All individuals who handle live vertebrate animals under the following conditions must complete online training modules through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).

  1. Graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants participating in courses in which they are required to direct and assist students in laboratory activities utilizing live vertebrate animals.
  2. Graduate and undergraduate students utilizing live vertebrate animals in their independent research activities either in the laboratory or field setting.
  3. Faculty and staff members planning to utilize live vertebrate animals in teaching or research activities and lab animal technicians caring for or maintaining animal facilities.

These individuals must complete the “Working with the IACUC” Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training module.

The IACUC chair and/or attending veterinarian should be consulted for recommendations of additional training modules needed for work with specific species and/or responsible conduct of research. For example, “Working with Rats in Research Settings” or “Working with Zebrafish in Research Settings”.

To register for the first time through Regis, enter “Regis College” in the “Select Your Organization Affiliation” box. Follow the subsequent prompts to set yourself up as a learner.

Once the required trainings are completed send a copy of the completion report to the IACUC chair.

Animal Handler Health Forms

All health forms must be completed prior to handling of live animals. All individuals who handle live vertebrate animals under the following conditions must complete the Animal Handler Health Documentation and submit this documentation to Health Services.

  1. Graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants participating in courses in which they are required to direct and assist students in laboratory activities utilizing live vertebrate animals.
  2. Graduate and undergraduate students utilizing live vertebrate animals in their independent research activities either in a laboratory or field setting.
  3. Faculty and staff members planning to utilize live vertebrate animals in teaching or research activities and lab animal technicians caring for or maintaining animal facilities.

Should an injury or illness resulting from animal handling activity occur, you must complete an Animal Handler Health Form–Injury Report.

All forms must be submitted to Regis College Health Services. A copy of the certification page indicating that the handler is able to begin lab work should be forwarded to the IACUC chair digitally and in hard copy.