School of Medicine and Public Health IACUC

The School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) IACUC oversees the largest of the UW-Madison animal care programs, including projects at the School of Pharmacy. Oversight encompasses multiple campus and off-campus facilities. The research program is biomedical, and many projects are collaborative, including collaborations with the Veterans Administration Hospital. For more information visit Biomedical Research Model Services

Research animal services, including animal ordering and daily husbandry, are provided by BRMS. For complete information call (608) 263-6466.

Facilities
Access to animal facilities is strictly controlled and special training requirements apply. For complete information call (608) 263-6466 or send an email to iacuc@rarc.wisc.edu.

SMPH IACUC policies

Policy 1 - Monitoring Animals at Risk of Developing Protocol-Related Morbidity or Mortality - rescinded

Policy 3 - Pain, Distress, or Death as Experimental End-Points and Euthanasia

Policy 5 - Survival Surgery and Post-Procedural Care in Laboratory Animals

Policy 8 - Housing of Medical School Animals in Non-AAALAC International Accredited Facilities

Policy 10 - Duplicate Review of Protocols - rescinded

Policy 14 - Oocyte Harvest in Frogs

Policy 20 - Expired Materials

Policy 21 - Shared Procedure Rooms in BRMS Facilities