Taking a history: A roundtable discussion of APSA's past

During the APSA 50th Anniversary Meeting, a panel of pediatric surgery legends and leaders captured our attention for a special session on the history of our organization. Learning from history is an important means of shaping the future. As APSA moves forward, we look to our past to understand how our organization and our specialty have emerged, evolved, and expanded. We had the privilege of hearing from Drs. Kathryn Anderson, Arnold Coran, Dick Ellis, Lucian Leape, and Alberto Peña, as well as other distinguished APSA members in the audience. They shared first-hand accounts of the origins of our organization, stories of adversity and growth, tales of caution, and words of advice. Their collective experiences from their remarkable careers in pediatric surgery offer invaluable insight into our mission of saving lifetimes.