TY - JOUR AU - Gao, Skylar PY - 2016 TI - Prof. Paul Van Schil: association should provide a high-quality platform for young surgeons JF - AME Medical Journal; Vol 1 (December 2016): AME Medical Journal Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - Founded in July, 2016, the Asia Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ASTS) recently gathered numerous experts from different international thoracic associations, like American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EACTS), International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS), Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS), etc., together to have an active and aspiring discussion and sharing about the better development of ASTS. During this time, the Editorial Office of AME Medical Journal (AMJ) seized the opportunity to have an interview with Prof. Paul Van Schil, former president of EACTS (Figure 1). UR - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/3622