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Office of Research Compliance

IACUC Training

The Principal Investigator assures all personnel are qualified to perform all procedures indicated in the AUP, or that they will receive appropriate training prior to performing the procedures.

  • New PI Onboarding

    All new Clemson University principal investigators who will be utilizing vertebrate animals for research or teaching must complete the following. The Training Coordinator will work with PIs to complete the required training and serve as an additional resource for your animal research compliance

    • Submit the New PI Onboarding Form.
    • Schedule an appointment with the IACUC Training Coordinator to complete the training and onboarding process.
    • Complete General Training Requirements
      • During the appointment, items in the general training requirements will be discussed.
  • General Training Requirements

    All Clemson University personnel (including students) who will be working with vertebrate animals must be listed on the Animal Use Protocols (AUP) and complete the following:        

    1. Online animal welfare training through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. These 2 courses must both be completed:
      • “Basic Course for Research Investigators, Students and Animal Care Staff”
      • “General Zoonotic Training”
    2. Enrollment in the Clemson University Medical Surveillance Program (MSP):
      • Complete the Occupational Health Animal Contact Wizard in SciShield.  If you need assistance with lab set up in SciShield, or if the form does not populate, please contact bioraftrshelp@clemson.edu.
    3. Review the Clemson University Personnel Training Policy 2.2 (PDF).
  • Additional Training

    All personnel working with live vertebrate animals must be proficient in the procedures being performed. Additional training may be required or can be requested at any time. For questions about training, please contact the Training Coordinator.

    Additional training may be conducted by the AV, facility managers, or other qualified personnel. Please refer to the SOP Repository for known procedures.

  • Non-Clemson Personnel Training

    All non-Clemson personnel who are working in research or teaching protocols that use vertebrate animals must complete the following:

    1. Non-CU personnel forms should be completed and uploaded in the personnel section of the Animal Use Protocol (AUP) application in InfoEd.

    2. Complete the Clemson University animal welfare training course on CITI called "Basic Course for Research Investigators, Students and Animal Care Staff"

      OR

      Provide evidence of other animal welfare training (approved by the IACUC)

    3. Provide a curriculum vitae (CV) or suitable alternate document

    4. Review the Clemson University Policy 2.3 (PDF) concerning non-Clemson Personnel participating in activities involving animals owned by Clemson University.

  • Overview of CITI Training

    CITI is a third party provider of training for Clemson University. To obtain CITI training, the process in general is as follows:

    1. Register with CITI (if you haven't already)

      • Type and select "Clemson University" as the affiliated institution when creating your profile. You may also click the "Register" button located on CITI's home page to create an account.

      • There is no fee for the courses if you are affiliated with a Clemson University project.

    2. Login to CITI

    3. Add a course area

      1. You may need to choose View Courses then scroll down and choose to "Add A Course"

      2. Select "Live Vertebrate Animals (IACUC)" for the course area and click next then make the appropriate selections for your area.

    4. View and choose the correct course

      • See the Clemson and Non-Clemson training sections of this page for choosing the correct courses.

    5. A copy of the study team’s CITI completion certificate is required for IACUC approval.

Animal Use Protocols Resources New PI Checklist SOP Repository