA course.
• Other Safety Training   Some projects may require additional safety training, like blood-borne pathogens, radiation safety, etc. Your preceptor will know if you need to take these classes, and help you make arrangements to take the course on campus if it isn’t available online.