A practice analysis study of the knowledge required for general toxicology study

Medicilon’s toxicology department has professional teams with rich experience in toxicology studies. We offer high-quality data and rapid turnaround period to support drug discovery and development. Our toxicological studies are conducted in various animal species. The toxicological evaluation from dose design, in-life studies to histology and pathology testing along with toxicokinetics studies are all compliant with GLP or NON-GLP standards. Our study platform is certified as one of the Shanghai Public Service Research Platforms.

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The science of toxicology is advancing at a record pace, where new knowledge increases daily. With advances in our understanding of the toxicity of new materials like nano-sized particles coupled with the use of new technologies involved in high-throughput screening, genomics, and adverse pathway analysis, the manner and methods scientists use to determine mechanisms and effect levels are constantly changing. Along with these changes comes the need to be able to understand and utilize the advancing science as a professional within the toxicology study.

The American Board of Toxicology (ABT), the largest professional toxicology credentialing organization in the world, strives to identify, maintain, and evolve a standard for professional competency in the field of toxicology. It is the vision of ABT to establish a globally recognized credential in toxicology that represents competency and commitment to human health and the environmental sciences. The purpose of ABT is to: encourage the study and science of toxicology, stimulate advancement in the field of toxicology by establishing standards of practice and keeping these standards current with advances in toxicology, and confer recognition upon members of the profession who, when measured against such standards, demonstrate competence in the science and practice of toxicology.

The first ABT exam was administered on August, 1980 resulting in the certification of 217 Diplomates (Rinehart, 2000). Today there are approximately 2300 certified Diplomates of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) world-wide. The benefits of attaining Diplomate status indicate that certification in toxicology continues to play an important role in employment opportunity, compensation, and professional advancement (Gad and Sullivan, 2016).

As mentioned, the science of toxicology is undergoing continued advancements in knowledge and techniques since the inception of professional certification by American Board of Toxicology. In order to assess these changes and evolve accordingly, the ABT Board of Directors (BoD) has embarked upon an evaluation of the current practice and standard of knowledge of toxicology relevant to the evolution of toxicology in the twenty-first century.

The purpose of this analysis is to help assure that the examination and requirements for attainment of Diplomate status are relevant to modern toxicology study and based upon an empirical foundation of knowledge. To this end, the ABT BoD has taken the steps presented here to ensure that these requirements and the testing content of the ABT exam reflect the knowledge required in the professional practice of toxicology and comply with the standards and recommendations outlined by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) standards (National Commission for Certifying Agencies, 2014).