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2020-05-12
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Covid 66: are we too old for this?
William J. Crump
Univeristy of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Campus at Baptist Health Madisonville
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v3i1.3190
Keywords: Family Medicine, Rural Health, Pandemic
Abstract
A regional medical school dean who is still actively practicing at age 66 considers retirement from clinical practice in the context of his own health risks during the COVID 19 pandemic. Disappointments, truly meaningful clinical interactions, and a vision of buzzards provide a matrix for this personal reflection.
