A useful set of guidelines: a response to “Toward late career transitionning: a proposal for academic surgeons”

In this issue of CJS, Richards and colleagues¹ propose a series of guidelines regarding late career transitioning for academic surgeons as they approach the end of their academic surgical careers. They stress the importance of solutions to ensure transition out of practice in a timely manner with grace and dignity. Mentoring new faculty recruits, increasing teaching and administrative activities and clinical job-sharing with young faculty members all remain part of a good transition plan.

These guidelines defined by the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto will serve as a sound basis for ongoing conversations and discussion in our own institution. Thanks to the authors for helping surgeons and academic leaders to look at a difficult aspect of a normal surgical career.