NM Poison & Drug Information Center
MSC09 5080
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

24 Hour Help Line: 1-800-222-1222

Drug Information: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Line: 1-800-222-1222
(Except during University Closures)


 

Business Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM to 5PM
Phone: (505) 272-4261
Fax: (505) 272-5892

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New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center

Student Education

Clinical Toxicology Review Sessions

Continuing education sessions for poison center staff, interested university faculty, and pharmacy students and emergency residents on rotation are designed to update staff and faculty on selected topics in clinical toxicology.

    Location: New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center - Conference Room

    Dates:
  • January 4 & 25, 2012
  • February 15, 2012
  • March 7 & 28, 2012
  • April 18, 2012
  • May 9 & 30, 2012
  • June 20, 2012
  • July 11, 2012
  • August 1 & 22, 2012
  • September 12, 2012
  • October 3 & 24, 2012
  • November 21, 2012
  • December 12, 2012
    Time: 7:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Clinical Toxicology Clerkships

All emergency medicine residents at the University of New Mexico complete at least one four-week clinical toxicology clerkship in the poison center during their residency training. The rotation emphasizes the continuum of poisoning care - often beginning with a call to the regional poison center, and is comprised of bedside patient rounds, poison center paper rounds, clinical toxicology review session, and didactic/discussion sessions on all major poisoning topics. Since many of the UNM emergency medicine residents elect to practice in New Mexico hospitals, the poison center training has been an important tool in establishing strong relationship with emergency physicians throughout the State.

Clinical Toxicology Course

An elective two-credit course (Pharmacy 782) is offered to second and third professional year students at the College of Pharmacy,  fall semester.  Students learn about the assessment, treatment and prevention of common poisonings.

Pharmacy Informatics and Research

A required 3-credit course for second professional year pharmacy students. This course is an examination of the structure of biomedical literature and research with emphasis on the recognition, evaluation, and application of different study types and the data they produce.

Drug Information Clerkship

A four-week clerkship for fourth professional year pharmacy students. The clerkship offers students an opportunity to field drug information inquiries through the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center's drug information service while strengthening literature evaluation skills.

 

Clinical Toxicology Fellowship

[**Fellowship program temporarily suspended due to lack of funding**]

 

Faculty

Blaine (Jess) Benson, Pharm.D., DABAT
Clinical Toxicology Fellowship Director
Director, New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center
Associate Professor, UNM College of Pharmacy
1 University of New Mexico
MSC09 5080
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Telephone: (505) 272-4261
Email: jebenson@salud.unm.edu
Fax: (505) 925-4077

Steven Seifert, MD, FAACT, FACMT
Professor, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Medical Director, New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center
MSC09 5080
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Telephone: (505) 272-4261
Email: sseifert@salud.unm.edu
Fax: (505)272-5892