A projection based on 1984-85 data on University of California medical school faculty suggests that the impact of delaying faculty retirement by several years would be minimal. It is recommended that academic institutions pay more attention to maintaining faculty vitality and productivity regardless of age. (Author/MSE)

The history of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986 is reviewed, and planning/management issues for medical colleges facing the end of mandatory age-based faculty retirement are examined. Early planning to improve faculty evaluation and development, clarify financial guarantees of tenure, review space utilization, and make retirement…