Training Requirements
All students, staff, and faculty need to comply with various training elements before participating in any animal research activities at UTEP. Training requirements must be completed prior to being listed on any protocol or be given access to the animal facilities.
Specialty courses will be assigned on an as-needed basis. Please contact the IACUC office for more information.
- Animal Ethics and IACUC Overview
- Basics for Field Studies
- Didactic Surgical Course
- Handling and Biomethodology workshop
- Surgical Certification Practicum
Required
CITI modules, GLS, VO need to be taken only once
OHP Enrollment and BBP need to renewed annually
CITI Program Online Modules
- Must register with CITI program.
- Modules will be assigned according to each animal species.
- Mice - Working with mice
- Rats - Working with rats
- Mice & Rats - Working with both species
- USDA Researcher - Working with Voles
- Aquatic Researcher - working with Zebrafish
- Field Studies - Working on the field (amphibians/reptiles/birds)
- LARC - LARC staff
- IACUC Members
- Please contact the IACUC office for more information.
- Modules will be assigned according to each animal species.
Enviromental Health & Safety (EH&S) Components
- General Laboratory Safety course, complete the online course using BioRAFT
- Log in to utep.bioraft.com/ with your UTEP credentials. (if no UTEP credentials, contact the EH&S office for assistance)
- Once logged in click on “training” tab and then “course Directory”
- Select the “Laboratory Safety for Academic Lab Courses (Online)” course.
- You may complete this training at your own pace.
- Send us the certificate to update your training
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Biosafety (BBP) – 3 options to complete this requirement
- Comply with the online module via the CITI Program. (Let me know so I can assign you the module)
- Or may complete the online course using BioRAFT
- Log in to utep.bioraft.com/ with your UTEP credentials. (if no UTEP credentials, contact the EH&S office for assistance)
- Once logged in click on the “training” tab and then “course Directory”
- Select the “Biosafety and Bloodborne Pathogens (ONLINE)” course.
- You may complete this training at your own pace.
- Send us the certificate to update your training
- Occupational Health Program. Enrollment is mandatory; participation is voluntary.
- Fill out the Occupational Health Questionnaire through this link (https://na4.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=03076788-ce7e-4a67-8e80-84e7743643ab&env=na4&acct=65b9297b-dbef-4483-b7e5-7750b35143bf&v=2). Please know all information for your lab before you begin the form.
Vivarium Orientation
The Vivarium Orientation is a two-hour class which covers the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), protection devices and measures, vivarium access privileges, facility function, and flow, and a tour of our vivarium- Make sure you have previously completed the above training requirements (1-2 & 4-5) before registering for the Vivarium Orientation course. If you have not completed all other training requirements, you will not be allowed to enter the class.
- Go to Campus Edge < https://campusedge.utep.edu/larc-vivarium-orientation>
- Click on the next available training
- Click the register button
- Log in with your UTEP credentials(username from your email –before the @)
- If you get an error message, click on the link again (https://campusedge.utep.edu/larc-vivarium-orientation) and repeat steps 2 and 3 above.
- You should receive an automatic email once you registered
- If you are not able to register, please contact me immediately (iacuc@utep.edu)
- For other questions regarding this training, contact LARC Office at larctraining@utep.edu
- In addition, complete the questionnaire from QuestionPro: https://www.questionpro.com/t/AOxRpZjoFX
Electronic Vivarium Access Form
Request a vivarium access form by contacting the IACUC office. Individuals must have training completed and be added to an approved animal protocol prior to requesting access.
Our office uses IRBNet.org to process all vivarium access request forms electronically. Any individual requiring independent access will be required to create an account with IRBNet. Once registered, our office will be able to share the form with the student so they may sign the form electronically.
This form will be reviewed for approval by the Attending Veterinarian. If approved, the IACUC office will inform the student, at which point it will be the student’s reasonability to contact the Animal Facilities Manager for access. The Animal Facilities Manager will schedule a time to meet with the student to scan their hand and finalize the process.
NO individual may enter any animal facility using the access authorization of someone else.
HAVE YOU:
- Completed ALL CITI modules online
- Complied with Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) courses
- Attended a Vivarium Orientation class
- Been added to an approved animal use protocol
Visitors entering the animal facilities must:
- Contact the LARC OFFICE
- Sign a Liability Form acknowledging the risks by entering the vivarium as presented by the AV/AFM
Other Training Resources
- New Account on CITI Program
- Already on CITI- IACUC & BBP Modules
- Safety Guidelines for Field Researcher: Department of Environmental Health & Safety Biosafety & Biosecurity, Arizona State University
- Safety Guidelines for Field Researcher: Office of Environment, Health & Safety, University of California, Berkeley
- Hantavirus Risk Reduction, National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
- Radiation Safety Training, UTEP EH&S
- Respiratory Protection, UTEP EH&S