Chapter 13: Serving as MD Anderson’s Chief Medical Officer and Physician in Chief A: The Administrator;
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Description
Dr. Burke first explains how he came to serve 50% of his time as Chief Medical Officer in 1998. He notes the scope of this role and how it affected his clinical practice. He next notes that when John Mendelsohn became president, he was asked to come full time into administration. He explains his decision to shift into administrative work.
Next, he explains the scope of his responsibilities as Physician in Chief and stresses that clinical operations should be led by a physician. He talks about the complexity of MD Anderson search processes.
Identifier
BurkeTW_02_20140318_C13
Publication Date
3-18-2014
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topics Covered
The Interview Subject's Story - The Administrator; Growth and/or Change; MD Anderson History; MD Anderson Snapshot; Professional Practice; The Professional at Work; Understanding the Institution; Leadership; The Administrator; Growth and/or Change; MD Anderson History; MD Anderson Snapshot; Professional Practice; The Professional at Work; Understanding the Institution; Leadership
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Burke, Thomas W. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 13: Serving as MD Anderson’s Chief Medical Officer and Physician in Chief
A: The Administrator;" (2014). Interview Chapters. 929.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/929
Conditions Governing Access
Open
