Teaching toxicology as a basic medical science.
In this report the author describes a four-year effort at the Yale University School of Medicine to teach toxicology as an elective basic medical science from the standpoint of organ-specific toxic effects. The primary objective is to prepare physicians to understand, recognize, and manage adverse effects from drugs and other environmental chemicals. It is a multidisciplinary program which integrates easily into the medical school curriculum in a manner that is appealing to the students.
D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D013663:Teaching; D014116:Toxicology / Q000193:education*