title: Climbing the ladder to CEO, Part III: Following your own path.
authors.affiliation: Edward Health Services Corporation, Naperville, Ill, USA. akaplan@edward.org
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States