Letizia Alto, MD on why to become a semi-retired MD

<p>"Something had to give, and it would either be clinical medicine, or my business. I finally had to admit I was no longer fulfilled to the same level doing hospitalist work.</p> <p>So I made the decision to leave my clinical job.</p> <p>It was so terrifying that I put off making a decision for months. I thought about what it would mean for my blog readers that I wouldn’t be in the trenches with them anymore. I thought about how it would affect my family if our real estate portfolio ever fell apart and I needed to be able to make money.</p> <p>I had a lot of fears.</p> <p>But I’d made the decision, long ago, that I would never make decisions from fear alone. So I submitted my resignation. And I threw out my Danskos."</p> <p><a href="https://semiretiredmd.com/about/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Letizia Alto</a> is a hospitalist and who blogs at <a href="https://semiretiredmd.com/" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Semi-Retired MD</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/after-4380-days-a-pair-of-danskos-and-a-calling-fall-apart.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After 4,380 days, a pair of Danskos — and a calling — fall apart</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/after-4380-days-a-pair-of-danskos-and-a-calling-fall-apart.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/after-4380-days-a-pair-of-danskos-and-a-calling-fall-apart.html</a>)</p>