From Geraniums to Guadalajara on the Virtues of Early Retirement

Jerry D Smith

doi:10.1016/j.det.2023.05.007

From Geraniums to Guadalajara on the Virtues of Early Retirement

Dermatol Clin. 2023 Oct;41(4):673-678. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2023.05.007. Epub 2023 Jul 3.

Author

Jerry D Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Medical Arts Clinic, Corsicana, TX, USA; LCS Free Skin Cancer Screening Clinic, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico. Electronic address: dosmotos@yahoo.com.

PMID: 37718026
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2023.05.007

Abstract

This is the story of author's life from high school through retirement. The author took early retirement after 25 years of practice in a multispecialty clinic then founded a free clinic in Mexico that the author ran for 15 years.

Keywords: Mexico; Retirement; Saving for retirement; Volunteer physician.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Geranium*
Humans
Retirement
Virtues