Committee Composition & Expertise
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Federal Requirements
- AWA Regulations and Standards – Minimum three members
- PHS Policy- Minimum five members
- Minimum requirements for ACC membership
- Chair
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with expertise in laboratory animal medicine and has direct or delegated responsibility for program authority and responsibilities for activities involving animals at the institution
- Practicing scientist with experience in research involving animals
- Nonscientific member
- Unaffiliated member to provide representation for the general community interests in the proper care and treatment of animals
Composition of UIC ACC
- Chair/Scientist
- Four additional scientific members in the basic sciences with expertise in a broad range of biomedical fields including endocrinology, cardiology, cell biology, physiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and psychology
- Two veterinarians – both are diplomats of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- One affiliated non-scientific member
- One unaffiliated member