Open AccessIdentifying the Gaps: Needs Assessment to Guide Development of a Dedicated Toxicology Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents
Author(s) -
Brian Bush,
Navneet Cheema,
Arian Frost,
James Ahn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1937-6995
pISSN - 1556-9039
DOI - 10.1007/s13181-021-00834-7
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical toxicology , forensic toxicology , curriculum , medical emergency , medical education , toxicology , psychology , pedagogy , biology , chemistry , chromatography
The American Board of Emergency Medicine identifies medical toxicology as an essential curricular element for emergency medicine (EM) residencies; however, access to medical toxicology education varies widely by institution. We hypothesized that EM residents are uncomfortable with core toxicology content and would be interested in a dedicated toxicology curriculum.