title: Professional opportunities for toxicologists: the requirements of the public sector for education/teaching.
abstract: The public sector provides rewarding career opportunities for professional toxicologists. Public sector toxicologists evaluate diverse data on chemicals, assess the risks for exposed populations and assist in the articulation of policies for management of those risks. The latter aspects require extensive experience in the regulatory field, awareness of national/international policies and developments, and ability to communicate risk to politicians and the general public. Education of toxicologists for the public sector must reflect the broad general and specialist knowledge required.
authors.affiliation: Health and Safety Authority, 10 Hogan Place, Dublin, Ireland. iona.hsa.ie
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017150:Public Sector; D013663:Teaching; D014116:Toxicology / Q000193:education*