Frank G. Walter, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT is a tenured professor of Emergency Medicine at The University of Arizona UA) College of Medicine, professor of Pharmacy Practice Science at The UA College of Pharmacy, and a medical toxicologist with the Arizona Poison Drug Information Center in Tucson, Arizona. As an internationally recognized leader in toxicology and emergency preparedness, he has had the privilege to teach on five continents. Dr. Walter is privileged to serve as the Medical Consultant for the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Bureau of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and has done so since 2004.