title: Beginning, growth, and transition.
abstract: This is what has happened and is happening. For those offended along the way, I apologize--but try us now. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine no longer is an experiment to see if a Journal of this ilk can be a success. It is. The experiment is over. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is here to stay. Clearly, it meets many of the needs of a broadly based audience, and could meet needs of those who still are not participating in this exciting and enriching endeavor. I am grateful for the support of each of you, for that of the sponsoring organizations, and to the advertisers and publisher. A new phase has begun. The state of the Journal is dynamic, and it will continue to improve. It only can better meet your needs if you participate with us in its evolution. As always, your input is requested. Our aim is to provide you with the very best, and only with your continued input and support can we continue to build the medical disciplines of prehospital and disaster medicine.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States