From Clinic to Corner Office: Organization and Management on the Exam Table

From Clinic to Corner Office - Organization and Management on the Exam Table

By: Mitchell Rabkin

At age 35, and with little experience as a manager, Mitch Rabkin became CEO of Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital and began an intense process of learning. Over thirty years, he and his team worked to transform Harvard-affiliated BI (now, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) into a world-class teaching hospital, research institution and regional healthcare network. Enriched by on-the-job study and reflection on organizations and their management, Dr. Rabkin offers practical examples valuable to all managers and those who aspire to that role.

About the Author

A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, Mitchell T. Rabkin, M.D. trained at Massachusetts General Hospital where he then practiced internal medicine before moving across town to Beth Israel Hospital as CEO. During three decades guiding the institution, he created a rich environment for both patient care and scholarship, encouraging professional development and personal gratification of staff and employees at all levels. Now retired as Professor of Medicine at Harvard, Dr. Rabkin is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.