Animal Care and Use Training and Education

The purpose of the University of Miami Animal Care and Use training site is to:

• Provide the mandatory Basic training for all personnel who come into contact with research animals
• Serve as a resource for faculty/staff engaged in research with laboratory animals.

Basic Instruction

At the University of Miami all investigators and staff who use laboratory animals in their research and teaching are required to complete Animal Welfare instruction before beginning their research and every 4 years thereafter.  The University of Miami IACUC Animal Welfare Courses are hosted by The CITI Program.  

If you are new to the University of Miami and required to complete a Lab Animal Welfare Course, follow the link to  www.citiprogram.org to Register for a CITI course.  

If you already have a username and password from:

• The previous IACUC training site at www.researchtraining.org, you may use it to access the tutorial at www.citiprogram.org
• A previous CITI Program course (e.g., Human Subjects Protection), you may use it to access the Lab Animal Welfare Training Program at www.citiprogram.org.  

Investigators and Staff are required to complete the following elements of the UM Lab Animal Welfare Training Program:

• "Working With the IACUC "
• "University of Miami, OH&S and SOPs "
• Electives for the species that are most relevant to your research or teaching roles at the University.

IACUC Members are further required to complete:

• "Essentials for IACUC Members" designed specifically for new IACUC members.

Elective Courses at The CITI Program include:

The elective Lab Animal Welfare courses are:

• Working With Amphibians in Research.
• Working With Mice in Research.
• Working With the Laboratory Rat.
• Reducing Pain and Distress in Mice and Rats.
• Working With Gerbils in Research Settings.
• Working With Guinea Pigs in Research Settings.
• Working With Hamsters in Research Settings.
• Working With Rabbits in Research Settings.
• Working With Cats in Research Settings.
• Working With Dogs in Research.
• Working With Swine in Research Settings.
• Working With Non-human Primates in Research Settings.

Supplemental Training

The supplemental training/information pages can be accessed using the links provided below, and do not require password access.

• Principles of Aseptic Surgery
• Rodent Survival Surgery
• Anesthesia/Analgesia: A Practical Guide
• AVMA Recommendations for Monitoring Anesthesia/Analgesia
• Biomethodology of the Mouse
• Biomethodology of the Rat
• Biomethodology of the Rabbit
• Biomethodology of the Guinea Pig

The links below are essentially duplicates of those in the Animal Care and Use "Core" course, and can be accessed without password access.

• Rules and Regulations
• Reporting Animal Concerns

If you have questions concerning any aspect of this training program, please contact the University of Miami ACUC Office for clarification.

Acknowledgements : The material for this training course was adapted from a variety of sources.  We would specifically like to thank Mike Parker, DVM, at the University of Iowa. for some of the content and Mike Fallon DVM at the Atlanta VA for helping us with the CITI Program software.   - Paul Braunschweiger Ph.D., Chair of the IACUC