 Division
of Comparative Medicine
“…contributing
to a greater reverence for life.”
Certification
of Research Personnel
Certification
of New Research Personnel
All personnel
involved in animal care, use, or treatment must be certified
by the IACUC as qualified to perform their duties. Submit your
signed original request for certification to the IACUC c/o Comparative
Medicine, MDC 20, telephone 974-9796, fax 974-9432, e-mail CompMed@research.usf.edu by
completing the following editable documents  .
New Principal and Secondary Investigators: Research
personnel with a significant history of work with the species requested,
which has been documented by the publication of multiple, peer-reviewed
reports, are required to submit a copy of their curriculum vitae
to Comparative Medicine (MDC 20). All research personnel must complete
a Request for the Orientation and Certification of New Research
Personnel Using Animals, linked below.
Health & Safety:
All research personnel must complete a Health and Risk Assessment
for Employee Safety in the Care and Use of Animals form, linked
below, and submit it to Comparative Medicine.
Individuals determined to be at risk (e.g. a pre-existing health condition,
research involving unvaccinated or uncharacterized carnivores, pregnant
sheep, goats or cattle, or nonhuman primates) as a result of this
assessment, must also complete the Comprehensive
Health Assessment form, which is linked below.
At risk individuals are provided services for documentation/verification
of immunization against rabies, rubella, rubeola, varicella, hepatitis
B, and diphtheria/tetanus. Documentation of a PPD skin test for tuberculosis,
and, if the PPD skin test is positive, documentation of a negative
chest radiograph are provided by Health Administration.
Facility Orientation: Upon completion of a Request for
the Orientation and Certification of New Research Personnel Using
Animals, and a Health and Risk Assessment form, all
new research personnel should contact the local facility manager
so that a general orientation, and protocol-specific, and/or species-specific
training can be arranged.
During orientation,
facility managers and training coordinators will complete the
forms linked below:
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Field and Wildlife Research Orientation: Field study participants
should receive certification and be added to the respective approved
wildlife application. Electronic orientation, rather than face-to-face
meeting, is a more relevant and expeditious method of orientation for
personnel conducting field studies. Use this link, "Orientation
of Field & Wildlife Research Staff," to complete this
process.
Controlled Substances: Research personnel requesting, possessing,
or using any controlled substance in research or teaching must be registered
with Comparative Medicine c/o the Surgical Core Manager at MDC 20,
phone 974-5001, or fax 974-7552 using a Certification of Research Personnel
Using Controlled Substances form, linked below.
Annual
Re-Certification of Research Personnel
All personnel
involved in animal care, use, or treatment must annually re-evaluate
their animal use, declare any change in PI, species, hazardous
agents, duties or health condition, and request to be re-certified
by the IACUC. To be eligible for re-certification, submit your
signed original request to the IACUC c/o Comparative Medicine,
MDC 20, telephone (813) 974-9796, fax (813) 974-9432, e-mail CompMed@research.usf.edu prior
to July 1st of each year. Use the following editable document .
The University
of South Florida has purchased a specific number of ALL training
accounts. To be issued/assigned an ALL account, which will
allow access to the ALL
courses and self-examinations, submit a request to Compmed@research.usf.edu.
The request should include your first name, last
name, and e-mail address you wish
to use for ALL and USF questions and/or contact.
Your
request will be processed and you will receive,
via e-mail, a "temporary" user name
and a "temporary" password for enrolling
in ALL. After logging on with the "temporary" information,
a change in name and password (suitable to your
liking) is suggested.
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