title: Planning for retirement.
abstract: A philosophic discussion is pertinent to all residents and practicing thoracic surgeons as they see retirement as just a continuum of their lives in the context of full engagement in life. In this article, the author extends the concept of engagement into a third dimension, one that includes autonomy, mastery, purpose, physical fitness, quality of life, life expectancy, personal finances, philanthropy, and a desire to be part of a national reckoning in the development of medicine in general and thoracic surgery in particular.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, 910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E3, Canada. billnelems@fastmail.fm
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelems
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007449:Investments; D008019:Life Style; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology; D013903:Thoracic Surgery