Exploring Retirement

Exploring Retirement Section

By nature of their longevity, members of this section have learned techniques to remain engaged and dedicated and have continued to grow and thrive in the specialty. We will share these stories and lessons and allow emergency physicians to build on proven strategies for success. As emergency physicians explore alternative fields for employment as side gigs or even exit strategies, we can offer advice based on our personal journeys.

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March 26, 2026

Summary of the “Emergency Medicine Present, Past and Future” Webinar

This ACEP webinar, held February 5 and hosted by immediate past president Alison Haddock, convened emergency physicians from across the career spectrum to have an honest conversation about where emerg...

March 26, 2026

Why I STILL Go to LAC

As a member of the Exploring Retirement Section, I was recently asked why I STILL go to the Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) in DC annually.

March 23, 2026

ACEP Exploring Retirement Section Spotlight: Building Community and Planning for the Long Game

In this ACEP Early Career Physicians spotlight, Dr. Laurel Barr talks with Dr. Stephen Anderson, Chair of the Exploring Retirement Section, about how early and mid-career physicians can plan ahead, pr...

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How I Remain Relevant

First, a disclosure. I am an ACEP junkie. Totally addicted, not in remission, not even in rehab. So, I speak from the addict’s perspective only.

I broke my clinical EM habit with slow withdrawal; moved to a different region, took a job in urgent care (2003), cultivated an alternative income source, and quit practice entirely (2015) when the alternative became all-consuming timewise.

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