TY - JOUR
AU - Zimney, Kory
AB - BackgroundVarious factors in recent years have been shown to negatively impact the physical therapy (PT) workforce in the United States, including decreased reimbursement, burnout, student debt, work-life balance, and more.ObjectiveTo determine if there is a correlation between length of employment and receiving a post-professional certification or residency training in PTMethodsA convenience sample of 121 PTs completing a post-professional certification or residency program, or none, was obtained from a large multi-clinic PT group with an accompanying educational department. Data for each of the employed PTs in the cohort was obtained regarding the hire date, duration of employment before certification/residency, since certification/residency, and overall.ResultsOnly one certification, the pain certification, was correlated to longer employment versus no formal post-professional certification/residency training (p = 0.02). Results show that the mean duration of employment before the start of a pain certification (3.67 years) was significantly longer than sports physical therapy residency (0.52 years; p = 0.001), orthopedic physical therapy residency (1.13 years; p = 0.006)) and manual therapy certification (0.81 years; (p = 0.001). Following training, employment duration produced a less pronounced difference.ConclusionEnrollment in a post-professional pain certification occurs later in the employment tenure compared to other certifications and residencies. Additional research is needed to explore the correlation between post-professional education and longevity of employment and other confounding variables.
TI - Is there a correlation between length of employment and receiving a post-professional certification or residency in physical therapy? A pilot study
JO - Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
DO - 10.1177/10519815251323990
DA - 2025-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/ios-press/is-there-a-correlation-between-length-of-employment-and-receiving-a-EdQx2E3SVG
SP - 3123
EP - 3129
VL - 81
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -