title: Message From the ISMICS President.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA USA.
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods