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Hi all -

Here's a few helpful websites that dovetail nicely with the blogs & podcasts:

www.toxfellowship.com/
This site is hosted by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). It has several useful features including a listing of all the fellowships in the US & their contact info; as well as the Virtual Mentor Program. The VMP is a great resource for residents with an interest in MedTox, and can connect those without great tox exposure at their home institution to other practitioners.

www.acmt.net
The American College of Medical Toxicology is one of the specialty organizations in MedTox, and focuses on physician practitioners. They also publish the Journal of Medical Toxicology, which has a great balance of lab & clinical studies, as well as reviews & the popular Case Files - essentially a case report with an integrated grand rounds.

The site also holds the repository of policy positions on a myriad of subjects, such as: antidotes, decon methods, and the like. Very helpful, and just as important as the ACEP clinical policies for EM.

Medical student membership is free; residents are only $25. If you want a subscription to JMT, add $50 (totally worth it - $4/ month is less than most spend on coffee... And now you'll have something to read with your coffee).

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www.clintox.org
The American College of Clinical Toxicology is the other big MedTox society; it is a bit broader in that it caters to all practitioners - not just physicians, but PharmDs, veterinarians, poison center specialists, & PhD researchers. It administers the DABAT exam & certification. Diplomates of the American Board of Applied Toxicology are clinical practitioners, but non-physicians: this is who certifies PharmDs in MedTox.

Like the ACMT, they also have many resources, including policy statements that make up some of the fundamentals of our specialty; they also primarily organize the large annual scientific meeting for MedTox - NACCT.

I'll add more later, and sorry this is disjoint...
Cheers!
-d
 
Erowid: website where people post their drug experiences and provide information on how to get the best high (and avoid the downsides) of various substances. It's a great resource for learning about the latest and greatest drug crazes, as well as seeing the ingenuity of some of these amateur pharmacologists. It also has very high entertainment value.

Bluelight:
If you like Erowid, check out Bluelight as well. It's kind of like an SDN type of site for people who experiment with drugs.

American Association of Poison Control Centers: lots of good info about PCCs and med tox topics.
 
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www.clintox.org
The American College of Clinical Toxicology is the other big MedTox society; it is a bit broader in that it caters to all practitioners - not just physicians, but PharmDs, veterinarians, poison center specialists, & PhD researchers. It administers the DABAT exam & certification. Diplomates of the American Board of Applied Toxicology are clinical practitioners, but non-physicians: this is who certifies PharmDs in MedTox.

Like the ACMT, they also have many resources, including policy statements that make up some of the fundamentals of our specialty; they also primarily organize the large annual scientific meeting for MedTox - NACCT.

I'll add more later, and sorry this is disjoint...
Cheers!
-d
Hi, i'm a pharmacist and I'm interested in toxicology. Would this be the route I would take? Do I need to become a diplomate of the american board of toxicology? Do you know what opportunities there would be job wise?
 
Hi, i'm a pharmacist and I'm interested in toxicology. Would this be the route I would take? Do I need to become a diplomate of the american board of toxicology? Do you know what opportunities there would be job wise?
I’m assuming you want to go a more clinical route and don’t want to primarily a researcher. If so, you have 3 options.

1. Find a job at a poison center and become a Certified Specialist in Poison Information. These are the people who answer the Poison Center phone lines. This is essentially 2 or so years of on the job training and then passing an exam. I don’t know how abundant the positions are but people seem to stay in them once they get them.

2. Complete one of the few 2 year clinical toxicology fellowships (+/- a PGY-1 year). This leads to DABAT certification once you pass the test.

3. Pursue the experience based pathway to DABAT eligibility which typically takes 3-5 years of relatively focused effort.

The DABAT typically leads to leadership positions at a poison center or potentially joining a consulting service. I can’t speak to how good the job market it is, positions seem limited but so do the number of people coming through training.
 
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