... authority. My congratulations to him I only pray[hope] that the medical doctor coming to replace me willwork well with him." (Medical doctor, rural hospitaldirector)Career progression and ... failing, he [TC] has to understand that he is not the king on the other side, med-ical doctors are trained in an atmosphere of vanity "(Medical doctor, Provincial Director)However, some ... doctor, specialist,Maputo)Some interviewees, mainly medical doctors and MCHnurses, considered the TCs to be the most disadvantagedhealth professionals partly due to career definition prob-lems....