title: Climbing the ladder to CEO, part I: the credentials.
authors.affiliation: Edward Health Service Corporation, Naperville, IL, USA. akaplan@edward.org
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D003253:Consultants; D003657:Decision Making; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence