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EMS Update:                                                                Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart

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 Ralph M. Myerson is a board certified internist with over 50 years experience in patient care, teaching, and clinical research. He is a graduate of Tufts College School of Medicine and received his post-graduate training at the Boston City Hospital. Following three years of duty as an Army Medical Officer in North Africa and Italy during World War II, he joined the Veterans Administration, serving at the Wilmington and Philadelphia VA Hospitals as Chief of Medicine and Chief of Staff. He served as Group Director and consultant in gastroenterology at Smith Kline & French Laboratories and, during his tenure there from 1975 to 1985, was instrumental in the post marketing medical aspects of TagametŪ.

During his professional career, Dr. Myerson has been very active in medical writing and has authored over 150 publications, including eight textbooks and numerous textbook chapters. Since 1985 he has confined most of his activities to medical writing, serving as a consultant to many pharmaceutical companies. He has been active as a contributor to lay periodicals and in the dissemination of educational material to lay audiences.

Dr. Myerson is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, and numerous medical and civic organizations. He has held the position of Professor or Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now part of the Allegheny University Health Sciences Center) since 1957, and was formerly Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

 


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Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart

About the Instructor

Course Objectives

Overview of the Cardiovascular System

The Cardiac Cycle

Hemodynamics of the Cardiac System

The Vascular System

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