The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Research Personnel Training Record
IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Telephone 601 815-5006 / Facsimile 601 815-5010
Training verification is an institutional responsibility to ensure that all personnel working with laboratory animals are properly qualified. The Animal Welfare Act states that “Training and instruction shall be made available, and the qualifications of personnel reviewed, with sufficient frequency to fulfill the research facilities responsibilities”. Further, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals notes that “Investigators, technical personnel, trainees, and visiting investigators who perform animal anesthesia, surgery or other experimental manipulations must be qualified through training or experience to accomplish these tasks in a humane and scientifically acceptable manner”. Thus, satisfying the training requirements of the institution may be achieved by numerous methods.
The UMMC IACUC has established four components to the requirements for training. ALL requirements MUST be completed and a personnel modification must be submitted in order to obtain access into the CCR:
► Attendance of IACUC-sponsored Orientation Session: Monthly the UMMC IACUC sponsors and conducts orientation sessions addressing institutional and regulatory compliance issues, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, educating personnel on policy and procedural changes, animal facility management topics, etc. Each individual working with laboratory animals is required to attend one session within 90 days of hire.
► CCR Tour participation is required to familiarize personnel with facilities they will use in the conduct of their study with specific attention given to husbandry details related to the animal species. Tours are conducted immediately following the IACUC orientation session.
► IACUC ON-LINE TRAINING: UMMC IACUC utilizes the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for online training. All principal investigators and all research staff are required to successfully complete the following on-line training courses: 1) Working with the IACUC and one course pertaining to each species your work involves. You are not required to complete the Human Research module.
Steps to reach On-line training modules:
· Access homepage http://www.citiprogram.org
· Click on “Register”
· Enter “University of Mississippi Medical Center” in the Select your Organization search box.
· Enrollment questions 1 & 2 are for HUMAN RESEARCH. Choose “I am not involved in Human Research” to opt out..
· Questions 4 & 5 are “LAB ANIMAL WELFARE” courses.
· Question 4: Select “Working with the IACUC Course”
· Question 5: Select the box for each species your work involves.
· Complete required courses. NOTE: “Working with the IACUC” will be listed as Investigators, Staff and Students on your assigned course list. This course includes Responsible Conduct in Research modules. These modules are required by the Institution for all personnel working in Research.
· You only have to complete the Laboratory Animal Welfare courses. You may skip questions 6 – 10.
· Refresher training is required after 3 years.
► Occupational Health & Safety Program - All employees must complete two (2) occupational health forms: 1) Animal Exposure Worksheet, and 2) Health Screening Questionnaire. Forms are available at http://paws0.umsmed.edu/EOH/. Forms must be completed on-line.
► If you have previously worked with animals at UMMC and completed the training requirements you may not have to repeat the IACUC Orientation or the CCR tour. If you are working with the same species you do not have to repeat the on-line training if it was completed in the last 3 years. If your previous training cannot be verified, you will be asked to repeat the training.
All individuals working with live animals must be listed on an approved animal activities form (protocol).
Individualized training can be provided upon request. Please contact the CCR office to arrange additional training.
A signed and dated hard copy of this form must be submitted to the IACUC office for each individual handling, caring for, and using animals for research and teaching activities. The form will become part of the personnel’s training record.
Name: ______UMMC Employee #: ______
Department: ______
E-mail address: ______
Occupational classification (check one): ☐Faculty ☐Instructor ☐Post-doc ☐ Graduate Student ☐ Researcher I, II, III, or IV
☐Student (list program ______) ☐ Other ______
Investigator whose laboratory you will work in: ______
IACUC Required Training:
1. I attended an IACUC sponsored orientation training session on the following date:______
☐ I will attend the next available session.
2. I participated in a Center for Comparative Research Tour on the following date: ______
3. I have completed the CITI courses:☐ Working with the IACUC ☐ one course on each species I will be working with
(print and attach Completion Reports)
4. I have completed the Occupational Health & Safety forms:☐ Online ☐ Paper (attach Animal Exposure Form)
ATTESTATION: I am responsible for requesting and obtaining appropriate training on proper methods of animal care and handling and any other animal procedures necessary for the conduct of this research or teaching activity. I am aware training can be requested and provided by the LAF staff upon request.
Signature of named applicant: ______Date: ______
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR’S ATTESTATION: I am responsible for assuring that the above named individual working on my project (or in my animal area) is trained in the proper methods of animal care and handling and conducting this research or teaching activity. I am aware training can be requested and provided by LAF staff upon request.
Please send an update to the IACUC office adding the named personnel to your approved animal protocol.
Signature of Principal Investigator/Sponsor: ______Date: ______
2016 Added to Protocol: ______CCR Access: ______Entered in database: ______
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Research Personnel Training Record
IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Telephone 601 815-5006 / Facsimile 601 815-5010
Research personnel participating in activities with live animals require hands-on training of the procedures they will be performing with live animals. Documentation of this training ensures that anyone handling live animals is adequately trained to do so.
One training record sheet should be maintained for EACH member of the study team to document the training they received related to their assigned activities with live animals. Submission of this form to the IACUC is NOT required. Please maintain these records within your lab. These records may be requested during facility inspections..
The following person has received the training listed below in order to perform animal research related activities here at UMMC:
Research Team Member:UMMC Employee #:
UMMC Email:
Required Initial Training / Completed /
Complete/submit Training Requirements Registration form / ☐
Completed IACUC-sponsored Orientation Session & LAF tour / ☐
Complete/submit Employee Occupational Health Program forms (http://paws0.umsmed.edu/EOH) / ☐
Completed CITI Basic Training: Animal Care and Use and all required species-specific modules (www.citiprogram.org) / ☐
Reviewed all animal-use protocols / ☐
Added as personnel to approved protocol(s) via approved modification / ☐
Acquired electronic badge access into LAF / ☐
The following training categories can be customized to the specific needs of your lab (categories can be removed if not applicable to your study). To add new rows to the tables, place cursor at last cell on right and press “tab” key.
Non-Surgical Procedures / Date Completed / Verification Initials /List procedures that will be performed in the lab, such as behavior testing, injections, gavage, animal monitoring, etc. / Personnel / Supervisor /
Pre-Operative Procedures / Date Completed / Verification Initials /
Procedures associated with preparing animals for surgery, including anesthesia dosages and methods of administration, preparation of animals, etc. / Personnel / Supervisor /
Surgery / Date Completed / Verification Initials /
Surgical procedures that will be performed on animals. / Personnel / Supervisor /
Post-Operative Monitoring & Animal Care / Date Completed / Verification Initials /
Post procedural monitoring tasks such as analgesic use, daily monitoring records, suture/staple removal, etc. / Personnel / Supervisor /
Euthanasia / Date Completed / Verification Initials /
Method used for euthanizing animals, including physical method(s) for ensuring death, labeling carcasses prior to disposal, etc. / Personnel / Supervisor /
Additional Procedures / Date Completed / Verification Initials /
List any other procedures that are not captured in the categories above (may list administrative duties such as ordering animals, reporting animal numbers, etc. if you prefer) and EH&S Training. / Personnel / Supervisor /
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