Medical Toxicology
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training Program
November 29, 2006
by Akane Naka, Project Manager
Drexel University College of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) is the largest private medical school in the country. Biomedical graduate students number more than 500. There are some 550 residents, 600 clinical and basic science faculty, and over 1,700 affiliate and volunteer faculty.
The College of Medicine's main campus, Queen Lane, is in a suburban-like setting in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. Additional facilities are located at the Center City campus, which includes Hahnemann University Hospital. Our Pediatrics Department is at St. Christophers Hospital for Children, and Psychiatry is based at Friends Hospital. Students can receive clinical education at 25 affiliated hospitals and ambulatory sites chosen for commitment to teaching as well as medical excellence.
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training Program
The mission for this post graduate training program is to educate clinical toxicologists with a broad experience in medical, occupational, environmental and forensic toxicology. Graduates of this program will be prepared to successfully complete the ABMT examination in Medical Toxicology and to serve as clinical toxicologists in community, University, corporate, and government settings.
The Division of Toxicology is one of the major clinical and teaching divisions within the Department of Emergency Medicine. As such, members of this Division carry out over 1000 patient consultations annually. These consultations generally involve our core teaching hospitals (Hahnemann, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, and Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital, although we regularly provide consultation for patients regionally, nationally as well as internationally.
Members of the Division of Toxicology serve as clinical consultants for the Philadelphia Poison Control Center and as envenomation consultants for the Philadelphia Zoo. In addition, members of the Division have served as consultants to Federal and local government as well as industry and the legal community with regard to issues involving medical, occupational, environmental, hazardous material and forensic toxicology.
The Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training Program is the only such training program in the City of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. In addition the program has been approved by the ACGME.
The program is configured to accept as many as two (2) Fellows annually and is partially supported by a grant from National Medical Services, Inc of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
Recent graduates of our Fellowship program have gone on to serve as community based medical toxicologists, university based medical toxicologists and have served in the Epidemiology Investigative Service of CDC/NIOSH. The Division has hosted visiting Fellows from Thailand and India.
Curriculum
Academic Program
Toxicology fellows work under the direct supervision of the Toxicology Fellowship Program Director and are responsible for rendering clinical care to toxicology in-patients as well as out-patients. The fellows also complete required laboratory rotations at National Medical Labs, Inc., where they gain hands-on experience in all forms of laboratory and analytical testing, including GC/mass spectrophotometry, thin layer chromatography, atomic absorption techniques and more. They also gain experience in criminalistics and forensic toxicology during these rotations.
The toxicology fellows fulfill significant teaching functions by the preparation and presentation of formal lectures to the EM residents and faculty on various toxicology topics. In addition, the fellows are expected to perform independent but mentored research projects, which are intended to result in presentations at national meetings as well as publication in peer-reviewed medical/toxicologic journals. Fellows are given ample opportunity to pursue specific and focused interests in various aspects of toxicology training and practice. Fellows are given the opportunity to attend various off-site continuing education activities designed to increase their knowledge base, including Medical Review Officer (MRO) courses and courses in Hyperbaric Medicine.
The Division of Toxicology plays a major teaching role in the Department of Emergency Medicine by providing bedside teaching for EM residents and medical students. All third-year EM residents rotate on the Toxicology service and during that time are taught directly by Toxicology Division faculty in formal thrice-weekly conferences. In addition, members of the division provide monthly didactic teaching conferences on topics relevant to medical toxicology for the EM residents. A monthly Toxicology Consultants Conference is held on the first Friday of each month during which cases are reviewed and major topics in toxicology discussed.
Conferences
Fellows participate in educational conferences with the Department of Emergency Medicines Residency. There are opportunities to attend courses in a number of areas of medical toxicology.
How to Apply
Candidates for Fellowship are strongly encouraged to apply early (Summer/Fall prior to commencement of the program). No formal application process is used. Rather, simply submit a letter of interest along with a current curriculum vitae via e-mail to the address listed for Dr. Greenberg below.
More information: Medical Toxicology Fellowship
This article is reposted with thanks to Drexel University College of Medicine.
Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) is the largest private medical school in the country. Biomedical graduate students number more than 500. There are some 550 residents, 600 clinical and basic science faculty, and over 1,700 affiliate and volunteer faculty.
The College of Medicine's main campus, Queen Lane, is in a suburban-like setting in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. Additional facilities are located at the Center City campus, which includes Hahnemann University Hospital. Our Pediatrics Department is at St. Christophers Hospital for Children, and Psychiatry is based at Friends Hospital. Students can receive clinical education at 25 affiliated hospitals and ambulatory sites chosen for commitment to teaching as well as medical excellence.
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training Program
The mission for this post graduate training program is to educate clinical toxicologists with a broad experience in medical, occupational, environmental and forensic toxicology. Graduates of this program will be prepared to successfully complete the ABMT examination in Medical Toxicology and to serve as clinical toxicologists in community, University, corporate, and government settings.
The Division of Toxicology is one of the major clinical and teaching divisions within the Department of Emergency Medicine. As such, members of this Division carry out over 1000 patient consultations annually. These consultations generally involve our core teaching hospitals (Hahnemann, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, and Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital, although we regularly provide consultation for patients regionally, nationally as well as internationally.
Members of the Division of Toxicology serve as clinical consultants for the Philadelphia Poison Control Center and as envenomation consultants for the Philadelphia Zoo. In addition, members of the Division have served as consultants to Federal and local government as well as industry and the legal community with regard to issues involving medical, occupational, environmental, hazardous material and forensic toxicology.
The Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training Program is the only such training program in the City of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. In addition the program has been approved by the ACGME.
The program is configured to accept as many as two (2) Fellows annually and is partially supported by a grant from National Medical Services, Inc of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
Recent graduates of our Fellowship program have gone on to serve as community based medical toxicologists, university based medical toxicologists and have served in the Epidemiology Investigative Service of CDC/NIOSH. The Division has hosted visiting Fellows from Thailand and India.
Curriculum
Academic Program
Toxicology fellows work under the direct supervision of the Toxicology Fellowship Program Director and are responsible for rendering clinical care to toxicology in-patients as well as out-patients. The fellows also complete required laboratory rotations at National Medical Labs, Inc., where they gain hands-on experience in all forms of laboratory and analytical testing, including GC/mass spectrophotometry, thin layer chromatography, atomic absorption techniques and more. They also gain experience in criminalistics and forensic toxicology during these rotations.
The toxicology fellows fulfill significant teaching functions by the preparation and presentation of formal lectures to the EM residents and faculty on various toxicology topics. In addition, the fellows are expected to perform independent but mentored research projects, which are intended to result in presentations at national meetings as well as publication in peer-reviewed medical/toxicologic journals. Fellows are given ample opportunity to pursue specific and focused interests in various aspects of toxicology training and practice. Fellows are given the opportunity to attend various off-site continuing education activities designed to increase their knowledge base, including Medical Review Officer (MRO) courses and courses in Hyperbaric Medicine.
The Division of Toxicology plays a major teaching role in the Department of Emergency Medicine by providing bedside teaching for EM residents and medical students. All third-year EM residents rotate on the Toxicology service and during that time are taught directly by Toxicology Division faculty in formal thrice-weekly conferences. In addition, members of the division provide monthly didactic teaching conferences on topics relevant to medical toxicology for the EM residents. A monthly Toxicology Consultants Conference is held on the first Friday of each month during which cases are reviewed and major topics in toxicology discussed.
Conferences
Fellows participate in educational conferences with the Department of Emergency Medicines Residency. There are opportunities to attend courses in a number of areas of medical toxicology.
How to Apply
Candidates for Fellowship are strongly encouraged to apply early (Summer/Fall prior to commencement of the program). No formal application process is used. Rather, simply submit a letter of interest along with a current curriculum vitae via e-mail to the address listed for Dr. Greenberg below.
More information: Medical Toxicology Fellowship
This article is reposted with thanks to Drexel University College of Medicine.