title: Physician executives' characteristics and attitudes.
abstract: This monograph reports on a survey of physician executives who are members of the American College of Physician Executives. The survey emphasized four areas--factors in an individual's move into management as a career choice; satisfaction with management as a career or as an element of a career; factors that prepare a physician to manage; and factors in future development of physician managers.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis University School of Public Health, MO.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kimmey
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Haddock
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States