Geographic circumstances: We were in Hurricane Katrina in 2005 but not in the flood zone; we are currently training in Children's Hospital of New Orleans, which was evacuated after the levees broke. About the authors: Luke Wall — I grew up in Springfield, Louisiana, about 50 miles outside of New Orleans. My family has been in south Louisiana for generations and has always made a living from agriculture and commercial fishing. I attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and then Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for medical school. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, I was in my third year of medical school. My wife and I had purchased a house just outside of New Orleans, and we were expecting our first child. My home and the entire medical school campus, including Charity Hospital (where I had been rotating), were flooded. The medical school temporarily relocated to Baton Rouge. I spent the next several months living with family and commuting several hours per day between our temporary dwelling, rotations in Baton Rouge during the day, and our vacant home near New Orleans to work on repairs at night. We sold our home in 2009 and moved closer to our family. I recently matched for a fellowship position in allergy and immunology, which will begin July 2011, at Louisiana State University New Orleans. After fellowship, I plan to continue practicing in the New Orleans region. Christy Mumphrey — I grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. I attended the University of South Alabama in Mobile. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, I was in my third year of medical school but was home in Louisiana visiting my family. We made the decision to go to my house in Mobile the night before the … Address correspondence to Luke Wall, MD, LSU Department of Pediatrics, 200 Henry Clay Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118. E-mail: lwall{at}lsuhsc.edu