Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology Elective

Fourth year medical students on the 4-week Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology Elective (EM 140.43) learn to assess clinical problems relating to the toxic effects of drugs and poisons. Students participate in case discussions of poisonings and drug overdoses and perform follow-up telephone calls on hospitalized patients. The Clinical Toxicology Service is a function of the San Francisco Division of the California Poison Control System.

Please note that this 2-week rotation does not count as a formal residency interview, and rotators interested in the UCSF EM Residency will still need to apply for a residency interview. 

• For information on applying to the UCSF EM rotations as a visiting student, please visit the UCSF SOM Visiting Students website.
• UCSF does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process.