IACUC Ongoing Training
Dr. Northwest is onboarding some new research staff to their three protocols. The new staff will be working with both mice and rats. What are the required training courses these new staff must complete prior to being approved on the protocol and how can Dr. Northwest confirm the completion of these courses prior to the submission of a personnel amendment to add these new staff?
A. The new researchers must complete Occupational Health Service (OHS) Enrollment and register for American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rat training. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by emailing the IACUC Office for the records.
B. The new researchers must complete OHS Enrollment and complete all AALAS Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rats. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by adding the researchers to their Lab Library and reviewing their researchers completed requirements within the “Member Training” tab.
C. The new researchers must begin OHS Enrollment and complete all AALAS Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rats. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by adding the researchers to their Lab Library and reviewing their researchers completed requirements within the “Member Training” tab.
Dr. Northwest is onboarding some new research staff to their three protocols. The new staff will be working with both mice and rats. What are the required training courses these new staff must complete prior to being approved on the protocol and how can Dr. Northwest confirm the completion of these courses prior to the submission of a personnel amendment to add these new staff?
A. The new researchers must complete Occupational Health Service (OHS) Enrollment and register for American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rat training. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by emailing the IACUC Office for the records.
B. The new researchers must complete OHS Enrollment and complete all AALAS Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rats. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by adding the researchers to their Lab Library and reviewing their researchers completed requirements within the “Member Training” tab.
C. The new researchers must begin OHS Enrollment and complete all AALAS Learning Library Courses specific to mice and rats. The PI or PI Proxy can check the completion of these tasks by adding the researchers to their Lab Library and reviewing their researchers completed requirements within the “Member Training” tab.
Learner Feedback: The correct answer is B. All research staff must complete IACUC-required training prior to being approved on a protocol. This includes the completion of Occupational Health Service (OHS) Enrollment which ensures researchers are evaluated for health risk to potential exposures while working on an Animal Study Protocol (ASP) and ensures proper protective equipment is available for those with a higher risk of negative adverse reactions to potential exposures. The other requirements included within IACUC required training is the completion of all IACUC required AALAS courses. The courses cover species-specific and procedure-specific training, but also cover general information regarding animal welfare, regulations, and policies. For more information on IACUC Trainings, please see the Northwestern IACUC Training and Onboarding Webpage.
Once these courses are completed, a PI or PI Proxy can confirm by adding the new researcher to their lab library*, and reviewing their training under the “Member Training” tab. They can use the “Training Requirements By Species” PDFs found on the IACUC Resources Webpage to audit the training and ensure all requirements are met.
Once completion is confirmed, the PI or PI Proxy can submit a personnel amendment to add the researchers to the applicable procedures on their ASP’s. For assistance and guidance with submitting personnel amendments, please see the “Protocol Entry Resources” Webpage.
*Please note that new researchers will not appear within eIACUC until OHS Enrollment has been completed.