Teaching toxicology as a basic medical science.

: In this report the author describes a four-year effort at the Yale University School of Medicine to teach toxicology as an elective basic medical science from the standpoint of organ-specific toxic effects. The primary objective is to prepare physicians to understand, recognize, and manage adverse effects from drugs and other environmental chemicals. It is a multidisciplinary program which integrates easily into the medical school curriculum in a manner that is appealing to the students.