Trustees and physician CEOs: possibilities for partnership. 
Mitchell T. Rabkin, M.D., president of Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, is a member of a group whose numbers, once diminished, are on the rise again: physicians who are chief executive officers of hospitals.  In this interview with Emily Friedman, senior field editor, American Hospital Publishing, Inc., Rabkin talks about why he thinks interest in physician CEOs is growing--and what boards should take into consideration when thinking about hiring one.