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President's Message, September 2026
Toni Richards-Rowley, MD, FAAP
Dear Colleagues,
As summer 2026 winds down, and fall (and pumpkin spice everything) is in the air, I wish you a happy "Back to School" season.
When I was graduating from high school in 1989, I have a distinct memory of going to my last well-child visit with my pediatrician. Apparently (unknown to me at the time) there was an outbreak of measles across middle schools, high schools, and college campuses around the country. The outbreak was among children and young adults who had only received one dose of the MMR vaccine. My pediatrician broke the news that I needed to get one last vaccine before going off to college. It wasn't yet required by my college, but it was recommended by him to my mom and me to protect me from potentially being at risk while starting my college journey. It was his "parting shot" for a soon to be "adulting" teen and many years later, I realize that it was actually an act of love.
As summer 2026 winds down, and fall (and pumpkin spice everything) is in the air, I wish you a happy "Back to School" season.
When I was graduating from high school in 1989, I have a distinct memory of going to my last well-child visit with my pediatrician. Apparently (unknown to me at the time) there was an outbreak of measles across middle schools, high schools, and college campuses around the country. The outbreak was among children and young adults who had only received one dose of the MMR vaccine. My pediatrician broke the news that I needed to get one last vaccine before going off to college. It wasn't yet required by my college, but it was recommended by him to my mom and me to protect me from potentially being at risk while starting my college journey. It was his "parting shot" for a soon to be "adulting" teen and many years later, I realize that it was actually an act of love.