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Training Modules

Modules at a Glance

The following training modules are available to assist investigators and staff in the proper care and use of animals in research. In the ARC we recognize the central role training plays in assuring that animals receive proper care. The training modules provided here are intended to be concise, relevant and easy to understand. Investigators will often be directed to the web site as a prelude to more extensive hands-on training. Many of the modules include short tests that can be submitted to the ARC Training and Compliance Coordinator to document successful completion of a training module. Please feel free to come back as often as necessary and direct new members of your lab to the site. Only authorized Case personnel will be able to get to these tests. The modules indicated by a  in the table require a current flash viewer. All modules are being converted to thos format to improve cross platform compatibility.

ARC Training Modules
General
HSAF  Orientation

MHMC Orientation

Wolstein Orientation

Wearn Orientation

Administrative
 Controlled Drug Ordering Occupational Health for Investigative Staff Occupational Health for Support Staff  
Regulatory
 Animal Care and Use Guidelines Investigator Refresher Flash Good Laboratory Practices  
Biosafety
 ABSL2 Annual ABSL3 Retraining Flash    
Surgery
 Large Animal Survival Surgery Medical Records  
Rodents
 Rodent Health Monitoring Mouse Breeding Microisolator Technique  
Other Species
Xenopus
   


Mac or Netscape Friendly Page

Mac users should use this page to download and view the presentations. Most presentations are being converted to a Flash format and should be viewable on your mac. Unitl all of them are converted you can view some of the modules on the Mac Freindly Page. You will need Microsoft PowerPoint to view the presentations.

 

ARC Employee Training Page

All employees in the ARC undergo an intensive training program to ensure that all personnel caring for animals are adequately trained. This page describes the training program in detail.


The Guide


Institutional Requirement

Animal Welfare Regulations and PHS Policy require institutions to ensure that people caring for or using animals are qualified to do so. The number and qualifications of personnel required to conduct and support an animal care and use program depend on several factors, including the type and size of institution, the administrative structure for providing adequate animal care, the characteristics of the physical plant, the number and species of animals maintained, and the nature of the research, testing, and educational activities.

Personnel caring for animals should be appropriately trained (see Appendix A, "Technical and Professional Education"), and the institution should provide for formal or on-the-job training to facilitate effective implementation of the program and humane care and use of animals. According to the programmatic scope, personnel will be required with expertise in other disciplines, such as animal husbandry, administration, laboratory animal medicine and pathology, occupational health and safety, behavioral management, genetic management, and various other aspects of research support.

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