EIU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

IACUC Training

Required Training for Researchers, Instructors, Students, and Staff Conducting Research:

• If you are new to CITI, visit the CITI Program Registration Tutorial for New Users.

All faculty, staff, and research students whose duties involve significant contact with animals must read the Health and Safety for Animal Researchers document (link below), and retain it for furute reference. Once the document is read, complete the Certification of Receipt and Understanding (link below) and submit it to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. 

Health and Safety for Animal Researchers

Certification of Receipt and Understanding of Occupational Health for Animal Workers

Required Training for Students:

1. Students may complete the course “Working with the IACUC” at the CITI on-line Training site. All other courses listed in the training program are optional, and can be assigned at the discretion of the instructor. Documentation of training will consist of the certificate generated by the training program. The instructor is responsible for collecting the certificates from the class and submitting them to ORSP.

2. Students may read the document: “Use of Animals in Courses: What You Need to Know.”  These instructions may also be incorporated into a course syllabus or lab manual. The document may be modified and tailored to fit the needs of the course at the discretion of the instructor. The course syllabus should explicitly mention the training as part of course requirements, and questions about the material should be included on at least one quiz or exam. Documentation of this training option will consist of the instructor submitting a course syllabus and a copy of the training document, if modified, to ORSP.

3. Students may be trained by a method of the instructor’s choice, provided the essentials of proper handling of animals (according to The Guide) are conveyed. Documentation of this training option will consist of the instructor submitting a written description of the training and a course syllabus to ORSP.