RT Journal A1 Hall JG T1 Trajectory of an academic career: The coming of age of academic pediatricians JF JAMA Pediatrics JO JAMA Pediatrics YR 2013 FD February 1 VO 167 IS 2 SP 108 OP 109 DO 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1189 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1189 AB When I was born in Boston in 1939, my life expectancy was 59 years. Now, as a woman in Western Canada, my life expectancy is close to 89 years—an extra 30 years that no previous generation has had or planned on. How does this change personal planning and professional, academic expectations?