Exploring Retirement

Exploring Retirement Section

By nature of their longevity, members of this section have learned techniques to remain engaged and dedicated and have continued to grow and thrive in the specialty. We will share these stories and lessons and allow emergency physicians to build on proven strategies for success. As emergency physicians explore alternative fields for employment as side gigs or even exit strategies, we can offer advice based on our personal journeys.

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September 18, 2024

The Explorer Exploring Retirement ACEP Section Newsletter

It is estimated that 1 in 10 Americans 65 or older have some form of cognitive impairment and are ultimately diagnosed with dementia.

June 1, 2024

The Explorer: Exploring Retirement ACEP Section Newsletter

The mission: To impart our experience and wisdom to our younger selves to assist their careers and lives.

April 4, 2024

Exploring Retirement ACEP Section Newsletter

Thank you for your patience. Your editor has been AWOL due to a life-changing event that I will share in an article when I can make it relevant to others as well as myself.

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Letter From the Editor

Welcome to the first issue of the Remaining Relevant: Newsletter for Exploring Retirement Member Interest Group (ER MIG).

You might ask why we are doing a “paper” newsletter rather than depending on the more interactive email, engagED, or social media available today.

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How I Remain Relevant

First, a disclosure. I am an ACEP junkie. Totally addicted, not in remission, not even in rehab. So, I speak from the addict’s perspective only.

I broke my clinical EM habit with slow withdrawal; moved to a different region, took a job in urgent care (2003), cultivated an alternative income source, and quit practice entirely (2015) when the alternative became all-consuming timewise.

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