Comparative Medicine
Responsible Care And Use Of Laboratory Animals (RCULA)
Training Program Registration Form (Principal Investigator to be copied during registration)
Full Name and NUS email (NUS Staff and Students) are required. Incomplete Forms will not be
processed.
NOTE: Please indicate your previous RCULA certificate serial number if any: S/No
Section A
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Full Name
Staff/ Student Matrix Number
Title/ Function
Department
Email
Contact Number
PI or Supervisor’s Name & Email
Course
RCULA
RCUF
Section B
Type of species (ONLY choose the species that you will be working with)
Mouse
Frogs (ONLY online module available)
Others/Other Aquatics (ONLY online module
Rat
available)
Aseptic Surgery
Rabbit
Guinea Pig
Pig
Fish
Note: *Aseptic Surgery training is required for animal users performing animal surgeries routinely.
Biopsy, necropsy and animal tissue harvesting are not considered surgical procedures.
Section C
Husbandry
Restraint/Handling
Surgery
Wildlife/Field
Observation
Blood Collection
Injection
Gavage
Anesthesia
Type of animal contact
Animal Biosafety level 2/3 Work
Bloodborne Pathogens Work
Cytotoxic* Work
Others (e.g Breeding, etc)
Section D
Type of Personnel
Research Staff/Personnel named on IACUC protocols
Undergraduate/Post – graduate Students
IACUC Members
Animal Care Staff
Maintenance and custodial workers
Visitors
Others
Section E
RCULA and RCUF Pre - Requisites
Prior to all RCULA and RCUF hands on training, participants must:
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complete all the relevant assigned online modules
receive tetanus vaccination from NUS Occupational health clinic.
Section F
RCULA and RCUF Administrative fees
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RCULA hands on charges are currently free of charge for NUS Staff and Students. All
RCULA participants (NUS) are allowed a maximum of 3 re – schedules (EXCEPT medical
leave) of RCULA Hands On Training Dates. The 4th RCULA training date re – schedule will
result in an administrative charge of $125 by Comparative Medicine.
An administrative charge of $125 by Comparative Medicine will be enforced to all
RCULA/F participants (NUS) with NO SHOW on actual day of training with no prior
notification to the RCULA team.
RCUF hands on charges are currently free of charge for NUS Staff and Students. All RCUF
participants (NUS) are allowed a maximum of 3 re – schedules (EXCEPT medical leave)
of RCUF Hands On Training Dates. The 4th RCUF training date re – schedule will result in
an administrative charge of $125 by Comparative Medicine.
Type of Admin Charge/Category
NO SHOW
4th Re‐schedule
NUS Students/Staff
S$125
S$125
External Participants
Full Course Fees
S$150 + Full Course Fees
Note: Comparative Medicine reserves the right to re - schedule your RCULA hands on training to a later
date (Maximum of 3 re – schedules and based on availability) if:
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the online modules are not completed before the scheduled date of hands on training
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tetanus vaccination is not taken before the scheduled date of hands on training
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Late arrival or early departure of more than 20 minutes on the actual day of training
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Please inform us 5 business days in advance in the event of no show on scheduled date of hands
on training
List of NUS – CM Tracks in AALAS Learning Library:
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E.
F.
G.
NUS – CM
Species-Specific
Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Surgery
Occupational Health and Safety
Animal Biosafety Concepts
US Mandates and Guidelines
Facilities, Supplies, and Materials
List of available RCULA and RCUF online modules specific to the NUS – CM tracks above:
1. Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (RCULA) Part 1A: Biomedical Research and
Teaching
2. Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (RCULA) Part 1B: Wildlife and Field Studies
3. Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (RCULA) Part 1C: Fish for Scientific Purposes
(RCUF)
4. Working with the Laboratory Mouse
5. Introduction to Rats
6. Mouse Breeding Colony Management
7. Introduction to Swine
8. Introduction to Rabbits
9. Introduction to Guinea Pigs
10. Working with Laboratory Xenopus
11. Working with Laboratory Zebrafish
12. Laboratory Animal Allergy (2014)
13. Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Animal Research
14. Concepts and Practices of Animal Biosafety: ABSL-2 and ABSL-3
15. Aseptic Technique for Rodent Survival Surgery
16. Inhalation Anesthesia Systems for Rodents
17. Post-Procedure Care of Mice and Rats in Research: Minimizing Pain and Distress
18. Aquatic Animal Husbandry and Management
19. 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2011)
20. AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
Section G
Request for exemption
A proof of previous training/or evaluation by CM Training Coordinator must be provided to be exempt
from hands on training in specific modules. Since you need to be trained only for the procedures
involved in your protocol(s), you do not have to request an exemption from modules that are not
relevant to you. You will not be assigned to these modules.
Exemption is only applicable to trained qualified individuals with relevant documented training and
significant experience with certain specific animal models or surgical biomethods (minimum 5 years and
above.)
Note: Final Approval pertaining to training exemption will be at IACUC’s discretion. Please request the
official IACUC exemption form from IACUC office at Email: iacuc_forum@nus.edu.sg for submission
together with supporting documents.
Exemption from the following module(s):
Rodents Hands on ☐
Large Animals Hands on ☐
Surgical Hands on ☐
Fish/Frogs/Aquatics Hands on ☐