USDA regulations require a minimum of three members for the IACUC.
- At least one Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with training or experience in Laboratory animal science and medicine, and who has direct or delegated program responsibility for activities involving animals at the institution.
- One member not affiliated in any way with the institution and not a member of the immediate family of a person who is affiliated with the institution;
- and a person who represents the general community interests in the proper care and treatment of animals; and is not a laboratory animal user (USDA Policy # 15)
Not more than three members from the same administrative unit of the institution.
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