Medical Toxicology Fellowship

Academic Development: Research, Presentations & Grants

Fellows will:

• Prepare and present lectures to area hospitals on a rotating basis.

• Prepare and present review material for the weekly Fellows Conference, where each topic in the Medical Toxicology Core Content will be reviewed on a two year cycle.

• Submit abstracts to the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (annual).

• Prepare manuscript(s) based on abstracts and research projects for submission to relevant journals (annual).

Research:

Research facilities include:

• A clinical pharmacology unit for human drug research at USUHS.

• A basic science laboratory at USUHS is equipped with state-of-the-art bioanalytical equipment including, GC-MS, HPLCs and spectrophotometers. In addition, cell culture equipment is on hand for in vitro drug metabolism and toxin screens. The laboratory also contains advanced pharmacokinetic software for the analysis and modeling of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data. Two full time doctoral level analytical chemists/pharmacokineticists are on staff in the laboratory area of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology/Medical Toxicology USUHS.  The Division also has a 10 bed, full telemetry monitored, phase 1 investigational drug unit (Clinical Pharmacology Unit – CPU) located at the National Naval Medical Center, on the USUHS campus. The CPU is staffed 24/7 by all RN research nurses as well as subject recruiters and administrative support staff. The CPU conducts numerous experimental drug studies for NIDA each year as well as other studies with experimental agents.

• A SQL server with 9 years of poison control data for the National Capital Poison Center.

• TESS data (accessed through webTESS or through approved data releases from AAPCC).

The fellows will take the National Institute of Health’s course Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research and Principles of Clinical Pharmacology in their first year. Statistics for Biomedical Scientists I (STAT 500M) will be available to them in their second year.

In addition to guiding the development and conduct of research projects, a research mentor will assist in all phases of the development of research manuscripts prior to publication.

Presentations/Grants:

The National Capital Poison Center Clinical Toxicologist has a graduate degree in Education/Curriculum and Instruction. She will provide hands-on guidance in structuring presentations and continuing education programs, e.g. development of behavioral objectives, content outlines, selection of presentation methods, and evaluation strategies. Residents will be assisted by program faculty in applying for ACMT Fellows Awards.  The National Capital Poison Center Development Director will help the Fellows seek external funding.