Dr. Kim Aldy, Assistant Instructor of Emergency Medicine and a fellow in Medical Toxicology, received two research-based awards from the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) in honor of the scientific quality and significance of her toxicological research.

She was given this year’s Travel Award based on her diverse toxicology research at the national meeting, the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT), in September. Dr. Aldy also received an AACT Research Award and grant earlier this year for her prospective project titled “Bedside Ultrasound Evaluation and Indicators of Progression in Crotalid Snakebites.”

“We are very excited for Dr. Aldy and for this appropriate recognition of her by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology,” said Dr. Kurt Kleinschmidt, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chief of the Emergency Medicine Department’s Division of Medical Toxicology. “Dr. Aldy entered our fellowship with an advanced research mind compared to the average fellow, and she has worked diligently to execute numerous academic activities while on our team.”

The AACT is a non-for-profit multidisciplinary organization established in 1968 by a group of physicians and scientists with the specific goal of advancing the diagnosis and treatment of poisonings. Each year, the AACT awards grants to promote research and foster networking among young investigators.