Retiring from medicine: The pain of losing our mentors and role models

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By The DO Staff

11.09.23

I know it’s tried and it’s trite, but it’s also true: the gentle slide from summer into fall always gets one thinking. If you’re in or maybe just eyeing retirement, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t the autumn of your professional life, something that should be celebrated and enjoyed more than dreaded. But it’s hard to deny or ignore the fact that one day, one week or maybe one month, you awaken, and things simply feel different. Something in the air, as they say. The internal clock that’s been measuring your life for years suddenly yields to a calendar.

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