▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁different ▁approaches ▁to ▁any ▁given ▁animal ▁research ▁related ▁problem ▁and ▁apply ▁their ▁knowledge ▁in ▁problem - sol ving ▁and ▁decision - making ▁situations . ▁ ▁R ML AT ( R ): ▁Register ed ▁Master ▁Labor atory ▁Animal ▁Techn ician ▁( Res earch ) ▁The ▁background ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁R ML AT ▁Reg istration ▁but ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁those ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁primarily ▁with ▁specific ▁labor atory ▁animal ▁species ▁and ▁projects . ▁The ▁individual ▁has ▁a ▁labor atory ▁animal ▁science ▁knowledge ▁base ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁research ▁program . ▁They ▁will ▁be ▁well ▁vers ed ▁in ▁the ▁an atom y , ▁phys i ology , ▁dise ases ▁and ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁animal ▁species ▁they ▁work ▁with . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁education ▁ ▁Register ed ▁members ▁must ▁ear n ▁ 1 0 ▁continu ing ▁education ▁( CE ) ▁cred its ▁per ▁calendar ▁year . ▁C AL AS ▁continu ing ▁education ▁cred its ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁C AL AS ▁events . ▁C AL AS ▁encourag es ▁education ▁from ▁other ▁associations ▁such ▁as ▁LA MA , ▁C AA HT T , ▁A AL AS , ▁etc . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁C AL AS ▁( http :// www . cal as - acs al . org / index . php ? option = com _ front page & Item id = 1 ) ▁▁ ▁Member ' s ▁Magazine ▁( http :// www . cal as - acs al . org / index .