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The VCU Department of Emergency Medicine is home to the Virginia Poison Center. The center, first established over 30 years ago, is certified as a REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) and provides 24 hr/day toxicology services to the public and to the medical community. The poison specialists respond to 30,000 calls annually. The faculty provide consultations on matters related to toxicology both within the VCUMC and to providers throughout the Commonwealth.

Second year emergency medicine residents complete a required toxicology rotation. While on this rotation, residents complete an established curriculum, review literature regarding diagnosis and treatment of critically ill poisoned patients, review Poison Center cases including calls to the poison center from the public as well as referring physicians, and provide consultations to in-house services on toxicology matters under the direction of the toxicology faculty.

At the helm of the Poison Center are our very own toxicology fellowship-trained attendings, Dr. Rose(PharmD), and Dr. Scott Whitlow. With the close proximity of the Center to the emergency department, we have easy access to official and even "curbside" consultatons. Feel free to visit the Virgina Poison Center's website for further information.