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Teaching toxicology as a basic medical science.

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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.

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E J Gralla. 1976. Teaching toxicology as a basic medical science.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001888-197602000-00006

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