What is a medical toxicologist?
For a physician to be board certified in Medical Toxicology, he/she must first complete training in a primary specialty such as emergency medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine or pediatrics. After completion of this training, then the physician must complete two additional years of training devoted to the specialty of medical toxicology. For board certification, the candidate must pass a national written examination on Medical Toxicology. In addition, the toxicologist must maintain continued education and recertify via a national examination every 10 years to assure that the physician is keeping up to date in the field.
