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All personnel who participate in or supervise research that involves laboratory animals must complete "Working with the IACUC" at least every three years. Completion of "Working with the VA IACUC" before November 7, 2014, satisfies requirement until the completion certificate earned expires, three years after completion.
They must also complete at least every three years each species-specific course that is relevant to their work.
If your station wants to utilize alternate training to satisfy VA training requirements, please contact the CVMO. The station will be asked to document how each item addressed in the CITI courses above will be covered in the alternate training. Education goals for web-based training will be considered met when personnel are able to pass an exam that covers important topics in the training. The exam must be of sufficient difficulty to provide some assurance that important concepts have been learned. Alternate training will only be acceptable if approved by the CVMO.
Personnel that serve on or provide support to either any VA Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of record, regardless of whether it is an independent IACUC administered by the station itself, or it is an external committee hosted by another institution, must take the following web-based training at least every three years:
For additional, optional training exercises provided by the CVMO Office, please visit ORD ePROS Webinar SharePoint site at https://tinyurl.com/yyhbtjfr (VA network access only. Copy and paste URL into your browser if you have VA network access).
