1. To use the TVMDL web site to gain access to your cases, you must have an active TVMDL account. If you do not have a TVMDL account, call 888-646-5623 and ask the Accounting department to create a web-enabled account. If you already have a TVMDL account, call 888-646-5623 and ask the Informatics department to web-enable your account.
2. You will be issued a temporary password from TVMDL for your first login.
3. To visit the TVMDL web site, go to tvmdlweb.tamu.edu on your Internet browser.
4. Click on NEWS to read TVMDL bulletins of interest.
5. Click on TESTING to peruse the TVMDL fee schedule. Enter a part of a test (e.g. anth for anthrax) in the Search For Tests box or click on a department at the left to see all tests for a department. Click on the test of choice to display test information.
6. Click CONTACT for phone numbers and addresses of all TVMDL facilities.
7. Click on FORMS to fill out a form to order supplies or to fill out an accession (must have Adobe Acrobat to do this—click on the Adobe link to download and install.
8. Click on STAFF to view TVMDL professional staff members and their contact information (personal bio’s to come).
9. Click on POLICIES to view the Compact With Texans, TVMDL Rules, and TAMU reports.
10. Click on HOME to go back to the front page whenever ready.
11. Click LOG IN to login to read clinical cases and invoices.
12. Enter your account number as the User, and the password that was issued to you by TVMDL in the password box (you will be asked to change the password to one of your own preference immediately), select the lab where you submitted the case (College Station or Amarillo) in the third box, and the function you wish to perform in the fourth box:

• Access active cases – will list all cases you have submitted that are still in progress.
• Search for specific cases – will allow you to select from all your TVMDL cases based on your criteria (date range, species, accession number, etc.).
• Review clinic information - displays the current information that TVMDL has on your clinic—please verify and call with any corrections.
• Fill out accession form – allows you to fill out a TVMDL accession form on-line to print out and send in with your specimens. The ability to send the accession data directly to TVMDL electronically is coming soon!

Questions? Call 888-646-5623 and ask for the Informatics support group or send a message to support@tvmdl.tamu.edu.