|
The Toxicology Program consists of various
facets. These include the Section of Toxicology in the
Division of Emergency Medicine within the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical School, Parkland Health and
Hospital System, Parkland Memorial Hospital, the North
Texas Poison Center, the Texas Department of Health, and
the Toxicology Service.
 The
University of Texas
Southwestern (UTSW) Medical School guides
most graduate medical education on the campus; this
includes toxicology fellowship. Many of the rules of
training are established by
UTSW. Most of the faculty
on campus, including the Toxicology and Emergency
Medicine faculty, are employees of UTSW.
 The
Parkland Health and Hospital
System (PHHS) employs the toxicology
fellows. Most fellows and residents in the various
disciplines are employed by PHHS. The centerpiece of
the PHHS is
Parkland Memorial Hospital (PMH); the
county hospital for Dallas County. The fellows are thus
employees of Dallas County and receive the generous
benefit program received by other PMH employees.
 is
a private, not-for-profit institution that is over
80-years old.
It is the only Dallas
healthcare facility that deals exclusively with a
variety of diseases and disorders among children from
birth to age 18. The
Children's Medical Center is licensed for 348 beds,
including a 52-bed pediatric intensive care. The
hospital has more than 50 outpatient clinics.
It is ranked one of the nation's best pediatric
hospitals
 The
North Texas Poison Center (NTPC) is
located within PMH. The Toxicology Fellows, along with
the Toxicology program director, are based in the
NTPC.
The employees of the NTPC are employed by PMH. Funding
for the NTPC actually comes from the Texas Department
of Health (TDH). The TDH funds PMH who pay NTPC
employees. The TDH funds the entire Texas Poison Center
Network. Texas has six regional poison centers; of
which the NTPC is one.
Toxicology
is a Section within the
Division of Emergency Medicine
which is within the Department of Surgery of the
UTSW Medical School. Toxicology Fellows may have
faculty appointments within the medical school within
their respective areas of training. For example,
Fellows who have trained in Emergency Medicine will have
appointments to Emergency Medicine within the medical
school. Fellows then can function as emergency medicine
faculty within the emergency room in PMH.
The
Toxicology Service provides patient care and
education. The Service provides back-up for the
Specialists in Poison Information within the NTPC. The
service also delivers bedside evaluations and care to
patients within institutions on the UTSW campus. Most
evaluations are done in PMH and in Children’s Medical
Center.
• Up •
• UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) •
• Children's Medical Center •
• Emergency Medicine Training Program at PMH/UTSW •
• Parkland Memorial Hospital (PMH) •
• North Texas Poison Center • |
