Late Career Transitions and Retirement from Practice
Community of Practice
Community Shared Purpose
This Community of Practice for late career physicians is designed to support navigating and decision making by providing opportunities to share stories and personal perspectives. Expert panelists and speakers will also be featured for specific topics. Key topics will include how to get started with a late career transition, logistical issues related to closing a clinical practice, psychological challenges, and creative activities and other relevant opportunities for physicians in retirement.
Community Shared Purpose
- Create a safe learning environment for physicians to explore their late career transition challenges and successes
- Provide practical advice and support in the late career transitioning process
- Support each other throughout the various stages of late career transitioning and retirement
- Promote a culture of safety, effective problem solving, recognition of career accomplishments and celebration of retirement
The Community is a partnership between the Centre for Faculty Development, the Temerty Physician Wellness Program and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
Sessions & Topics
Past Sessions
- Session 1: January 29, 2025 – Inaugural Community of Pactice Meeting
- Session 2: May 6, 2025 – Challenges and Opportunities
- Session 3: October 16, 2025 – Navigating the Closure of Your Medical Practice
- Session 4: November 12, 2025 – Core Financial Wellness for Physicians
- Session 5: January 27, 2026 – A Second Act in Medicine: Engaging Post-Retirement Medical Activities
- Section6: March 26, 2026 – Physician Identity and the Mind-Body Connection
We began recording the didactic section of sessions in 2026. Please note that the Q&A and/or personal sharing parts of sessions are not recorded to respect the privacy of attendees. All subsequent recordings can be found below.
Upcoming Sessions
If there are topics you would like to see covered, please email cfd@unityhealth.to with the subject line: Late Career Community.
Late Career Resources
- Late Career Transitions and Retirement Reading and Resource List
- Shifting Gears: Stages of Change in Late Career Transition and Retirement
- Opportunities for Late Career Physicians (resource from UHN)
- Temerty Guidebook for Late Career Physicians (coming soon!)
Contact
Dr. Ivan Silver
Physician Lead
ivan.silver@camh.ca
Karen Chen
Education Coordinator, Communications & Community, Centre for Faculty Development
karen.chen@unityhealth.to
Terrilyn Chow
Administrative Coordinator, Temerty Faculty of Medicine Clinical & Faculty Affairs
medicine.clinicalaffairs@utoronto.ca
Who should join: Targeted to late career physicians (55+) in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, but this community is open to all physicians of any age who are interested in the topic.
Format: Virtual via Zoom. The Community of Practice meets 5 times/year from September to May.
Upcoming sessions: Click here.
For further information: Contact karen.chen@unityhealth.to
Upcoming Events
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15AprJoin us to engage in an in-depth exploration of the science of adaptive expertise and learn how to integrate mechanisms to support the development of adaptive expertise within your education practice. -
20AprAre you new to curriculum design or looking to refresh your knowledge? This interactive session is ideal for those stepping into education roles or exploring curriculum development. -
29AprParticipants will have an opportunity to explore the instructional design strategy, productive failure, and how it can support the development of adaptive expertise. We will define productive failure, describe how productive failure has been used in health professions education, and illustrate how participants can use productive failure design approaches in their practice.
FAQs
Q. How do I create and/or activate my account to log into the site?
Q. Is there a cost to attend your programs?
A. There is a cost to participate in some of our programs. The cost of each of our programs varies and in some cases, the cost varies depending on your status with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto and/or in which hospital you work as well as whether or not you have an annual CFD Membership.
Q.I do not have a faculty appointment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Can I still attend your workshops, programs and/or events? Is there a fee?
A. Anyone whose education activities include teaching, leading, scholarship and advocacy are welcome to attend our workshops, programs and/or events. Specific pre-requisite criteria may apply. Please refer to each workshop, program or event page for details. All fees and discounts (where applicable) can be found in the workshop, program and event pages.
Q.I am interested in having one of your workshops offered at my home site/department. Do you offer this type of service?
A. Please contact us for further information. The availability of this service is dependent on the resources and capacity of the CFD at the time the request is made.
Q: Is having a CFD Membership the same as having a CFD account?
A: No, a CFD Membership is not the same as a CFD account. However, in order to complete your CFD Membership registration you will be prompted to create a CFD account if you do not already have one. To register for a CFD General Membership and create your account click here.
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