Introduction.Mentoring and professional development opportunities influence job and career satisfaction.Review of the Literature.Job and career satisfaction are multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to compare job and career satisfaction between physical therapists (PTs) who were residency trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained and between PTs who were fellowship trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained.Subjects.Licensed PTs in the United States.Methods.An online survey was distributed asking questions regarding job satisfaction and career satisfaction. Respondents were categorized as completing a residency, fellowship, both, or neither. Responses were respectively summed, then compared between groups: residency versus nonresidency/nonfellowship and fellowship versus nonresidency/nonfellowship. Frequency analyses and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed.Results.A total of 3,080 survey responses were analyzed. Residency-trained PTs had an overall higher job satisfaction score (P =.03) and higher career satisfaction score (P =.05) when compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Fellowship-trained PTs reported higher job satisfaction (P <.001) and career satisfaction (P =.001) compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Residency-trained PTs rated the importance of their work being interesting and learning/improving in their work of greater importance to their job satisfaction compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs (P <.05). Whereas, fellowship-trained PTs rated factors such as their jobs being positively challenging, fulfilling, and interesting, having sufficient independence, and were learning/improving in their work of greater importance than non-residency-trained and non-fellowship-trained PTs (P ≤.004).Discussion and Conclusion.Results from the study support previous evidence that PTs overall have high job/career satisfaction and residency/fellowship training may further enhance job and career satisfaction. Findings provide valuable insight and are relevant to all PTs as well as stakeholders involved in professional and postprofessional physical therapy education and those making hiring decisions and potential employment opportunities.
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title = "Factors Contributing to Physical Therapists' Job and Career Satisfaction in the United States: Results From a National Survey",
abstract = "Introduction.Mentoring and professional development opportunities influence job and career satisfaction.Review of the Literature.Job and career satisfaction are multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to compare job and career satisfaction between physical therapists (PTs) who were residency trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained and between PTs who were fellowship trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained.Subjects.Licensed PTs in the United States.Methods.An online survey was distributed asking questions regarding job satisfaction and career satisfaction. Respondents were categorized as completing a residency, fellowship, both, or neither. Responses were respectively summed, then compared between groups: residency versus nonresidency/nonfellowship and fellowship versus nonresidency/nonfellowship. Frequency analyses and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed.Results.A total of 3,080 survey responses were analyzed. Residency-trained PTs had an overall higher job satisfaction score (P =.03) and higher career satisfaction score (P =.05) when compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Fellowship-trained PTs reported higher job satisfaction (P <.001) and career satisfaction (P =.001) compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Residency-trained PTs rated the importance of their work being interesting and learning/improving in their work of greater importance to their job satisfaction compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs (P <.05). Whereas, fellowship-trained PTs rated factors such as their jobs being positively challenging, fulfilling, and interesting, having sufficient independence, and were learning/improving in their work of greater importance than non-residency-trained and non-fellowship-trained PTs (P ≤.004).Discussion and Conclusion.Results from the study support previous evidence that PTs overall have high job/career satisfaction and residency/fellowship training may further enhance job and career satisfaction. Findings provide valuable insight and are relevant to all PTs as well as stakeholders involved in professional and postprofessional physical therapy education and those making hiring decisions and potential employment opportunities.",
keywords = "Fellowship, Health services research, Postprofessional education, Residency",author = "Briggs,
note = "Funding Information: M. S. Briggs reports other from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, grants from APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education (APTE), personal fees from Allied Health Education Inc. outside the submitted work; he is also a member of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education and the Program Director for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Sports Physical Therapy Residency; and received support from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties to attend national conference (for other reasons) that this work was presented. M. D. Weber is a member of Member of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education. J. J. DeWitt discloses that he is on the APTA Nominating Committee. C. P. Hensley reports that his employer, Northwestern University, supports his travel to the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, in which findings from the project were presented. K. L. Harrington discloses she is the Director of Residency and Fellowship Accreditation for the American Physical Therapy Association; however, she did not have any perceived conflicts with this research. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: 2022 Journal of Physical Therapy Education. All right reserved.",
year = "2022", month = sep, doi = "10.1097/JTE.0000000000000244", language = "English (US)", volume = "36", pages = "232--241", journal = "Journal of Physical Therapy Education", issn = "0899-1855", publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
T1 - Factors Contributing to Physical Therapists' Job and Career Satisfaction in the United States
T2 - Results From a National Survey
AU - Briggs, Matthew S.
AU - Weber, Mark D.
AU - Olson-Kellogg, Becky J.
AU - Dewitt, John J.
AU - Hensley, Craig P.
AU - Harrington, Kendra L.
AU - Kidder, Melissa S.
AU - Farrell, Joseph P.
AU - Tichenor, Carol Jo
N1 - Funding Information: M. S. Briggs reports other from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, grants from APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education (APTE), personal fees from Allied Health Education Inc. outside the submitted work; he is also a member of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education and the Program Director for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Sports Physical Therapy Residency; and received support from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties to attend national conference (for other reasons) that this work was presented. M. D. Weber is a member of Member of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education. J. J. DeWitt discloses that he is on the APTA Nominating Committee. C. P. Hensley reports that his employer, Northwestern University, supports his travel to the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, in which findings from the project were presented. K. L. Harrington discloses she is the Director of Residency and Fellowship Accreditation for the American Physical Therapy Association; however, she did not have any perceived conflicts with this research. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Physical Therapy Education. All right reserved.
N2 - Introduction.Mentoring and professional development opportunities influence job and career satisfaction.Review of the Literature.Job and career satisfaction are multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to compare job and career satisfaction between physical therapists (PTs) who were residency trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained and between PTs who were fellowship trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained.Subjects.Licensed PTs in the United States.Methods.An online survey was distributed asking questions regarding job satisfaction and career satisfaction. Respondents were categorized as completing a residency, fellowship, both, or neither. Responses were respectively summed, then compared between groups: residency versus nonresidency/nonfellowship and fellowship versus nonresidency/nonfellowship. Frequency analyses and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed.Results.A total of 3,080 survey responses were analyzed. Residency-trained PTs had an overall higher job satisfaction score (P =.03) and higher career satisfaction score (P =.05) when compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Fellowship-trained PTs reported higher job satisfaction (P <.001) and career satisfaction (P =.001) compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Residency-trained PTs rated the importance of their work being interesting and learning/improving in their work of greater importance to their job satisfaction compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs (P <.05). Whereas, fellowship-trained PTs rated factors such as their jobs being positively challenging, fulfilling, and interesting, having sufficient independence, and were learning/improving in their work of greater importance than non-residency-trained and non-fellowship-trained PTs (P ≤.004).Discussion and Conclusion.Results from the study support previous evidence that PTs overall have high job/career satisfaction and residency/fellowship training may further enhance job and career satisfaction. Findings provide valuable insight and are relevant to all PTs as well as stakeholders involved in professional and postprofessional physical therapy education and those making hiring decisions and potential employment opportunities.
AB - Introduction.Mentoring and professional development opportunities influence job and career satisfaction.Review of the Literature.Job and career satisfaction are multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to compare job and career satisfaction between physical therapists (PTs) who were residency trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained and between PTs who were fellowship trained and PTs who were neither residency nor fellowship trained.Subjects.Licensed PTs in the United States.Methods.An online survey was distributed asking questions regarding job satisfaction and career satisfaction. Respondents were categorized as completing a residency, fellowship, both, or neither. Responses were respectively summed, then compared between groups: residency versus nonresidency/nonfellowship and fellowship versus nonresidency/nonfellowship. Frequency analyses and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed.Results.A total of 3,080 survey responses were analyzed. Residency-trained PTs had an overall higher job satisfaction score (P =.03) and higher career satisfaction score (P =.05) when compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Fellowship-trained PTs reported higher job satisfaction (P <.001) and career satisfaction (P =.001) compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs. Residency-trained PTs rated the importance of their work being interesting and learning/improving in their work of greater importance to their job satisfaction compared with non-residency-trained or non-fellowship-trained PTs (P <.05). Whereas, fellowship-trained PTs rated factors such as their jobs being positively challenging, fulfilling, and interesting, having sufficient independence, and were learning/improving in their work of greater importance than non-residency-trained and non-fellowship-trained PTs (P ≤.004).Discussion and Conclusion.Results from the study support previous evidence that PTs overall have high job/career satisfaction and residency/fellowship training may further enhance job and career satisfaction. Findings provide valuable insight and are relevant to all PTs as well as stakeholders involved in professional and postprofessional physical therapy education and those making hiring decisions and potential employment opportunities.
KW - Health services research
KW - Postprofessional education