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Live Animal Safety Training

All individuals that will come in contact with live animals must receive training beyond the two day safety orientation. Those of you working in monkey or frog labs, please make sure that you get this training in the lab.

Those of you that will be working with rodents must complete a nurse’s examination and a two day training at the uptown campus before coming in contact with live animals. The nurse’s examination must be performed at the campus where the animals are housed. The complete list of instructions and accompanying forms are available at:
http://cumc.columbia.edu/dept/iacuc/index.html

For those of you with animals housed downtown, fill out the medical form and get your PI to sign it. Turn it in to health services:

1. personally - John Jay Hall
2. internal mail - MC3601
3. Fax - 212-854-3654
They will fax it uptown -needs to be turned in to take the rodent wetlab

To register for the two day rodent safety training:
https://www.rascal.columbia.edu/
Compliance
Animal Care Protocols
Uni:
Password:
Sign up for Animal Training
Pick an animal
Fill out form – must have protocol number from PI
(add your name to his protocol)
Choose dates for lecture – 6/6 or 6/20
Choose dates for lab – 6/15, 6/22, 6/29
You should receive a confirmation e-mail

YOU MUST HAVE A COMPLETED HEALTH HISTORY FORM SIGNED BY PI IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE WETLAB!!!