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The most common reasons for these choices were to have more free time for oneself and\/or family\/friends (76%), to maintain good health (59%), and feeling burned out (50%). Factors that might entice them to retain their current number of clinical hours included reduced workload or shorter hours (42%), financial incentivization (38%), and improved working conditions (26%). Concerns related to retirement were common with 47% of participants in our study reported feeling concerned about the loss of professional identity, 34% reported concern about reduced social connections, and 28% reported concern as to how they would fill their time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The reported desire to reduce\/stop one\u2019s clinical work within the next 5\u2009years by 42% of veterinarians \u226444\u2009years of age, with burnout a primary predictor, offers insights into the necessity of change at the organizational, systemic (versus individual) level. The fact that many participants reported concerns related to retirement and 32% reported that they did not have adequate retirement information suggests a need for supportive services to help ensure a successful transition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2024.1433891","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]],"date-time":"2024-07-26T01:00:32Z","timestamp":1721955632000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Career transition plans of veterinarians in clinical practice"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Lori R.","family":"Kogan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Rishniw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","year":"2023"},{"key":"ref2","year":"2022"},{"key":"ref3","year":"2019"},{"key":"ref4","year":"2023"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"48","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jveb.2020.02.003","article-title":"Burnout, somatic complaints, and suicidal ideations among veterinarians: development and validation of the veterinarians stressors inventory","volume":"37","author":"Andela","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Vet Behav"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.22.12.0598","article-title":"Veterinarians and moral distress","volume":"261","author":"Kogan","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"740852","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2021.740852","article-title":"On-call duties: the perceived impact on veterinarians\u2019 job satisfaction, well-being and personal relationships","volume":"8","author":"Kogan","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front Vet Sci"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"144","DOI":"10.1136\/vr.101762","article-title":"Burnout and engagement, and its predictors in young veterinary professionals: the influence of gender","volume":"174","author":"Mastenbroek","year":"2014","journal-title":"Vet Rec"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1186\/s13620-022-00220-x","article-title":"Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review","volume":"75","author":"Pohl","year":"2022","journal-title":"Ir Vet J"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e2","DOI":"10.1002\/vetr.2","article-title":"Why do veterinarians leave clinical practice? 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