 Division
of Comparative Medicine
“…contributing
to a greater reverence for life.”
Certification
of Research Personnel
Personnel
who work with animals must be certified
by the IACUC.
New Investigators must submit a copy of their curriculum vitae
to Comparative Medicine (MDC 20), telephone 974-9796, fax 974-9432.
All research personnel must complete a Health and Risk Assessment
for Employee Safety in the Care and Use of Animals form, linked
below. This completed Health form must be presented at the start of the Facility Orientation session.
All research personnel must complete
a Request for the Orientation and Certification of New Research
Personnel Using Animals, linked below . This completed Orientation form must be presented at the start of the Facility Orientation session.
Facility Orientation Session: After completing the forms, 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.
NOTE - Forms described above must be completed prior to the start of the Facility Orientation Session. - NOTE
During orientation,
Comparative Medicine Division facility managers and training coordinators will complete the
forms linked below:
Field and Wildlife Research Orientation: Field study participants
should receive certification. 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.
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Student Teaching Laboratories/Classes: IACUC applications describing teaching or training laboratories must assure the IACUC in writing that they or their designated IACUC-certified staff will continually directly supervise the students, and that prior to the lab commencing, will discuss with the students the potential risks and hazards associated with their involvement in the laboratory involving animals. All attending students will then complete a Student Safety in Teaching Laboratories Involving Animals form, which the PI will sign and provide to Comparative Medicine before the lab commences.
Controlled Substances: Personnel requesting, possessing,
or using any controlled substance in research or teaching must be registered
with Comparative Medicine using a Certification of Research Personnel
Using Controlled Substances form, linked below. 
Annual
Re-Certification of Research Personnel
All personnel
involved in animal care and/or use, must be re-certified
by the IACUC. To recertify, submit a signed request to Comparative Medicine,
MDC 20, telephone (813) 974-9796, fax (813) 974-9432, or 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 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.
All Research Staff (VA and non-VA) participating in animal projects at James A. Haley VA animal facility are to complete the below listed web-based training modules. This training requirement includes all research technicians and investigators at the VA.
Training is required prior to approval of all animal protocols and annually thereafter. The training is available from the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library (ALL). To be issued/assigned an ALL account, which will allow access to the ALL courses and self-examinations, submit a request to VHATAMIACUCtraining@va.gov The request should include your first name, last name, and e-mail address you wish to use for the ALL.
You will be required to take at least two (2) training modules per year.
“Working With the VA IACUC”..... This module must be completed by all VA research staff that use animals.
The second training is the module associated with the species of research animal that is being used. If more than one species is being used by a research team, then more than one species module will have to be completed (by each member of the team), e.g., “Introduction to Mice” and “Introduction to Rats”.
A copy of the certification of completion is to be provided to VA R&D Office JAHVH Room 205 or mail code 151 or fax 813-903-4897.
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