Tomas B. Garcia, MD Dr. Tomas B. Garcia received his undergraduate degree from Florida International University. While applying to medical school, Dr. Garcia was licensed and practiced as an EMT in the state of Florida. Dr. Garcia received his medical degree from the University of Miami. He completed his internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida and subsequently received board certification in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Garcia taught and practiced in the Emergency Department of the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts and Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory Medical School in Atlanta, Georgia. His main area of interest is emergency cardiac care and he lectures nationally on topics related to these issues.In addition to working on the third edition of his book, 12-lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation, published by JB Learning, Dr. Garcia is spearheading an educational Internet site on electrocardiography and arrhythmia recognition at ekgfacts.com. Geoffrey T. Miller is the associate director of Research and Curriculum Development for the Division of Prehospital and Emergency Healthcare at the Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education (GCRME) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Mr. Miller began his career in public safety 20 years ago. Previously Mr. Miller worked as a paramedic fire fighter with Alachua County Fire Rescue before moving into EMS education. During his time with Alachua County Fire Rescue, he also oversaw projects on system utilization and hospital diversions, and he assisted in the development and implementation of E911 system upgrades, electronic patient tracking, and reporting and medical care protocol refinements. Following his service in fire rescue, Mr. Miller served as associate professor of EMS programs at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida. There he led the school's participation as a field test site in the pilot testing of the US Department of Transportation national standard curriculum for paramedics. Mr. Miller joined the GCRME more than 9 years ago and has since worked in the areas of patient simulation, interactive multimedia computer learning systems, emergency medical skills training, terrorism response, and disaster medical response and management. He is active in the areas of applied outcomes research in education, with an emphasis on the creation and improvement of methods of clinical competence assessment using advanced educational technology and simulation. Presently Mr. Miller develops, implements, disseminates, and evaluates innovative EMS curricula and assessment systems that are used by prehospital providers, medical schools, and US Army medical teams throughout the United States. Mr. Miller is actively engaged in scholarly research and publication in EMS practice and education. He has coauthored several books, including Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation. Mr. Miller is a frequent author and coauthor in emergency medical services and emergency care journals. He is regularly invited to speak at state, national, and international conferences. Mr. Miller is a member of numerous local, state, and national EMS professional organizations and committees that advise fire rescue, EMS, law enforcement, public health, and hospitals. Mr. Miller is also an active member of national and Florida state educational organizations and has served twice as the president of the Florida Association of EMS Educators. In 2000, Mr. Miller was recognized as the Paramedic Instructor of the Year by the Florida Association of EMS Educators. In 2003, he was recognized as the EMS Educator of the Year by the State of Florida Department of Health Bureau of EMS. In 2005, he received the Mary Ann Talley award for EMS education from the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.
