»Training Requirements
Public Health Service Policy and USDA Animal Welfare Regulations require that "all personnel involved with the care and use of animals must be adequately educated, trained, and/or qualified in basic principles of laboratory animal science to help ensure high-quality science and animal well-being."
At Chapman University, the IACUC requires that all animal-using research staff complete the following MANDATORY tasks:
- Participate in Chapman’s Lab Animal Occupational Health Program (LAOHP)
- Complete online LearnUpon training
- Complete online CITI training
- Complete Animal Facility Training
- Submit amendment to add personnel.
Getting Started
Submit a JIRA ticket to the Office of Research. Vivarium users should submit the ACUP - New Members and Facility Access ticket (must be submitted by the PI). All other users should submit a General Request ticket and including the following information:
- Full name
- Lab group
- State that you would like to gain access to Cayuse and be registered for all required animal user/non-animal user training.
A member of the Animal Care and Use Program will respond to the ticket with further guidance.
Additional Information
LearnUpon & LAOHP
1. Complete all assigned LearnUpon training as required by your position. You will automatically be enrolled in any required training modules after your ticket is reviewed.
2. Complete the Lab Animal Occupational Health Program (LAOHP) Questionnaire in LearnUpon, if required by your position and assigned.
3. Send all completion certificates to your supervisor and the IACUC Office.
CITI Training
1. Register for CITI Program
Instructions can be found under the CITI Tab.
Register for the required training modules (Question 8 in Registration)
- 'Chapman intro to animal care "101" for investigators' (mandatory)
- 'Working with Mice in Research Settings' (if applicable)
- 'Working with Rats in Research Settings' (if applicable)
- 'Working with Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) in Research Settings' (if applicable)
Animal Facility Training
The facility manager will contact you through the JIRA ticket to scheudle your required training. Note: Facility training should occur no more than 2 months before animal work begins to prevent loss of information or required re-training.
Once all training is completed as described above, the Principal Investigator (PI) should submit an amendment in Cayuse to add personnel to the approved protocol.