New Onboarding Process for CNI
As of September 2025 new CNI users must complete the following three step onboarding process.
Step 1:The first step of the on-boarding process is to complete the Canvas course: CNI User Training. The CNI Canvas course must be completed prior to attending the in-person orientation outlined in the Step 2 below.
The Canvas course consists of high level summary of important information related to working at an MRI facility. There is a quiz at the end of each module that needs to be completed before proceeding to the next module. There will be a code provided in the final Canvas module that is required to register for the in-person orientation session.
Step 2: A tour of the facility, and key safety and operations policies will be reviewed at an in-person orientation session. These sessions are typically held every four weeks on Thursdays at 9-11AM at CNI. Registration links for those sessions will be found on the CNI Getting Started Wiki page.
Step 3: The final step for on-boarding is completion of a post orientation session assignment. A link to this assignment will be emailed following the in-person session. New users are allowed approximately one week to complete this assignment. After completing the assignment, user badges will be added to the CNI access list. Users are contacted during this process only if there is an issue with adding their Stanford badge. Once a user’s badge is added to the CNI access list they will be able to use the Lenel card readers located at all CNI doors and at entrances of Building 420, which are locked during off hours.
New users will also be automatically added to the cni-mrusers@lists.stanford.edu mailing list as well as the Stanford CNI Slack workspace. These are the mailing list and communication channels used by CNI to send technology and administrative updates to CNI users. The mailing list can be subscribed to or unsubscribed to as needed at the Stanford mailman website, and Slack channel can be administered through the Slack application or website interface https://uit.stanford.edu/service/slack
In Summary: Access to CNI is a privilege. It is important for users to maintain a healthy respect for the instrumentation as failure to do so can lead to injury, possibly life-threatening. Users also need to be good citizens and be respectful of others. Finally, users must be able to effectively instruct and manage their research participants, particularly those new to MRI technology.
Any questions regarding the on-boarding process should be directed to the CNI facility manager.
