Editor's Memo

It has been a special honor to serve as Editor-in-Chief for Advances over the past 2 years. I thank the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Scientific Leadership Council for the opportunity. I must extend a special thanks to Deborah McBride who serves as both the anchor and catalyst for ongoing operations. Her dedication to principle vision of educating providers to enhance the care of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients is extraordinary. Likewise, the many guest and section editors have authored and facilitated excellent contributions to the journal. Lastly, the immeasurable altruism of those with no specific connection to Advances who volunteered their nights and weekends authoring articles and manuscripts signals a strong and determined community of PH experts and providers dedicated to conquering the many challenges faced by our patients.

The resident match was announced during the time of preparation of the current issue and for some odd reason I was struck by the headline noting the experience and outcome of “allopathic” residency positions. It seemed somewhat apropos as “allopathic” medicine has evolved to represent “evidence-based medicine” and the primary focus of the next 2 issues is an effort to complement the published guidelines as described below.

Thanks again to all our contributors and also to our readers who support our efforts in support of advancing the expertise and science in pulmonary vascular disease.