Refresher Course on Cardiovascular Physiology

Cardiovascular physiology is one of the basics of a medical school course. This area is very complex is a basis for the first year physiology and the clinical medicine. The intent of this refresher course is to bring together a cadre of instructors with extensive knowledge and experience in teaching cardiovascular physiology. Not only will this benefit instructors assigned to teach cardiovascular physiology, but it can also benefit those interested in understanding the topic better. The most fundamental aspects of cardiovascular physiology will be covered in this refresher course, including: Cardiac Function (D. Korzick), Local Control of Blood Flow (P. Clifford), Neural Control of Circulation (G. Thomas) and the Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology (M. Joyner). By establishing a solid grounding in cardiovascular physiology, one can only enhance the perspective of students as they examine specific processes relevant to cardiovascular physiology at a systems level.