Encounters — A family physician says farewell to her practice

In this narrative, Dr. Pauline Pariser has many emotions about retirement after 35 years in practice.Dr. Pariser worked as a family physician in Toronto and is currently still an associate professor at the University of Toronto. She wrote a Humanities Encounters article published in CMAJ called "Reflections on retirement: Is that the way to say goodbye?"To read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.181136-----------------------------------Music: Nostalgic Place by Myuu, YouTube audio library-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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