RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Toward late career transitioning: a proposal for academic surgeons
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 355
OP 358
DO 10.1503/cjs.007617
VO 60
IS 5
A1 Robin Richards
A1 Robin McLeod
A1 David Latter
A1 Shaf Keshavjee
A1 Ori Rotstein
A1 Michael G. Fehlings
A1 Najma Ahmed
A1 Avery Nathens
A1 James Rutka
YR 2017
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/60/5/355.abstract
AB In the absence of a defined retirement age, academic surgeons need to develop plans for transition as they approach the end of their academic surgical careers. The development of a plan for late career transition represents an opportunity for departments of surgery across Canada to initiate a constructive process in cooperation with the key stakeholders in the hospital or institution. The goal of the process is to develop an individual plan for each faculty member that is agreeable to the academic surgeon; informs the surgical leadership; and allows the late career surgeon, the hospital, the division and the department to make plans for the future. In this commentary, the literature on the science of aging is reviewed as it pertains to surgeons, and guidelines for late career transition planning are shared. It is hoped that these guidelines will be of some value to academic programs and surgeons across the country as late career transition models are developed and adopted.