Department of Veterinary Medicine IACUC Training

The UAF Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is administered through the Office of Research Integrity. Department of Veterinary Medicine classes that include the use of live animals or cadavers all have IACUC protocols associated with them. All Department of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, and students included in a class IACUC personnel list must complete IACUC training before classes begin.

For incoming students, this training is available before you arrive at UAF, so you are strongly encouraged to complete it before arriving for Orientation.

Training must be renewed every 3 years.

Required Modules:

  • Animal Care & Use
  • Lab Researchers – Basic (or Lab Researchers – Refresher if renewing)
  • Working with Dogs
  • Working with Cats
  • Working with Horses
  • Wildlife Research
  • Animal Biosafety

If your work also includes research with live animals, you may be required to complete additional modules (e.g. Field Researchers, Wildlife Research, I work with Mice, etc.). Please consult George Aguiar gaaguiar@alaska.edu.

How to Access IACUC Training:

Training is available at (citiprogram.org)

  1. Select the Register button at the top right to create an account
  2. Search for the vlog as your Participating Institution and continue the registration process
  3. You will be presented with a number of options for Curriculum. For all questions except for Question 3, answer “Not at this time”. For Question 3 - Animal Care and Use (IACUC), select Lab Researchers – Basic (or Refresher), I work with Dogs, I work with Cats, Working with Horses
  4. The Learner Menu will then display the course. Select “Enter” to begin. You do not have to finish all modules at one time; CITI Program saves your scores each time you submit answers so you can log out and resume later.

You must also complete a Personal Information Form (PIF; ). Students will be sent more detailed instructions for completing this form prior to Orientation.

Please email Susan Harry (sharry2@alaska.edu) with confirmation of completion of each module.

Updated 10/18/24