RESUMO
The International Center for Medical Technologies (ICMT), a museum for artificial organs in Houston, Texas, officially opened in November 2002, as previously published in Artificial Organs 2003;27(9):821-32. The museum expanded its original activities to formulate the International Academy for Artificial Organ Pioneers (Academy) and the International Faculty for Health and Medical Technologies (Faculty). At the joint American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) and International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO) Congress in Washington, DC on June 18, 2003, Yukihiko Nosé introduced the ICMT and its formulation. The activities and future perspectives were presented by the ICMT Museum Director, Steven Phillips; the Academy Dean, Lowell Harmison; and the Faculty Dean, Michael E. DeBakey.
