Abstract
Career development of hospital administrators has not attracted attention in Japan although it has been an important subject in the hospital management.
This research was conducted to identify models of career development of hospital administrators by reviewing leading literature and conducting field studies in several countries.
As a result, it was indicated that the research on work experience, capability, and knowledge which are desirable for hospital administrators was still insufficient in Japan. According to the field studies in Japan, Human Resources development programs based on classified training are popular but could not find one with a clear definition of the capability and the qualification for hospital administrators. Therefore it was not clear whether or not those HR development programs had contributed to the career development of the hospital administrators effectively.
On the other hand in the other countries, the role of the hospital administrators are clearly defined as well as their qualification and compensation, and the career development is mostly taken place as a personal issue. Collaboration with academic institutions such as business schools offering MBA and MHA also takes important roles in terms of career development of the hospital administrators.
