Post Approval Monitoring
Our Motto: Fostering Progressive Science while Insuring Animal Welfare
The use of animals in research has become a sensitive issue in recent years. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) enforce the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals respectively to ensure the humane care and use of animals in research, testing, and training. With the number of regulations increasing and evolving continually, many institutions have taken a proactive approach toward compliance in recent years to keep up with it all. In response, UTMB established the Post Approval Monitoring (PAM) Program to provide assurance to regulatory agencies, UTMB, and the community that animal experiments are performed humanely and in accordance with approved IACUC protocols.
Links
Contacts & Services
Non-Compliant Event Reporting
Frequently Asked Questions about PAM
DEA and DPS Controlled Substance Applications and Information
PAM Laboratory Visit Checklist
PAM Slide Presentation (9/15/2009)
Writing an IACUC Protocol
Resources
IACUC Protocol submissions via the 
Portal 
Yellow Sheet Article about PAM
Roles & Responsibilities
Searchable database of institution-wide roles and responsibilities as they relate to research