title: Navigating your course in medical practice administration. What MGMA member research says about your career.
abstract: Plotting your career as a medical practice management professional can be a lot like charting the course of a small boat on open waters: The environment may be glassy-smooth, choppy and rife with undercurrents, or even as tumultuous as a hurricane. But you can learn from the experiences of others who've navigated the same seas. The MGMA Center for Research studied the career paths of medical practice administrators, focusing on the positions held during a career, the time spent in each and the reasons for changing jobs. The data and administrators' comments provide a compelling portrait of your profession.
authors.affiliation: The Pediatric Center, Glen Allen, Va, USA. thomasgirton@msn.com
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Girton
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D003625:Data Collection; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States