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01-08-2017 | A Day at the Office

A Day at the Office: Smooth Transitions—Setting Up the Next Phase of a Professional Life

Author: Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 8/2017

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For better or worse, my career as a private practice orthopaedic surgeon defines me. But as I enter the latter half of my professional career, I am starting to consider my life beyond my practice. When will I retire? How will I walk away? Physicians inevitably retire from medicine, but just a rare few do so at the right time—that sweet spot in a surgeon’s career when the skills remain, but perhaps the willingness to dedicate oneself to the work fades. Indeed, I find that most private practicing orthopaedic surgeons are reluctant to give up their practices, unwilling to leave behind the legacy and reputation they have built for themselves. …

Title: A Day at the Office: Smooth Transitions—Setting Up the Next Phase of a Professional Life
Author: Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA
Publication date: 01-08-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5269-x

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