TIME COMMITMENT
Four weeks. M-F ~8-5. No service commitment on weekends & University holidays
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
Students will work alongside a Medical Resident/Fellow, Pharmacy Residents, and Pharmacy students
Students will use the AzPDIC’s electronic health record, ToxSentry, to document communication with health care facilities and the Tox Team.
The student will attend Toxicology Rounds daily, at 10:00 at the Poison Center. The Poison Center is located on the third floor, Drachman Hall. Students are expected to preround prior to 10:00 am. This mainly consists of reviewing notes in ToxSentry and calling for updates but may also include bedside pre-rounding accompanied by a resident and/or fellow on a case-by-case basis.
REQUIRED READING/BOOKS
The recommended reference book for this rotation is the following: Olson KR (ed): Poisoning and Drug Overdose, ed 7. McGraw-Hill, 2018. It is available on the AHSL website
The textbook for this rotation is Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies, ed 11, 2019. It is available on the AHSL website
PRESENTATIONS/TEACHING
The student will be assigned two ‘Poisons of the Week’ per week. The expectation is research the assigned topic and deliver a very brief (2-3 min) presentation to teach the group about the assigned poison. A template is provided.
The last week of their rotation, students will give a brief presentation (20 min) on a toxicology topic that was assigned the first week of their rotation. The typical format is a PowerPoint, but any format is welcome.
DIDACTICS/WORKBOOK
Didactic lectures will be given daily. Times TBD on a day-by-day basis.
A workbook will be provided that contains some reference material as well as multiple choice questions to help guide learning during the rotation.
