IACUC Training

Investigators are ultimately responsible for compliance with all applicable regulations concerning Animal Laboratory Welfare. However, it is the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the institutional veterinary that normally interprets the animal welfare regulations and establishes guidelines for investigators to follow that will satisfy these principles. Faculty must complete the online training prior to IACUC approval.

Federal guidelines under the purview of the Federal Office of Animal Laboratory Welfare mandate that all investigators and key personnel who are frequently and directly involved be properly trained prior to working with animal subjects. This requirement is in accordance with our Federal Wide Assurance filed with Office of Laboratory Welfare filed with the Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.

To be compliant with this federal mandate, training, under the purview of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) JMU moved to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) curriculum for all Human Subjects Research in January 2010.

Please direct all researchers whether they are students, staff or faculty to complete the online training described below.

Educational Materials - The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) has developed a course on Research involving animal lab welfare that is available on-line. The course covers the core animal welfare instructional areas to include working with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Federal Mandates, Alternatives, Personnel Training, Occupational Health and Safety and more.

 

Please follow the steps listed below to select the required "Investigators, Staff and Students, Basic Course" training for animal research.

Training is valid for up to 3 years. You do not need a JMU e-id to register for training. Training is free.

For a printable version of the complete instructions, please click here.

Go to https://www.citiprogram.org/

Select ONLY "I need to take courses regarding research involving Lab Animals."

Select "The 'Working with the IACUC Course' is required if you plan to use laboratory animals in your work or plan to supervise such work."

The animal subjects "required" training is checked below to assist you in selecting the correct course. However, depending on the type of research you are going to conduct, you can select additional courses to benefit you in your work.

From the Main Menu, select "Enter" under Status. You should be registered for "Investigators, Staff and Students, Basic Course"

For more information:

American Veterinary Medical Association Information on Euthanasia

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

 

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