Medical Toxicology

During this rotation senior medical students will serve as a member of the medical toxicology consult team at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The purpose of the rotation is to learn the basics of medical management of the poisoned patient and the acute and chronic effects of toxic exposures. The student will work approximately 4 hours per day at the Mississippi Poison Control Center (PCC) and spend the remaining time as a member of the medical toxicology consult service. The student will be responsible for evaluating patients for whom toxicology consults have been requested in the adult or Pediatric Emergency Department or hospital inpatients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in conjunction with residents and the medical toxicology faculty. The student will also see patients during scheduled outpatient clinics. The student will participate in patient rounds, toxicology conferences, and will meet as scheduled with faculty and residents.