Association Of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Announces The Winner Of The ABC/Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Fourth-Year Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.WAYNE, N.J.--(HealthWire)--July 10, 1996--Dr. Eric Taylor Eric Taylor may refer to:
The ABC/Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Fellowship will provide full financial support for Dr. Taylor for 12 months while he receives extensive training in clinical or basic electrophysiology at Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. . Dr. Hugh Calkins Hugh Calkins (born 1924) was a member of the Harvard Corporation from 1969 to 1984. He was born in Newton, Ohio in 1924, and he went to Exeter before coming to Harvard. As an undergraduate, he served briefly as president of the Harvard Crimson in 1942. , director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac electrophysiology is the science of the mechanisms, functions, and performance of the electrical activities of specific regions of the heart. This term is usually used in describing studies of such phenomena by invasive (intracardiac) recording of spontaneous activity as at Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , will act as mentor to Dr. Taylor. To be eligible for the ABC/Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Fellowship, candidates must hold an MD degree and have completed a fellowship in an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. cardiology training program within the last ten years. Serving on the award selection committee were Drs. John Fontaine, F. Roosevelt Gilliam III, Augustus O. Grant, Manuel Cruz, Joe Hargrove, David Leroy Prothro, Duane E. Bridges, and Mr. Jim Ragland of Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Calkins states, "Eric Taylor is a unique individual who has had a long-standing interest in electrophysiology. He has a unique ability to focus on a specific research question. He has authored several publications and book chapters. His outstanding abilities will serve him well in the years ahead." According to Dr. Taylor, "I have had an interest in electrophysiology since the latter part of my second year in medical school whereby I had an opportunity to conduct clinical research with Dr. Levi Watkins relating to the implantable cardioverter defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a . This rich clinical experience piques my interest, and I went on to not only pursue more electrophysiological research, but also to choose it as my career. I feel that Dr. Hugh Calkins can provide excellent career guidance and mentorship. More importantly, with the assistance of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and Berlex Labs and the mentorship of Drs. Calkins and Watkins, I feel that I can become a superbly trained Academic cardiac electrophysiologist." Dr. Taylor will begin his fellowship on July 1, 1996. Johns Hopkins has one of the largest training programs in the United States with a strong tradition in training people for Academic Careers. The Association of Black Cardiologists is a 21-year old professional organization of 500 predominantly Black cardiologists who are dedicated to the "prevention and reduction of cardiovascular diseases." Cardiovascular diseases are of special concern because they constitute the largest threat to health and life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. in the Black community. One of the deficiencies in reducing strokes and heart attacks, however, is the scarcity of Black cardiologists. Due to the great need to increase trained physicians in EP, the ABC sought and received funding from Berlex Laboratories, Inc. for the Fellowship. Berlex Laboratories, Inc., headquartered in Wayne, N.J., researches, develops, and markets ethical pharmaceutical products in the areas of Diagnostic Imaging, Female Healthcare, and Life-threatening and Disabling Diseases. CONTACT: Berlex Laboratories Jim Ragland, 201/292-8002 or Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) B. Waine Kong, Ph.D., 404/582-8777 or Johns Hopkins Dr. Hugh Calkins, 410/955-7405 or Eric Taylor, M.D., 410/922-5528 |
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