Retirement
Retirement is a career phase that most doctors find challenging. Medicine has usually been an integral part of finding meaning in life for the previous 40 plus years. For some retirement can become a huge financial stress and for some it can trigger a relationship crisis. Unsuccessful retirement occurs when one of the four existential needs is not met: love, hope, meaning and control.
What you can do
- 1. Discuss financial plans as early as possible
- 2. Build up non-work meaningful hobbies or volunteer work that you have something to look forward to and are continuing to impact people’s lives; eg, music, writing, teaching English to migrants, travel
- 3. Nurture your relationships so that you have someone to love and be loved by.
Further Reading
Closing your medical practice and transitioning into retirement
