Compliance Training

Office of Animal Welfare

1. Animal Research Orientation Seminar- mandatory (3 hrs, in person, usually 1/month)
2. Online training through the Laboratory Animal Training Assoc (LATA)- mandatory for work with specific species
   Go to LATA Training >>
3. Online training modules through U.Va.
• Working with frogs
• Rodent survival surgery
• Large animal surgery
4. Workshops and Classes
• Rodent Handling Workshop, offered once monthly
• Rodent Anesthesia and Surgery, 3 half-day sessions; offered every other month
• (Protocol Writing Workshop/offered based on demand
• Individualized Training
5. Working Safely with nonhuman primates- Mandatory for people who work with nonhuman primates- video
6. NIH Tutorial on writing an animal research proposal
   
   Visit the Office of Animal Welfare Training Site >>

BioSafety Training

1. Bloodborne Pathogen and Biosafety Training for Research Personnel- mandatory- 1.5 hours.  For people working with human or primate derived materials, refresher required each year, online.

2. Shipping Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens Class- University personnel who ship infectious substances including diagnostic specimens, microorganisms, human-derived materials, etc. must complete a training program and pass a final exam. 2 hr. class.

For more information on these trainings go to: https://vprgsecure.web.virginia.edu/bio/training.cfm.

Environmental Health & Safety

OEHS offers extensive training. Please visit the OEHS training site at
http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/training/home.html.

Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research (HSR & SBS)

As of January 2007, the CITI Program satisfies UVA's IRB online training requirement for investigators involved in human subject research.  At UVA, investigators involved in human subject research are required to take online training once every three years.

Read more info on the IRB site.