Evidence suggests new graduates experience feelings of burnout in their first year of practice. This is concerning and neither productive for the graduate, nor the practice owner. A greater understanding of graduate physiotherapists’ work-life during their first year of practice, and whether their experiences are mediated by personal traits, may provide valuable information to support their transition and help mitigate feelings of burnout.
Drawing on a one-year longitudinal mixed-methods study, this eTalk covers:
This eTalk is a must watch for every new graduate and their employer.
Dr Kerrie Evans, PhD, FACP is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the ACP, 2007). She specialises in the assessment and management of people experiencing complex musculoskeletal pain, particularly spinal pain and dysfunction and works clinically on the Gold Coast. Kerrie is a part-time Senior Research Fellow at The University of Sydney and is the Group Education and Research Officer at Healthia Limited, Australia.
Prior to these roles, she spent 18 years at Griffith University as a Senior Lecturer and was the Program Director of the post-graduate Masters of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy Program. Kerrie’s research continues to focus on models of care for people with musculoskeletal pain, mechanisms underpinning the effectiveness of manual therapy, pain, and how best to support allied health clinicians transition to private practice.
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