PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tamara S Ritsema
AU  - Karen A Roberts
TI  - Job satisfaction among British physician associates
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-6-511
DP  - 2016 Dec 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 511--513
VI  - 16
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/6/511.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/6/511.full
SO  - Clin Med2016 Dec 01; 16
AB  - All British physician associates (PAs) were invited to participate in the annual census of the UK Association of Physician Associates (UKAPA) in May 2014. Each participant completed the Cooper 10-item Job Satisfaction Scale and a PA-specific job satisfaction survey. In general, PAs were found to be satisfied with their work. No factor assessed by the survey had lower than a 66.6% satisfaction rate. Of the factors assessed, PAs were most satisfied with their relationships with the doctors on their teams. They were least satisfied with their ability to use their training and abilities, with only 66.6% of participants reporting satisfaction with this aspect of their work. Like their American colleagues, British PAs are generally satisfied with their work. They are least satisfied with their ability to fully use their training, which is likely due to the youth of the profession, lack of prescriptive rights and lack of understanding of the PA role.