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Sarah Garvick1,2,3, Brian Peacock1,2,3, Chris Gillette1,2,3
1Sarah J. Garvick, MS, MPAS, PA-C, is the associate program director for the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Purpose:
The psychological effects of COVID-19 have been extensive and have affected health care workers and educators alike. The aims of this study were to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted PA faculty and their attitudes toward work.
Methods:
Two quantitative, pre/post surveys were offered to 21 PA faculty at one institution prior to and then one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. PA faculty perceptions of workplace culture and burnout were included in the online surveys.
Results:
Data were collected on 17 PA faculty (81% response rate). There was a statistically nonsignificant decrease in faculty disengagement (2.1 v 2.1, p = 0.87) and a statistically significant increase in faculty exhaustion (2.2 v 2.5, p = 0.005). There were statistically significant increases in communication, value, job satisfaction, and wellbeing workplace items.
Conclusion:
As many workplace protocols remain changed as a result of COVID-19, institutions should monitor and adjust processes to reduce the risk of burnout for faculty.
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