Progress made and challenges left: perspective from Mississippi.

About the author: I am a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (the only medical school in the state), where I have been for the last 25 years. Since Katrina, my location has remained the same, but I have traveled more than ever to the Gulf Coast to help where needed in both a service and teaching capacity. For the American Academy of Pediatrics, I am a member of the Committee on Development, which helps to raise money for disaster relief along with other child issues, and a member of the National Convention Planning Committee, our large national continuing education meeting, which has dedicated several hours of education time to disaster preparedness.