All investigators, key personnel, faculty advisors and research staff conducting research involving any vertebrate animals are required to complete training before they may begin. IACUC applications will not be approved until all necessary people have fulfilled all requirements.
1. MyUSM Launch Pad click on the CITI icon or https://www.citiprogram.org/ and affiliate with the University of Maine System.
- “Working with the IACUC Course” is required if you plan to use lab animals in your work– required every 4 years
- New CITI User – IACUC LAB (pdf) or Return CITI user Guide (pdf)
2. MyUSM Launch Pad click on the UMS Academy Icon (USM Only)
- Basic Safety Training UMS for the current academic year (AY), print off completion certificate as proof of completion
- Required each academic year
- Alternative: CITI’s Intro to Biosafety course
3. Annually, all investigators, research staff and key personnel handling animals or working in the Portland Campus Science Building must also complete an Occupational Health Survey (doc). Hand this in to the Principal Investigator – Do not send electronically!
1. MyUSM Launch Pad click on the CITI icon or https://www.citiprogram.org/ and affiliate with the University of Maine System.
- “Working with the IACUC Course” is required if you plan to use lab animals in your work – required every 4 years
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- Wildlife Research – required every 3 years
- New CITI User – IACUC Field (pdf) or Return CITI user Guide (pdf)
2. MyUSM Launch Pad click on the UMS Academy Icon (USM Only)
- Basic Safety Training UMS for the current academic year (AY), print off completion certificate as proof of completion
- Required each academic year
3. Annually, all investigators, research staff and key personnel handling animals or working in the Portland Campus Science Building must also complete an Occupational Health Survey (doc). Hand this in to the Principal Investigator – Do not send electronically!
MyUSM Launch Pad click on the CITI icon or https://www.citiprogram.org/ and affiliate with the University of Maine System.
- If you are an IACUC Member you are required to complete the “Essentials for IACUC Members” course – required every 4 years
- New CITI User – IACUC Board Member guide (pdf) or Return CITI user Guide (pdf)