ABT Certification Examination Practice

ABT Certification Examination Guide

Persons who have passed the Certification Examination will receive a certificate and are designated as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. The term of certification is for five years from the issuance of the certificate.

The American Board of Toxicology (ABT) certification examination is composed of five domains subject which are:

I) Design, Execute, and Interpret Toxicology Studies
II) Descriptive Toxicology: Environmental, Clinical, Non-clinical, and Forensic Investigations
III) Mechanistic Toxicology
IV) Risk Assessment (A. Hazard Identification; B. Exposure Assessment; C. Dose Response Assessment; and D. Risk Characterization and Management)
V) Applied Toxicology: Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health

Eligible applicants must pass the examination within a three-year period. Applicants who do not pass the examination within the three-year period of eligibility must again establish eligibility by re-submitting the application form and appropriate fees.