title: Everything I needed to know about medical management I learned in acting school.
abstract: Some people are doctors. Some people play them on TV. Brian Meltzer could probably do both. A physician executive at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Meltzer relies on skills he learned in acting school to help manage business decisions. In the first of several essays for The Physician Executive, Meltzer explains how acting can help you become a better leader.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. meltzerb@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Meltzer
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004324:Drama; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D008486:Physician Executives; D011361:Professional Competence; D012381:Role Playing