Toxicology
Duration: Included as part of/ not necessarily consecutive with chemistry rotation
Rotation Director(s): Saad Ghosn, MD
Faculty/ Instructor(s):
Vincent Ricchiuti, PhD
Paul Steele, MD
Rotation Objective
General areas of interest to toxicology
- Specimen procurement
- Reference laboratory services – specialty send out toxicology testing
- Use of Drug and Poison Information Center
- Units of measurement for drugs, ethanol
- External quality control and proficiency testing
- Legal requirements of toxicology testing
- Data Handling
- How to organize a cost-effective clinical toxicology service
- Toxicology objectives for clinical competence
Daily Responsibilities
The resident is expected to read about the methods used and interact with faculty and staff. Attend scheduled meetings with faculty and technical staff, readings and discussion.
Evaluation
Residents will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Mastery of specific learning objectives outlined above