Creighton University

Research Compliance

Research Compliance

• Research Compliance Committee
• Grants Administration
• Clinical Research Office
• Institutional Review Board
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Radiation Safety Committee
• Radioactive Drug Research Committee
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Campus Safety Committee
• Intellectual Property Board
• Related Creighton Offices
• University Compliance and Research Policies
• Research Misconduct
• Reporting Noncompliance
• Conflict of Interest

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Creighton University requires that all individuals working with or using animals in research or teaching be certified for animal use by completing Creighton University's educational program in the care and use of these animals. Creighton University has developed the Education Program for the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching to assist investigators and staff in meeting federal regulations and Creighton University's education requirements. All personnel listed on an IACUC protocol are required to complete this program for IACUC Certification.

Classification of Personnel 

See Section 4.2.1 of the IACUC Policies and Procedures for:

• Exempt 
• In-Training 
• IACUC Basic Certified 
• IACUC Investigator Certification 

See Appendix A (Application Instructions) of IACUC Policies and Procedures for:

• Visiting Scientist

Certification Requirements 

See Section 4.4 of the IACUC Policies and Procedures for:

• 4.4.1 In-Training Status 
• 4.4.2 IACUC Basic Certification
• 4.4.3 IACUC Investigator Certification
• 4.4.4 IACUC Surgical Procedure Certification 

Education and Training Components 

• Component A - IACUC and ARF Policies and Procedures Education Seminar 
• Component B - Animal Occupational Health and Safety Program Education Seminar 
• Component C - IACUC Investigator Education Seminar 
• Component D - Animal Surgical Education (if applicable) 
• Component E - Animal Care and Handling Species-Specific Training Animal Care and Handling Training Forms (IACUC Appendix E) 

Additional forms required for certification 

• Curriculum Vitae
• Animal Occupational Health and Safety Program Risk Assessment Acknowledgment (AOHS Appendix A) 
• Medical Questionnaire for Animal Exposure Risk Assessment (required annually)
• Acknowledgment of Access to Creighton University Investigators' Manual for the Care and Use of Animals in Research and agreement to read the Creighton University Policies and Procedures
• Disclosure of Financial Relationship for Sponsored Projects (required annually)

Please contact the IACUC Coordinator at 402-280-2082 to schedule a time to view the seminars on video in the Research Compliance Office. If you have further questions, please contact the IACUC Chair or the Assistant to the President for Research Compliance and Regulatory Services at 402-280-2360.