General Tips & Hints Right-Mouse Clicks RMS uses drop-down menus extensively and these menus are typically accessed by a click of the right-hand mouse button. However, if you are using Apple® or Mac® products, tablets or other technology where the right-click isn’t available, simply hold the “Control” key and click, OR click on “Switch to…

Action Buttons Appears at the top and bottom of EVERY Tab: Save – Saves your work Exit Protocol – Returns to the Animal Use Protocol (AUP) Page Compare Version – Used by reviewers to compare the current version to a previous submission (e.g., to see what has changed). Print PDF – Prints a PDF version…

Getting Started – Animal Use Protocol (AUP) Principal Investigator (PI) Main Menu 1. Click on the “IACUC Protocol” tab to get started. 2. The default setting is set to ‘My Protocols’. 3. All of the PI’s protocols, in any status, are accessible on the AUP main page and will be displayed under the Files section.…

Getting Started – Main Menu Also known as the “User Interface”. After logging in, all users are directed to the “Main Menu” – the landing page of RMS

Mac & Tablet Users Right-clicking is not available for Mac & tablet users. To access pop-up menus from right-clicking in RMS, Mac users have two options:   1) The first option is to simply hold the “Control” key and click on the section where right-clicking is required to access the pop-up menu. The pop-up menu…

Getting Started – Logging In Establish VPN Connection* *Skip this step if you are On-Campus or connected to UCI WiFi network Currently, RMS is only accessible on-campus and on devices/computers connected to the UCInet Mobile Access (WiFi) network. Users who would like to access RMS off campus will need to use UCI’s Cisco Secure Client…

Basic Structure of RMS Files & Documents The design of RMS is analogous to a filing cabinet full of files and documents that contains all the lab’s protocols. In the AUP page, the File is a folder for a specific AUP. The File can contain several Documents or versions of the AUP Filters control what…

IACUC Application Writing Tips & Guidance Tips for Writing Your IACUC Protocol Provide a summary of the project in lay language in the Project Overview section (General Information Tab). The project overview needs to be written in a manner that is lay-friendly and can be easily understood by a NON-scientific audience with little to no…

Industry Sponsored Research with Live Animals Industry sponsored research (ISR) are projects where the primary funding source for those research activities are by or through the for-profit industry sponsors (i.e., small business companies). Negotiations between UCI and the sponsors are required when the: Industry sponsored research requires the use of live animals and, Live animal…

Requests for OLAW Interinstitutional Assurances (IIA) Resources NIH Interinstitutional Assurance Interinstitutional Asurance Form Instructions After you receive OLAW’s official letter requesting to establish an IIA, pre-fill the OLAW-IIA form by completing Sections I and II.A. Email your request to IACUC@uci.edu with the following: Attachments: Official communication (email/letter) from OLAW requesting for IIA to be established…