TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMAL USERS

Basic Regulatory and Ethical Requirement (BRER) online tutorial

• BRER Module I is required for all users
  (All animal users are required to retake the BRER I tutorial every 3 years)



• BRER Module II is also required for animal users working on a protocol that includes anesthetic agents and/or surgery

Medical Health Screening (MHS) Questionnaire

(After logging in to RIO click the "Training and Surveys (MHS)" link to complete the new MHS Questionnaire.)

• All new and current UCSF employees/research personnel who have contact with animals in the course of their work are required to participate in baseline health screening procedures. If you have questions, you may contact:

  • Krista Lindstrom, DVM, MPH
    Public Health Officer
    (415) 514-3531
    krista.lindstrom@ucsf.edu

Species-specific training

• Mouse
• Rat
• Combination rat and mouse
• Macaque monkeys
• Sheep
• All other species (Send request to: iacuc@ucsf.edu)

Facility orientation/training

• PSB animal facility orientation
• PSB barrier training online tutorial
• Animal Facility Access Form to activate your proxy badge for facility access. For assistance, call 476-2204.
  All other rodent barrier facility orientations contact LARC at 476-2204
• Non-rodent facility orientations are included in species-specific training

The Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC) Training Program is designed to meet the requirements of the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Animal Welfare Act.