title: The physician manager. Practice management education in the 21st century.
abstract: Are physicians prepared to operate competitively for the 21st century? Not according to a recent survey completed by the Society of Physicians in Administration's (SPA) membership. In fact, as far back as the 1980s, physician surveys indicated that third-year physician residents and recent graduates felt their training in practice management was inadequate. Understanding practice management issues would improve a physician's chances for success. According to the SPA survey, however, most medical schools and residency training programs don't offer courses in management.
authors.affiliation: Samaritan Health System, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003132:Commerce; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004465:Economic Competition; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States