title: Should the physician executive be the physician's advocate?
abstract: Medical staff commonly want to know if a prospective physician executive will serve as their advocate to management. A successful physician executive must like and respect physicians. But the question of advocacy must be answered thoughtfully, because the candidate must not imply that he or she will defend any action by any physician. A three-part conditional response is advisable.
authors.affiliation: Thompson, Mohr, and Associates, Inc., Dunedin, FL.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008486:Physician Executives; D014481:United States