A passing of the gavel: looking back and looking forward

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It is a great honour for us to assume the editorship of the International Urogynecology Journal. Having been editors of this journal since 2003 we feel confident we can continue the important work of the Editor-in-Chief, a role which Mickey Karram has performed so successfully over the past 7 years. The Editor-in-Chief, the editors and the editorial office have functioned as an efficient close-knit team of independent thinkers but all with an ability to work together. Mickey has led this team with integrity, strength and humour; hard decisions were made when necessary, but always in a collective fashion. When Mickey was appointed Editor-in-Chief he already had an international reputation for his research into pelvic floor disorders and his textbooks on urogynecology and pelvic surgery. His presence and reputation have enhanced the development of the journal over the past 7 years and we look forward to him continuing to play a role in the journal as an Honorary Editor. …