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Douglas A Donahue1, Leigh Ann Burns-Naas2
1Preclinical R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, USA.
Abstract:
Certification in toxicology remains a subject of interest to those in the field, as evidenced by the number of presentations at major meetings and publications in the past decade. In 2009, Brock and colleagues summarized the certifications available in the field of toxicology and provided an international perspective of the pros and cons of gaining certification. Though that article has been viewed thousands of times, the certification processes have evolved over the past decade. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to build upon the prior work and present current information for toxicologists seeking certification with the American Board of Toxicology (DABT), Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS), as a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT), as a Diplomate, Japanese Society of Toxicology (DJSOT), and as a Diplomate of the Chinese Society of Toxicology (DCST). In addition, other certifications are presented, but available details are limited.
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