Pediatrics in Review: The Next Quarter Century

Abstract

1. Lawrence F. Nazarian, Editor-in-Chief When the first issue of Pediatrics in Review ( PIR ) came out in 1979, I was a busy general pediatric practitioner, struggling to take care of patients, nurture and enjoy a young family, and somehow stay current in my clinical knowledge. I wrote to the editor, Dr Robert Haggerty, to tell him how much I appreciated this new journal, which filled a critical need for practitioners by offering a systematic, practical way to keep up with the expanding body of information. I also mentioned that the holes in the journal did not line up with the rings in the binder. Dr Haggerty graciously acknowledged my vote of confidence, stating that years of preparation had gone into creating this learning tool for the practitioner and promising that he would make sure the holes were punched more accurately and that the journal would get even better over time. He kept his word. Every one of the hundreds of subsequent issues has fit into the binder, and the journal has become an increasingly useful and highly respected resource for pediatric clinicians around the world. The creation of this new educational modality was in the right hands. Dr Haggerty joined the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry at the same time as I, he as chairman and I as a green intern. It rapidly became …

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