PharmD/ Toxicology

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Hi everybody,
I'm seeing some great resources here for toxicology and am wondering what it's like for PharmDs wanting to do toxicology: do you do a fellowship or a PGY-1 then a tox program? What areas do you get to work in? I see that most pharmacists work in poison control centers and wonder what a typical day in a poison control center would be like?
Any other resources (from anybody here) that could be useful would be helpful.
Thanks!

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The PharmD tox route usually involves ABAT certification.

That is a process through the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Info: http://www.clintox.org/ABAT_Main.cfm

The day to day of a poison center will depend on the structure of the center. Each one is different.

A non-ABAT PharmD will likely work as a Specialist in Poison Information (SPI). A SPI typically answers phones and answers Poison Center Calls. PharmDs are also frequently used as public educators for the Poison Center. With the ABAT, one has the ability to be the administrative director of the center, see patients (depending on hospital policy and privileging), and generally opens one up for more responsibility locally and nationally.
 
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The PharmD tox route usually involves ABAT certification.

That is a process through the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Info: http://www.clintox.org/ABAT_Main.cfm

The day to day of a poison center will depend on the structure of the center. Each one is different.

A non-ABAT PharmD will likely work as a Specialist in Poison Information (SPI). A SPI typically answers phones and answers Poison Center Calls. PharmDs are also frequently used as public educators for the Poison Center. With the ABAT, one has the ability to be the administrative director of the center, see patients (depending on hospital policy and privileging), and generally opens one up for more responsibility locally and nationally.

thank you!
 
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