RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Job satisfaction among British physician associates
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 511
OP 513
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-6-511
VO 16
IS 6
A1 Tamara S Ritsema
A1 Karen A Roberts
YR 2016
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/6/511.abstract
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.