FSIS has tailored a training program to prepare the Public Health Veterinarian (PHV) to work as part of an in-plant team in establishments that slaughter different animal species and process different types of food products. The training - Entry Training for PHV - is a nine week program which is focused on FSIS' mission of improving and protecting public health. The three weeks classroom curriculum is designed to cover three main categories: FSIS as a public health regulatory agency, animal dispositions/food safety, and FSIS administrative overview. The other six weeks consist of three weeks spent in the plant environment with an assigned mentor and three weeks of Food Safety Regulatory Essentials (FSRE) training. Training Modules are provided in PDF format.

Inspection of Tuberculin Reactors
This guideline describes the minimum requirements necessary to complete the examination of T.B. reactors. Its purpose is to assure the uniform examination of cattle carcasses.

Public Health Veterinarian Training Modules 

• Administrative Enforcement Report Process
• New Employee Orientation Program
• Animal and Egg Production Food Safety
• Ante-mortem Inspection
• Ante-mortem Inspection Process Chart
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): Key Points for the Public Health Veterinarian
• Essentials of a Public Health Regulatory Agency
• Export Certification Module
• Overview of Food Microbiology
• Food Safety Education
• FSIS Statues and Your Role
• Homeland Food Defense
• Homeland Food Security-Guidelines
• Homeland Food Security-Guidelines for Transportation and Distribution
• Human Resource Basics
• Humane Handling of Livestock
• In-Plant Performance System (IPPS) & Supervisory Tool for Assessment Results (STAR)
• Scheduling of IPPS Reviews and Performance Appraisal Progress Reviews
• PHV Intern / Trainee Guide for Veterinary Mentors of Procedures to Demonstrate and Evaluate
• Multi-species Disposition Basics with a Public Health Focus
• Post-mortem Inspection
• Non-Food Safety Consumer Protection Regulatory Requirements - FSIS Directive 7000.1
• Professionalism and Government Ethics Essentials
• Recalls
• The Regulated Industries: Characteristics and Manufacturing Processes
• Regulatory Framework
• Reportable and Foreign Animal Diseases
• Residue Detection Program
• Resources and Networking
• Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
• 5000.1 Walk Through
• Wellness