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A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology
BACKGROUND: Employers, courts, and the general public judge the credibility of professionals based on credentials such as academic degrees, publications, memberships in professional organizations, board certifications, and professional registrations. However, the relevance and merit of these credent...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25782181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408643 |
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author | Hulla, Janis E. Kinter, Lewis B. Kelman, Bruce |
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description | BACKGROUND: Employers, courts, and the general public judge the credibility of professionals based on credentials such as academic degrees, publications, memberships in professional organizations, board certifications, and professional registrations. However, the relevance and merit of these credentials can be difficult to determine objectively. Board certification can be a reliable indicator of proficiency if the certifying organization demonstrates, through regularly scheduled independent review, that its processes meet established standards and when a certificate holder is required to periodically demonstrate command of a body of knowledge that is essential to current professional practice. OBJECTIVE: We report herein a current Standard of Knowledge in general toxicology compiled from the experience and opinions of 889 certified practicing professional toxicologists. DISCUSSION: An examination is the most commonly used instrument for testing a certification candidate’s command of the body of knowledge. However, an examination-based certification is only creditable when the body of knowledge, to which a certification examination tests, is representative of the current knowledge, skills, and capabilities needed to effectively practice at the professional level. Thus, that body of knowledge must be the current “Standard of Knowledge” for the profession, compiled in a transparent fashion from current practitioners of the profession. CONCLUSION: This work was conducted toward ensuring the scientific integrity of the products produced by professional toxicologists. CITATION: Hulla JE, Kinter LB, Kelman B. 2015. A Standard of Knowledge for the professional practice of toxicology. Environ Health Perspect 123:743–748; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408643 |
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spelling | pubmed-45290092015-08-14 A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology Hulla, Janis E. Kinter, Lewis B. Kelman, Bruce Environ Health Perspect Commentary BACKGROUND: Employers, courts, and the general public judge the credibility of professionals based on credentials such as academic degrees, publications, memberships in professional organizations, board certifications, and professional registrations. However, the relevance and merit of these credentials can be difficult to determine objectively. Board certification can be a reliable indicator of proficiency if the certifying organization demonstrates, through regularly scheduled independent review, that its processes meet established standards and when a certificate holder is required to periodically demonstrate command of a body of knowledge that is essential to current professional practice. OBJECTIVE: We report herein a current Standard of Knowledge in general toxicology compiled from the experience and opinions of 889 certified practicing professional toxicologists. DISCUSSION: An examination is the most commonly used instrument for testing a certification candidate’s command of the body of knowledge. However, an examination-based certification is only creditable when the body of knowledge, to which a certification examination tests, is representative of the current knowledge, skills, and capabilities needed to effectively practice at the professional level. Thus, that body of knowledge must be the current “Standard of Knowledge” for the profession, compiled in a transparent fashion from current practitioners of the profession. CONCLUSION: This work was conducted toward ensuring the scientific integrity of the products produced by professional toxicologists. CITATION: Hulla JE, Kinter LB, Kelman B. 2015. A Standard of Knowledge for the professional practice of toxicology. Environ Health Perspect 123:743–748; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408643 NLM-Export 2015-03-17 2015-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4529009/ /pubmed/25782181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408643 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, “Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives”); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright. |
spellingShingle | Commentary Hulla, Janis E. Kinter, Lewis B. Kelman, Bruce A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title | A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title_full | A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title_fullStr | A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title_full_unstemmed | A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title_short | A Standard of Knowledge for the Professional Practice of Toxicology |
title_sort | standard of knowledge for the professional practice of toxicology |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25782181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408643 |
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