Commentary:
When Starting a MICS Program, Don’t Assume Excellence: Prove It!
Rachel Eikelboom MD1,2, Rashmi Nedadur MD3,
Roberto Vanin Pinto Ribeiro MD3, Bobby Yanagawa MD PhD3
1 Department of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2 Division of Cardiac Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3 Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Corresponding author:
Bobby Yanagawa MD, PhD, FRCSC Program Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital  30 Bond Street, 8th Floor, Bond Wing Toronto, ON M5B 1W8 Canada Tel: 416 864 5706 Fax: 416 864 5031 Email: yanagawab@smh.ca
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Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflict of interest and have not received any funding.
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