Roberts Karen, Drennan Vari M, Watkins Jeannie
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, UK.
University of London, London, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2022 Mar;9(1):5-10. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2021-0184.
Physician associates (PAs) are a new healthcare professional group in the UK. While PAs have been known as a stable but flexible workforce in the USA for over 50 years, little is known about their career paths in the UK's NHS. A cross sectional online survey (January 2020 - May 2020) of graduates from the longest running UK PA course investigated stability and factors influencing job retention or movement. One-hundred and sixty-two (71%) graduates provided a full response. Descriptive analysis was by early graduates (2006-2013), mid-graduates (2014-2017) and recent graduates (2018-2020). Early and mid-graduates held their first jobs for a mean of 3 years. For early graduates, the longest held job was 11 years, with a mode of 7 years. Enjoyment of the work, learning opportunities and working with supportive consultants were the most highly rated factors in PA job retention.
医师助理(PAs)是英国一个新的医疗专业群体。虽然医师助理在美国作为一支稳定且灵活的劳动力队伍已为人所知超过50年,但对于他们在英国国民医疗服务体系(NHS)中的职业发展路径却知之甚少。一项针对英国开办时间最长的医师助理课程毕业生的横断面在线调查(2020年1月 - 2020年5月),研究了稳定性以及影响工作保留或变动的因素。162名(71%)毕业生给出了完整回复。描述性分析按早期毕业生(2006 - 2013年)、中期毕业生(2014 - 2017年)和近期毕业生(2018 - 2020年)进行。早期和中期毕业生的第一份工作平均持续3年。对于早期毕业生来说,任职时间最长的工作为11年,众数为7年。工作乐趣、学习机会以及与支持他们的顾问共事是医师助理工作保留中评价最高的因素。