Training Requirements

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Guide: Matching Your CITI Account to Your 91¿´Æ¬ SSO Account

The 91¿´Æ¬ requires all individuals to complete mandatory training who are investigators conducting research involving animals. These training modules must be completed before IACUC approval will be issued for a new project or new personnel are added to a protocol.

Through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program (), training modules are available for 91¿´Æ¬ faculty, staff and students who are investigators or key personnel working with animals. For assistance with registering and completing CITI training, review the IACUC CITI Training Guide.

91¿´Æ¬ recognizes valid CITI training for four (4) years from the completion date.

  • Mandatory CITI Laboratory Animal Welfare Curriculum
    • Working with the IACUC
    • Laboratory Safety Training (MUST BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY)
    • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (MUST BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY)*
      • This module is offered through CITI as of 6/1/17 and is named "I work with blood and other potential infectious material."

    * This training is only required for investigators conducting research involving Blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM)

  • CITI Animal-Specific Courses

    These additional courses will be required depending on the animals involved in the research.

    • Working with Mice in Research Settings
    • Working with Rats in Research Settings
    • Working with Fish in Research Settings
    • Working with Zebrafish (Danio rerio) in Research Settings
    • Minimizing Pain and Distress - if studies have the potential to cause "more than momentary pain and distress"