title: In transit from physician to manager--Part I.
abstract: Physicians are finding themselves in increasing numbers in significant management roles. Physician managers interviewed about their experiences in changing careers identified six critical transitions, three involving psychological adjustments and three requiring development of new skills. A framework is developed in this two-part article that relates career events that trigger transitions, the transitions themselves, and the obstacles that can hinder or block success. The challenges that physicians encounter in management are similar to those faced by other professional groups, and the chances of successful transition can be improved by individual and organizational actions.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Clair
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008016:Life Change Events; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States