title: The afterlife for retiring deans and other senior medical administrators.
abstract: Career options for individuals leaving the administrative role as dean of a school of medicine or other senior administrative positions are considered. Options discussed include retirement and a variety of other positions both within schools of medicines and in other venues. Many opportunities exist for a challenging and fulfilling career path after leaving the role as a senior administrator in an academic medical center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. tannen@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Tannen
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D012179:Retirement; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development