Celebrating 35 Years of Pediatrics in Review

The new cover of Pediatrics in Review (PIR) heralds the continuing growth of the journal, now in its 35th year. From that first issue in July 1979, I have seen the journal mature from a collection of peer-reviewed practical review articles for practicing pediatricians in North America to a peer-reviewed publication that consists of continuing medical education articles, abstract summaries, case presentations, and commentaries that guide pediatric health care professionals throughout the world. From that first photograph of a physician listening to a child’s heart, the front cover of PIR has whimsically portrayed children through reproductions of famous paintings of children to drawings by children to a color-rich graphic of finger-paint handprints representing children all over the world. PIR has been my constant companion as I grew from medical student, resident, private practitioner, academician, author, feature editor, to editor-in-chief. During those 35 years, I have met and worked with exemplary pediatricians dedicated to this journal. They too grew with PIR. What follows are their reflections.

—Joseph A. Zenel

Editor-in-Chief⇓

“We start our pediatric careers fresh out of training, full of the latest knowledge gained from schooling and clinical experience shared with dedicated teachers and enthusiastic colleagues. Soon we find that time goes by and old ideas change, while new ones keep appearing. If we don’t do something about it, our knowledge base will become obsolete.

When PIR came on the scene, I was a young general pediatrician putting in long hours at the office while simultaneously raising …