EnCCoMPass is a suite of integrated applications developed by the Center of Comparative Medicine and Pathology (CCMP) to support the animal research community at MSK, WCM and HSS. The application facilitates and streamlines interactions and transactions with the Research Animal Resource Center (RARC) and the IACUC. There is both a desktop and mobile version of EnCCoMPass.
EnCCoMPass Module | Description of Content | Required EnCCoMPass Role | |||
PI | Requisitioner | Animal User | Protocol Editor | ||
Develop and review your animal care and use protocol. | X (able to edit) | X | X | X (able to edit) | |
Track cages and place special husbandry requests. | X | X | |||
Order animals into the animal facility. | X | X | X (View only) | ||
Review digital billing system for all animal expenses. | X | ||||
Track and view animal medical records of clinical cases. | X | X | |||
Submit and track animal transfers between | X | X | |||
Request animal facility access. | X | X | X | ||
Complete online training and request hands-on training. | X | X | |||
Search for various documents and guidelines about animal use. Search the Genetically Engineered and Mutant Model Database. | X | X | X | X | |
View tutorials, and guidelines for to using EnCCoMPass. | X | X | X | X |
Request Access to EnCCoMPass
To access EnCCoMPass, users must first be added to a protocol by the PI. Please reference Obtaining Access to EnCCoMPass.
EnCCoMPass Roles
You access to the various capabilities within EnCCoMPass is tied to your role within the Personnel Entitlement page (PE.02) of your protocol. The individual roles are outlined below.
Contact Person: Can be contacted for any issues pertaining to this protocol. Only one person can be selected.
Permission to edit: Can edit the protocol, start amendments, annual renewals and 3-year renewals and have many of the same rights as the PI except they cannot:
- submit a protocol/amendment to the IACUC
- terminate a protocol
- assign editing rights to other protocol members.
Animal Requisitioner: Can access to the Animal module and order animals on this protocol.
Animal Users: Can work with animals on this specific protocol and request access to the animal facility. Assignment of cages to an individual Animal User is done in the Census module.
Email Preferences
EnCCoMPass will send email notifications related to your account or if there is an issue with a cage for which you are the animal user. You can edit your notification preferences, opt-out, or configure vacation settings within EnCCoMPass.
- Special Husbandry Notifications
- Dead Animal Found
- Cage Marked as Overcrowded
- Compliance Issue
- Animal Health Issue
- Cage Transfer
- Facility Access Requirement
EnCCoMPass Mobile App
The EnCCoMPass Mobile App allows staff to complete many processes from a workstation, offsite, or cage side using an IOS web-connected device.
