A guide for medical practitioners transitioning to an encore career or retirement

Wijeratne, Chanaka; Earl, Joanne

doi:10.5694/mja2.51378

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In reply: We thank Hawson1 for highlighting the structural challenges that older doctors may face in transitioning to retirement. Several of the suggestions are worthy of further exploration.

1 Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services, Sydney, NSW
2 Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: Chanaka.Wijeratne@health.nsw.gov.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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3. Peisah C, Hockey P, Benbow SM, Williams B. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in: the older physician in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Int Psychogeriatr 2020; 32: 1211–1215.

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