Life after Medicine: A Systematic Review of Studies of Physicians’ Adjustment to Retirement

Background: A physician's decision to retire has personal and social consequences. While there has been growing interest in how individuals adjust to retirement, less is known about physicians' adjustment to retirement. Objectives: To identify and examine: 1) factors that influence how well physicians adjust to retirement, 2) reasons physicians give for retiring; and 3) advice physicians give for a successful adjustment to retirement.