Providing personnel with a comprehensive education program is essential in supporting the University's commitment to sustained excellence and compassion in the care and use of animals.
As a result, all personnel who work with animals in research, testing, or teaching must receive education in the proper care and use of research animals before beginning their work with animals.
The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) ensures that experienced and qualified personnel conduct procedures and maintain the highest animal welfare standards at all times. This is achieved by requiring specific animal care and use education classes to be completed based on each animal use protocol. These CITI education modules are required to be retaken every 5 years.
This training is available through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative:
Enrollment in the Occupational Health and Safety Program for Personnel with Animal Exposure is also required. Before work can begin, all personnel must have an approved Risk Assessment and Medical Questionnaire.
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact the Indiana University IACUC office at IUACUC@iu.edu
