Retirement issues for radiologists: consensus statement on successful planning by the Commission on Human Resources of the ACR

E Michael Donner 3rd; Gordon Sze; Edward I Bluth

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2014.10.019

Retirement issues for radiologists: consensus statement on successful planning by the Commission on Human Resources of the ACR

J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Mar;12(3):235-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.10.019.

Authors

E Michael Donner 3rd¹, Gordon Sze², Edward I Bluth³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: edonner@ochsner.org.
² Department of Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana; The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 25743921
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.10.019

Abstract

Successful retirement planning requires a determination of which activities and relationships may replace those associated with the current full-employment position. Next, there must be acceptance of leaving the profession behind. Finally, the individual must determine the specific decisions and actions that must be made to transition to successful retirement in the future. To be successful, the entire process should occur over a period of several years. Alternatively, bridge employment may play a significant role in the transition from full-employment to full-time retirement.

Keywords: Retirement; bridge employment; retirement decisions; successful planning.

MeSH terms

Career Mobility
Employment / organization & administration*
Physicians / organization & administration*
Physicians / psychology*
Radiology / organization & administration*
Retirement / economics*
Retirement / psychology*
United States