The use of animals in research, testing and education is subject to a multitude of laws, policies, regulations and standards. Two such laws/policies include the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Public Health Service (PHS) policy, which require documentation that personnel are appropriately trained in animal care and use. All personnel conducting research with vertebrate animals must be appropriately qualified and trained before working with animals.
The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for providing documentation that all personnel listed in a protocol have completed the required animal care and use training, and documentation is included with the protocol when submitted (CITI certificates of completion are searchable in the CITI program database and do not need to be attached in the protocol). Training Documentation Guidelines
Researchers who are external to the University (those without CU Identikeys) are still required to complete the mandatory trainings detailed below. Before they are able to log in to any system (and/or added intoKey Solutions), they must first be designated as aPerson of Interestthrough Human Resources to be issued an identikey. See Getting Started page for details.
Mandatory Training
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- Researchers who will be performing survival rodent surgery are required to complete formal Rodent Anesthesia & Surgical training per IACUC requirements.
- This training must be completed before personnel performing surgeries can be added to the protocol and completion (method and date) must be documented on the training log attached in the protocol.
- This training is provided in two formats; scheduled in-person (by request to veterinary staff) and/or the university’s platform. Instructions on accessing the course via Canvas are below.
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- Click on Office of Research Integrity (ORI) eCourses from your dashboard.
- Click ORI Canvas Course Menu from the homepage.
- Click the Animal Care & Use dropdown, then click OAR Rodent Anesthesia & Surgery Training.
- Click “Load Office of Animal Resources Rodent Anesthesia & Surgery Training in a new window” to start the course.
- Researchers who will be performing survival rodent surgery are required to complete formal Rodent Anesthesia & Surgical training per IACUC requirements.
- Occupational Health & Safety Training
- Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA)
- Protocol-specific Procedures Used to Conduct Research
Supplemental Training
Training for IACUC Members
Prior to performing IACUC duties or voting on proposals submitted to the IACUC, members must:
- Contact the IACUC Director for an introduction/training meeting
- Attend 2 convened IACUC meetings
- Complete this online training course via the - Essentials for IACUC members (IACUC Chairs, Members and Coordinators)