The MCS Registry exists because clinical excellence in mechanical circulatory support has always been measurable. It just was never chosen to be measured. Until now.
It's about all patients. Every one of them. And every hour of support they receive.
The hour thresholds used to issue a Verified credential in the MCS Registry are not arbitrary. They are derived from published, quantifiable clinical volume data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database — specifically the documented mean cardiopulmonary bypass minutes per procedure. This is a real number, grounded in real patient data, from the most rigorous cardiac surgery outcomes database in the world.
The thresholds defined by MCSR™ are not arbitrary. They are grounded in what a regularly practicing, actively employed clinician in a recognized program accumulates over time — not a minimum exam score, not a watched video, not a self-reported case count without verification. The standard reflects real clinical presence. If you are showing up and doing the work, you will meet it.
Aviation. Surgery. Anesthesia. Nursing. Each one applies the same process — a verified record of primary operator experience that travels with the clinician.
This is not about inventing a new standard. It is not even about inventing a new process. It is about applying a process that has already proven itself in every other high-stakes field — to the one field that has not yet adopted it.
| Field | Credential | Experience Record |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation | FAA License | Pilot logbook — verified flight hours required |
| Surgery | Board Certification | Surgeon of record — case volume tracked |
| Anesthesia | Board Certification | Attending of record — case logs maintained |
| Nursing | State License | Primary nurse of record documented |
| Perfusion / MCS | Primary Credential | ??? — No national verified hour standard exists |
"The MCS Registry is not inventing a new standard. It is applying the universal standard that every other credentialed field already uses."
Every minute counts. Make every minute count.
The MCS Registry does not require continuing education. It does not mandate it. What it does is attract the kind of clinician who pursues it anyway — because the act of documenting your hours is itself a statement about who you are and what you believe your patients deserve.
If you are logging your time, you are already the person this registry was built for.
Charter Member status available for the first 50 members.
Want the full clinical argument? The peer-reviewed case for the MCS Registry is coming. Stay close.