The struggle with the ego: the assessment center in the selection of physicians in chief

The assessment center (AC), which played an important role in the recruitme nt of officers at the beginning of the century, nowadays is used in the bus iness for the selection of managers. Also in the medical institutions the A C is of increasing significance, since the accentuation of economic aspects have led to a change in the qualities expected of a physician in chief. Us ually the AC in the classic form is not applied; more often, hospitals take advantage of professional counselors who obviously use the basic elements of the AC. Physicians who are concerned are recommended to study the essenc e of the AC.